Wilfried Zaha, Bakary Sako and Yannick Bolasie 'unfazed' by rough treatment

Wilfried Zaha, Bakary Sako and Yannick Bolasie's flicks and tricks sometimes lead to rough treatment from opponents, and according to Scott Dann and Damien Delaney, the same goes in training too.

The Crystal Palace duo come up against Bolasie, Zaha and Sako more than most, and in an exclusive interview with Soccer Saturday, admit their hard-working Palace team-mates are unfazed even when they find themselves on the end of a kicking.

"Sometimes the things they do, you think 'do you even know you're doing that?' But when you see them in training, they're capable of doing that every day," Dann told Sky Sports. "As Damien says, a good kick now and again and they tend to get out your way in training!

"To be fair, even when they do get a kick in training, they just get up and get on with it. A kick is not going to faze them."

Dann and Delaney have led a stingy Palace defence that has conceded just 12 goals in 12 games, but Alan Pardew's side have also won praise for the attacking performances of their in-form wingers too. Ahead of their Monday Night Football fixture against Sunderland, Delaney added their hard work has not gone unnoticed by team-mates.

"They're good lads as well, they train very hard," Delaney said. "They are not your stereotypical flash players who just saunter in when they feel like it.

"They are real good pros, and you can see the stats, they don't half put the hard yards in, and they add the special bits on top."

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Palace chairman Steve Parish has confirmed potential new investment for the club from US businessmen Josh Harris and David Blitzer, and Dann and Delaney believe additional funds could be "fantastic" for the club.

"Things are going well on the pitch and to see things like that happening off the pitch is another plus," Dann continued. "There are a lot of things that can be improved around the club and that is what the chairman is trying to do. Bringing in investment is only going to help."

Delaney added: "It's brilliant, it's fantastic for a player because you know if we keep it going in the right direction on the pitch you are hoping these owners will come in and add to the squad in January, and then next summer, and then hopefully go on and become a top team.

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"Also one of the last things is Selhurst Park. It is in need of a stand or two, as much as I love playing there, but the crowds we're capable of getting, it does need a few more thousand on the gate. That's probably the next step. Hopefully that is what the new owners can bring."

Watch the full interview with Scott Dann and Damien Delaney on Soccer Saturday from midday on Sky Sports News HQ.

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