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Crystal Palace boss Pardew: Zaha needs a nudge - just like Hazard

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew admits he's trying to shake up Wilfried Zaha.

Pardew admits he is still working on the former Manchester United man's inconsistency.

He said: "Sometimes players need a nudge about consistency and a level of performance that needs to be guaranteed.

"Going past people and making something happen - that's always going to be his nine out of ten.

"There's not many players in the country that are quite as good as Wilf at taking somebody on.

"Because I think the same with Yannick [Bolasie] and with all wide players.

"I look at Eden Hazard at the minute at Chelsea and suggest that maybe he needs a nudge.

"They just sometimes need a little bit of a wake-up call about everything to do with football - it isn't just the offensive side."

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