Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards described captain Marc Guehi’s sublime goal in the 3-0 Premier League win at Aston Villa as “Ronaldo-esque”, Afrosport reports.
The Ivory Coast-born centre-back scored the second goal of the game in the 68th minute after sending in a curling shot beyond the reach of Villa goalkeeper Marc Bizot.
Commenting on the goal, American international Richards said: “I’m not sure anybody knew that it was going in. But Skip, he has a bit to him offensively. So when it went in, it was a beautiful moment.
“Ronaldo-esque’ technique, I’d say. But it was amazing. There’s a reason he’s our captain and I’m really happy for him.”
The technique. The celebration. Perfection.
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Palace’s win over Villa was their sixth in the last nine meetings and Guehi credited team synergy as the reason behind their impressive record.
He said: “I don’t know!. I think the manager usually gets his tactics spot on against Villa!
“We always know when we play Villa it’s going to be a tough game. They’re a team that controls possession of the ball and constantly looking to run behind and create chances.
“But I think when you play a team as organised as us, it’s always going to be difficult, so credit to the team for the performance.”
Palace are now unbeaten in all six of our matches in all competitions so far this season, keeping a clean sheet on four occasions, with Guehi once again crediting team effort.
“It’s very hard. I think we’ve played six games now, so a few more than other teams,” he added.
“But like I said, credit to the team. Thank God that most of us are healthy, and we get to play football every single day, especially under this manager and his staff.”
Crystal Palace are eighth on the Premier League table and will face newly-promoted Sunderland at Selhurst Park after the international break on September 13.
