After securing a vital win away from home against Chelsea on Monday, Crystal Palace Under-21s forward Ademola Ola-Adebomi was full of praise for the side’s effort.
He scored the equaliser just before half-time as the Eagles fought back from a goal down to win 2-1 against Chelsea on Monday night.
“What a game! Where do I even begin to describe it?” said the striker.
“Games like that show our character. We’ve been going away from home and managing to get wins all season. We’re still unbeaten in the league away from home and there's no better feeling than coming from behind to beat a team like Chelsea 2-1.
“When we were 1-0 down, the boys still stayed in the game and we kept going at it. Luckily I got my equalising goal at a crucial time and from there we pushed on. The first-half admittedly wasn’t the best, but we’re playing Chelsea away from home, so after going in level at half-time we knew we could go out in the second-half and get a result.
“We dug in, held off their attacks and thankfully managed to win it with Jack [Wells-Morrison’s] penalty in the end. This result will keep us in the hunt for the league.
“I think that result just shows the togetherness and character in the group. We’ve conceded early in a few games now, but we manage to fight our way back into games and win them - you can't say that’s a fluke.”
The result against the Blues came just three days after beating Liverpool away from home in the Premier League International Cup quarter-final, setting up a semi-final with Valencia.
“All of us are looking forward to Valencia in the semi-final of that tournament, hopefully we go on to win that and make it to the final. When we play them we’ll be looking to win, not only to make ourselves proud, but also for the fans, staff and everyone involved with the club.
“It’s also positive to know that we can still win games with a three-day turnaround. We beat Liverpool on Friday in the Premier League International Cup and managed to get a result here today.
“The Games Programme is perfect, having a schedule like this just sets us up for first-team football. The first-team play every three or four days sometimes and getting good exposure to that is key to our development.”
Finally, Ola-Adebomi was full of praise for new Under-21s Manager Darren Powell, who stepped up as Paddy McCarthy moved up to the first-team to become Assistant Manager to Roy Hodgson.
“Having Powelley [Darren Powell] in charge now isn’t any different from Paddy McCarthy. They have the same philosophy, same system, same mindset.
“We’re continuing in the same way under Powelley as we were under Paddy and we’re still getting the results, long may that continue.”
