I wrote last week that we might need a bit of patience with some new signings, and really it should go without saying.
Jamie Gittens has got some criticism so far as one example but to be honest, this is what I expected from him. I always said I think he̢۪s a good player but is not complete, needs to develop more, and needs to improve his end product. This is literally what we got when we signed him, this is the player he is Рraw. But we do need a bit of patience as it̢۪s literally his first league game for us! Same with all the new signings.
Enzo Maresca has admitted that some of the new signings need to adapt in his reflections of the Crystal Palace draw yesterday.
ðŸ"¹ Enzo Maresca: “Tough game, we expected a tough game. Apart from the first half free-kick, we didn’t concede any chances but they are a very good team. We could have counter attacked better, we could have defended better but it is only the first game of the season.”
ðŸ"¹Maresca: “Some of them [the new signings] are ready, some of them need to adapt a little bit but overall very happy with all of them.â€
ðŸ"¹Maresca on signing a new centre-back: “You like to talk about central defenders? I already spoke. Thank you very much.â€
ðŸ"¹Maresca on Josh Acheampong: “Very good, very good. We already showed some confidence with Josh last season. He dealt well with Mateta and overall he had a good game.”
ðŸ"¹Maresca: “We always try to win the game but unfortunately we didn’t win. We deserved. We created enough chances. We didn’t concede chances apart from the free-kick.”
ðŸ"¹Maresca on if pre-season preparations have an impact: “I don’t think so. We competed until the end. We had chances at the end with Estevao and Andrey Santos. For us, last week we played two pre-season games but we tried to share minutes. The first real game was today.”
ðŸ"¹Maresca on if Mateta was lucky not to be sent off: “I was there, I was close. For sure it was a foul, the referee decided not to give a yellow.”
ðŸ"¹Maresca on Estevao: “He was very good. He showed personality – he has already shown that in training. He will be a very important player for this club.â€
ðŸ"¹Maresca on Tosin’s injury: “Physical problem – we don’t know for how long. Wes was on the bench. Hopefully for the next one we can start to use Wes for some minutes.”