Edouard: Goals bring confidence but this is just the start

First-team

12 Aug 2023

Odsonne Edouard says scoring the winner goal at Bramall Lane was the perfect start to the new campaign, which will bring him confidence moving forwards.

Edouard tapped home from close-range after Jordan Ayew’s excellent delivery found him in the six-yard box. It was enough to get Palace off to a winning start in the 2023/24 campaign.

Having scored five times last season in the league, Edouard is looking to increase his tally this time around.

“It was the first game, and we worked very hard to win the first game,” Edouard said. “I think we dominated the game. We should score more goals but it is good for the next few games.

“I’m a striker, so my target is to score goals for the team and I hope I will do this to help the team. It is good for the confidence as a forward.

“We have a good team, we have to work hard and today we win and we proved we have a good squad.

“It’s just the start of the season. There are 37 games coming, so we will see!”

Edouard later told Palace TV: "It's clear the manager trusts me. I try to give everything on the pitch to score goals for the team and for him. Today is a good one."

On his goal, he added: "I know Jordan and his quality on one-v-one. We spoke five minutes before and he told me 'every time I have the ball one-v-one, go to the box and I will find you.'

"I trusted him, he gave me the perfect ball, and I just had to put my foot on it!

"As a striker, I need to be in the box in the right moment. It's what I do. It was a good goal."

On debutant Jefferson Lerma, he also noted: "He was very, very good today. He's a midfielder we need.

"He will give a lot of confidence for the attacking players to go forward because he wins so many duels and is so good on the ball. I hope he keeps playing like this."

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