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Riedewald highlights how tactical switch has benefitted his game

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Jairo Riedewald spoke with Palace TV to reflect on the Eagles' pre-season victory over Millwall, discussing what he called "a good team performance against a great opponent."

He also spoke in some detail about how the Eagles' recent tactical switch to 4-4-2 has benefitted his style of play, saying: "We played in pre-season with two sitting midfielders instead of two No.10s so, in front of the defence, you just get the ball from defence and from there you’re playing left-to-right, up and down. That suits me well.

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"If I play in the middle I can go left, right, up and down and I think it changes the way I play a lot because when we play with a No.