The manager of Crystal Palace, Ian Holloway, has said that his side is still in line for the Premier League promotion.

The performance of Crystal Palace has deteriorated considerably in the last one and half months. They haven’t secured three points in any of their last 9 matches. They have shared points in 4 and have been defeated in 5.

The last time that they had won a match was in the first week of March when they had defeated Hull City by 4-2.

They are still not certain to qualify for the play offs. They have to play against Peterborough United on Saturday and if they want to ensure their play off qualification, they well have to secure at least one point from that match.

In their last match against Blackburn Rovers, Crystal had certainly shown some improvements, but, they still didn’t manage to get on the winning ways. That match was a draw with both teams scoring one goal each.

Talking to the reporters ahead of the match against Peterborough United, Holloway said, “We don’t need to panic at this point of time. We are still in line to qualify for the play offs and then, get promoted to the Premier League. We just need one point against Peterborough and if we play as well as we had played against Blackburn the other day, we will certainly get that 1 point.”

“I think we have improved a lot off late. A few weeks back, things were looking absolutely dreadful when he had suffered three defeats in a row. But, we have managed to sneak in a few draws and that has certainly boosted the confidence of the side.”

“There is no lack of quality in our squad. We just need not to think about previous matches. We should play freely on the ground.  If we manage to get to the play offs, it will not be easy to defeat us.”

Crystal Palace managed to secure the signing of the former West Brom and Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips on a season-long loan deal from Blackpool. The striker has now said that he wants to repay the faith of the manager Ian Holloway, who has now linked up with him for the second time. Holloway was responsible for bringing him to Blackpool last season. The striker proved to be an immensely valuable addition to the team last season, as he scored 17 goals and helped the team reached the play-offs final. They almost made it into the Premier league in the first attempt.

However, this season has been extremely tough for the 38-year-old who has had to cope with the loss of Holloway. The manager left Blackpool to join Crystal Palace midway through the season. Now, he has worked a deal with his former employers to bring Phillips to the club. The 38-year-old has also scored just two goals in 19 appearances for Blackpool this season. Phillips has said that he cannot be more grateful for Holloway because he could not see any future at Blackpool. He has said that the club wanted him to leave as they looked to bring in someone younger. Phillips is one of the experienced players in the championship.

“I don’t want to let him down. He’s brought me here and I want to repay the faith he has shown in me. There was not a lot of people out there willing to take a chance – not just now, but at the beginning of last season as well. I managed to repay him [at Blackpool] last season with 17 goals and we nearly did it in the play-off final. I don’t want to let him down from now until the end of the season. Every time I pull on a Palace shirt or a training kit I will give 100 percent,” said Phillips.