Jean -philippe Mateta will be determined to lead Crystal Palace to FA Cup today – and has a new look in the process.
The French star had a tough start to his career at the Eagles, often baked for Odsonne Edouard And Jordan Ayew.
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But four years later, the handful striker made himself the most important focal point of Oliver Glasner and this was rubber stamped by his Sensational midweek strike Against Arsenal last Wednesday.
Mateta, however, suffered a small setback in his progression to become the most important man of Palace and as a result the French attacker has to wear something on his head for the nearby.
Sunsport can explain why below.
What is Jean Philippe-Mateta on his head?
Jean Philippe-Mateta is wearing a helmet in water polo style to protect his ear after a recent horror incident.
The Crystal Palace peak wax brought to the hospital After on the receiving side of a pathogenic tackle in the fifth round of the Fa -Cup in return for Millwall on March 1.
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Millwall Goalkeeper Liam Roberts Karate-kicked Mateta and received a ban from six games about what Palace chairman Steve Parish described as “the most reckless challenge he has ever seen”.
Mateta needed 25 stitches in his ear and missed various competitions for the Eagles.
Upon his return to Mateta action wore a helmet in water polo style To protect his ear and help the palace to a 3-0 win in Craven Cottage.
There was a serious planning to put in the design of the helmet, considering three versions.
Since then he has worn it.
What is it said?
Mateta wore the helmet for the first time in a friendly overdue Doors, with Eagles -Baas Oliver Glasner Then joke that the helmet was better suited for water polo.
He said: “It is like a water polo rod. In water polo it is so that they don’t get any water in their ears, he only has it on one side. It sounds crazy, but we are used to it.
I told him, maybe you should try it [water polo] Because it is long enough.
“It looks a bit strange, but he says he feels comfortable, so let’s look.
“When he scores a header, it was the right mask and the right protection.
“Our doctor and the team have done an excellent job in finding the right protection. Everything has been approved by Fa.
“There were three different ones. He tried one like you asked to ride on a motorcycle, but he couldn’t train because it was too heavy.
“I told the doctor that I remembered Petr Cech who was wearing a helmet, but the ear was free, so we needed the entire helmet. Then we thought the right one.
“He tried to train which fits him best and does not affect him in the wrong way.
“If I believed it was a problem, I wouldn’t play him, but it seems that it is not a problem.
“The last 10 days he had this protection and he did well in the training, so I found no reason to talk about this.”
Fans get to see Mateta’s protective main equipment when the Eagles compete against Aston Villa in a huge FA Cup semi -final.
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