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Taylor hails subs

29 Nov 2006 - 15:56:34

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Substitutes Shefki Kuqi and Dougie Freedman were singled out for special praise by Crystal Palace boss Peter Taylor following Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Wolves.

The duo came on late in the game at Molineux and combined well as Freedman rifled home a Kuqi flick-on to level the match on 84 minutes.

Afterwards Taylor said on the club's official website: "I think Shefki looked a handful, he's worked exceptionally hard. He's been getting in very early every morning doing extra work.

"The way Shefki played today, that's why we bought him, we know he's capable of that. He's had a little bit of a struggle, he wasn't match-fit when he joined, but I thought today he looked very powerful.

"Dougie's had a tremendous impact when he's come on. In the first game of the season we were 1-0 down at half-time and Dougie came on and changed the game. He did the same in our second game.

"Sometimes it's quite handy to know we can call on someone like him when the opposition are getting tired.

"Dougie's a great player to have coming on, he's a great professional. Sometimes you are a bit tempted to keep him back as a sub but obviously he wants to start."