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Crystal Palace legend Cannon hails Hodgson impact

Crystal Palace legend Jim Cannon enjoyed the team's end of season under Roy Hodgson.

Cannon is convinced by Palace's young team.

He told the club's website: “The season seems to have been extremely long, I think! The first part of it people seem to have forgotten about, because we had an eight-week break before Christmas for the World Cup!

“The first part of the season, we were doing okay, without doing too much. Patrick [Vieira], who we all expected to push on from last season, didn't seem to be able to get what we wanted out of the team. Then, Roy [Hodgson] came in and it was like a breath of fresh air. The last 10 games were brilliant.

“As a Palace fan, coming here watching us play well and score goals has been... I won't say 'unique', as we've done it before, but it's been really nice to watch.

Michael Olise's goal against Manchester United was a standout moment, but there were a few games we played... Brentford, we gave a goal away in the last minute, but there were some really, really good performances.

"Under Roy, the last half-a-dozen games at home we saw a totally different Palace side."

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