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  • Vieira speaks after Crystal Palace dent Arsenal’s top-four hopes

    Vieira speaks after Crystal Palace dent Arsenal’s top-four hopes

    Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has no sympathy for Arsenal after his side dented their top-four hopes.

    The Gunners remain in fifth-place – behind Spurs on goal difference – after losing 3-0 to Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday.

    And former Arsenal captain Vieira says his only focus is winning games with Palace.

    Asked if there was any small part of him that had sympathy for Arsenal after the loss, Vieira replied sternly: “No. Our main focus was to win the game and the organisation of the week is always the same.

    “If we play Arsenal or Manchester City, what we try and do is win football matches.”

    Mikel Arteta’s side have a game in hand over Spurs and they must face their north London rivals before season’s end.

  • AFCON deserves greater respect and coverage – Vieira

    AFCON deserves greater respect and coverage – Vieira

    Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira says the African Cup of Nations deserves greater respect from Europe.

    The tournament will kickoff in Cameroon in January and run for a month.

    Vieira said, “I respect and I understand the passion and importance of those players to go and represent their country. I will never stop any players going to the Africa Cup of Nations. I believe that competition has to be more respected because this competition is as important as the European Championship.

    “With Senegal, I don’t think people understand [Sadio] Mane or Cheikhou Kouyate not representing their nation.

    “If there was more coverage people will understand how important it is for the African continent.”

  • I’m really lucky to be in charge at Palace – Vieira

    I’m really lucky to be in charge at Palace – Vieira

    Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira is excited about the team he takes to former club Arsenal on Monday night.

    Vieira returns to Arsenal for the first time as a manager nearly six years after beginning his senior managerial career at MLS side New York City.

    The 45-year-old has also managed at Nice in France’s Ligue 1.

    “Going back from my Manchester City time (as Elite Development Squad manager) and where I am today it has been up and down,” Vieira said. “But overall I am really pleased about the journey I’ve had so far.

    “What I really wanted was to come back to the Premier League to manage and I’m really lucky to be in a good football club.

    “There is the foundation to express myself as a manager and I want to grow with the football club.

    “This football club is really ambitious, as I am as a manager, and both of us can achieve good things here.

    “The club want to be bigger and challenge for bigger things, and we are in a process of developing something quite interesting.”