When those highlights do misrepresent Zaha – he and the interviewer’s example being focus on a missed penalty against Norwich City, when the Ivorian also scored the Goal of the Season – he says he looks past the criticism.
“The only thing I put it down to is the world thrives off negativity. So it’s a thing where there’s nothing I can do to change it. I just have to get on with it. To be a footballer you need to have a thick skin. It’s a thing that I’m developing every day – I can’t say things don’t get to me but I’m reacting less and less now.”
Zaha won’t get that sort of negative attention from one cohort: Palace fans. Having been with the club from the age of 11 and with 430 appearances behind him, the talismanic forward has had the fanbase behind him for over a decade.
“I’ve been at Palace for a long time but I feel like they’re the only team that back their players through thick and thin," he says. "They remember. I still have fans who tell me they love me because of the [2012/13] promotion season, the goals against Brighton, Watford, those are things that stay in people’s minds.
“At other clubs they’ve won so many things it’s like: ‘I don’t care, I want the next one.’ But you don’t know how much it takes to do these things.
“Appreciation goes a long way. Obviously when people have that, their memory, yesterday doesn’t matter. It makes such a difference. Seeing your own fans scream at you to 'get out my club' and stuff is not nice for a footballer. Having fans support you 100% makes a difference.”