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Jairo Reidewald hoping to establish himself at Crystal Palace

Jairo Reidewald is hoping to establish himself at Crystal Palace.

The Dutchman has been hampered with injuries since joining from Ajax in 2018.

But after a stellar performance in Saturday's draw with Brighton, Reidewald wants to become a mainstay in Roy Hodgson's midfield.

"I hope so," Reidewald told the London Evening Standard. "It has not been easy for the first two years I was here, I played a bit out of position at left-back or centre-back or wherever. I feel now that the manager has a bit of his confidence and trust in me, it took time but I am happy that he sees it now, my qualities and my potential.

"He is talking to me with the assistant manager a lot over the last three or four months saying what they expect of me and now it is up to me to show it every week, I will do that and hopefully I get more chances and game time in the future.

"For me personally I had a good pre-season, the manager gave me a few opportunities to show myself in midfield in pre-season and if I can say so myself I played some good games, right before the season I got a hamstring injury which was unfortunate.

"I came back stronger, fitter and if the manager is pleased with me and wants to give me a chance then I will always take them with both hands.

"I think it is tough to say something about my own performance yesterday because I just want to win the game."

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