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Crystal Palace prodigy Nikola Tavares has heaped praise on summer signing Stephen Henderson for his impact on the younger players at Selhurst Park.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper signed for the Eagles on a season-long deal this summer as the south Londoners' new third-choice stopper, after club legend Julian Speroni departed at the end of the last campaign.
Naturally, Henderson is yet to play a competitive first-team game, instead spending time with Richard Shaw's Under-23 side, and Tavares - who started on the bench in Palace's 5-3 win over Bournemouth last term - has heaped praise on the former Charlton Athletic man.
What did he say?
Tavares told football.london: "Hendo [Stephen Henderson] for example is good at communicating and he's not afraid to tell you when he thinks you're not doing something right, which is exactly what most of us need.