Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen says the players have enjoyed their football under manager Roy Hodgson.

The Dane was speaking before today's clash with Tottenham.

He said, “The last six games have been really good.

“We've played some good football and scored a lot of goals, so that's been a big improvement over the period before that. Everyone's just thrilled with the results we've been having, and to get that win over West Ham [4-3 last weekend] with the best performance of the last six games has been really good.

“It's a confidence thing. When you don't score for many games in a row, maybe you think twice in your actions. You're not as secure, you're not as free in your mind to do what you want. Sometimes you just need fresh air, and I think that's been the case in this situation.

“I think the difference has been that we have a little bit more freedom to express ourselves in the offensive part. We worked a lot in training regarding our attacking play, regarding being outnumbered in defence, so the attackers can score a lot of goals in training.

“I think it gives them confidence, and you can see in the games that some of our offensive talent has been amazing. Michael [Olise], Ebs [Eze], Jeff [Schlupp], Jordan [Ayew], Wilf [Zaha]… they've shown a lot of creativity."