Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew spoke with Yohan Cabaye after Paris attacks
Friday 20 November 2015 20:07, UK
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew says he sat down with France midfielder Yohan Cabaye after the terrorist attacks in Paris last weekend.
Cabaye was on the bench at the Stade de France last Friday when suicide bombers targeted the friendly match against Germany and also featured in Tuesday's international match against England at Wembley.
Palace host Sunderland live on Monday Night Football, and Pardew says there is a willingness from his French players to be involved.
Pardew said: "We have had conversations with our French players to make sure their nearest and dearest were safe and well, which I can report they are.
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"They were obviously affected by the tragic events but I think they all have a willingness to play on Monday and perform to their best abilities.
"Yohan played in the game [at Wembley], he was a little bit lost with the events as you can imagine. I thought the FA did a terrific job and so did the security around the stadium."
English defender Martin Kelly was in Paris at the time of the attacks and Pardew said he was naturally shaken.
"I haven't seen a reaction that worries me with Martin," he said. "We are all affected by an incident like that. It's the first time terrorism has been involved with football and this is an unwelcome entry for us.
"We are all going to have to be diligent at the weekend and we are all going to have to be on guard. It's a high-profile game in terms of the TV coverage so everybody has to be respectful of what happened and diligent."
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