---
title: "Regional Digest: Wilfried Zaha exit would put the spotlight firmly on Roy Hodgson"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/regional-digest-wilfried-zaha-exit-would-put-the-spotlight-firmly-on-roy-hodgson/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2019-05-21T20:00:54Z"
modified: "2019-05-21T20:00:54Z"
---

# Regional Digest: Wilfried Zaha exit would put the spotlight firmly on Roy Hodgson

**Crystal Palace supporters have not always enjoyed what they have seen at Selhurst Park since Roy Hodgson’s appointment as manager back in 2017.**

A coach whose approach to the game is a very cautious one, the south London club can be dull to watch at times under the 71-year-old.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Regional-Digest-London-South-B.png)

As well as that, they often struggle in general when Wilfried Zaha is not playing, with the 26-year-old being the man who has bailed the team and his manager out of trouble time and again.

With Zaha eager to leave Selhurst Park this summer ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/11721135/wilfried-zaha-has-told-crystal-palace-he-wants-to-leave-the-club)), though, that is something the Eagles may no longer be able to rely on, which would put the spotlight firmly on Hodgson.

Is the former England boss really a good coach and tactician? Can he oversee a Crystal Palace rebuild and guide the Premier League outfit to results without their current talisman?

There are a lot of questions that Hodgson, who already has his doubters, will have to answer.

From his perspective, though, it does not have to be a negative thing. Ultimately, it is the ex-Liverpool manager’s chance to show his credentials as a coach and move Crystal Palace away from this image of being a one-man team.

Can he do it? Only time will tell, should Crystal Palace actually sell Zaha, of course.

***Crystal Palace fans, is Hodgson the man to take the club forward? Join the discussion by commenting below.***