Holloway in no mood to talk after Jedinak injury scare

 
Alan Biggs31 January 2013

Huddersfield 1-0 Crystal Palace

A worrying injury sustained by Crystal Palace skipper Mile Jedinak could go some way to explaining Ian Holloway’s refusal to speak to the media following his side’s shock defeat.

Holloway remained tight-lipped after Palace had fluffed the chance to move into second place in the Championship. His apparent anger at the final whistle was focused on the circumstances that led to Jedinak receiving treatment in stoppage-time. The midfielder (above, right) was taken to hospital after the game for treatment to an eye injury.

The Palace boss’s absence from interviews may have spared him saying something he might have regretted. Holloway had earlier made an elbowing gesture on the touchline during one of several animated exchanges with Mark Lillis, Huddersfield’s caretaker manager.

Most worrying for Holloway was that Palace were outfought by a Huddersfield side who achieved their first victory in 13 games following the sacking of Simon Grayson. By contrast, this was a third game without a win for Palace.

James Vaughan, once a Palace loan player, scored the decisive and deserved Terriers goal, superbly taken from a well-timed run after a defence-splitting pass from Adam Clayton.

Lillis, in joint-temporary charge with development coach Steve Eyre while Huddersfield find a replacement for Grayson, admitted that his side had focused on shackling Wilfried Zaha. The winger, back at Palace for the remainder of the season as part of the terms of his £15million transfer to Manchester United, had a night to forget. “We set out to stop him running at us,” said Lillis.

Regarding his apparent spat with Holloway, Lillis said: “It was a good game with a fair few tackles flying in. And there were two passionate people on the touchline.”

He added: “I have been in charge about a week now and it was all about getting in amongst the players. If you get the respect of the players you have a chance. It’s all about putting confidence back into them.”

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