Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has slammed the Football Association regarding their treatment of Wilfried Zaha.

The winger switched allegiances from England to the Ivory Coast late last year despite being capped twice by the Three Lions.

There has been much written and spoken about Zaha's 'defection' to his country of birth but Eagles chief Parish feels the player has been let down by the English FA.

"The whole England set-up gave Wilfried no love and it is a shame that we lost him," Parish told The Times.

"Wilfried was waiting and waiting for that call.

"It is devastating for us as we always thought we would see him in an England shirt. We need to learn our lessons. You would not see Brazil let a player like that go."

He added: "It has a lot to do with the less glamorous clubs. Every now and then, a club like Palace throws up a gem.

"Our gems do tend to be a bit rough around the edges when they start out, they need to be honed.

"Anybody who watched Wilfried will tell you some of the things he does are ludicrous. Do we not want that?

"I can't believe there was not a role for Wilfried at England."