Bondy's notes from Palace

Unbeaten in four, we’ve ended part 1 of this season very strong. We can see the improvements in what is already a very good team. We are always a team that will score goals; with hard work from the players and coaches, we have become a team that’s hard to beat due to how organised and strong we are in defence and off the ball.

With big games when we’re back it's going to be extremely important to start as we finished. In football there are no easy games, but we can make it easier via training, then putting the information and preparation into practice. Football matches aren't won on the pitch, they’re won in training. How you train is how you play, so we train hard and play hard – and I am confident that will continue when we resume in January.

Thank you for all the Christmas cards and presents and thank you for all your hard work. I hope your Christmas is as special as you all are.

— Bondy