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Julian Speroni is a 'wonderful human being', says Crystal Palace manager

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PALACE boss Ian Holloway lavished praise on goalkeeper Julian Speroni after his late penalty save helped the Eagles take all three points from Derby County last Friday.

The shot-stopper deflected the ball onto the crossbar from Rams striker Connor Sammon's 87th minute spot-kick following Yannick Bolasie's first half winner.

"He's been player of the year three times in a row so he's definitely a fans' favourite, and he was absolutely outstanding," said the boss.

"I think he's a wonderful person. It's not just what he's like with his gloves on, he's a wonderful human being.

"I think he epitomises the club – we're fresh, we're hungry, we want to do it. It's nice to get that monkey off your back and it took a marvellous save from our goalie – I thought he was inspired.

"That's why he's got his own bar at our ground. To do well you need a really good goalie and he's proved that."

"We all looked a bit nervous at the end, myself included, because we want it so bad.

"I'm going to enjoy this because we're in with a shout of automatic promotion and that's fantastic for everybody at the club."

Derby boss Nigel Clough, on the other hand, thought the result was harsh on his players.

Julian Speroni is a 'wonderful human being', says Crystal Palace manager


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