Everton winger has been out for almost a year with a cruciate ligament injury.
Everton winger Yannick Bolasie has revealed that his former Crystal Palace team-mate Wilfried Zaha is inspiring him in his comeback from injury.
Zaha recovered from a knee injury suffered early in the campaign and has scored two goals in his last four Premier League games.
Bolasie remains sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury suffered in December last year but he is remaining positive as he edges closer to returning to action.
As reported by the Liverpool Echo, Bolasie said: “He’s back up to speed already and I take inspiration from that.
“Obviously, he’s one of my good mates and I know it’s made a massive difference, him coming back from injury and scoring a goal straightaway [against Chelsea].
“That’s helped his confidence and, not only that, he’s taken it into the following games, which I’ve watched. He’ll be a problem and we’ll have to watch out for him on Saturday.”
Everton travel to face Palace tomorrow afternoon and both teams are in desperate need of points having started the season in hugely disappointing fashion.
Zaha’s pace and trickery will undoubtedly cause problems for Everton, who have still yet to appoint a permanent successor to Ronald Koeman.
Bolasie will hope to return to action early in the New Year and the DR Congo international certainly has a lot to offer Everton with his flair and directness.
Everton have certainly been lacking a creative spark of late and Bolasie is capable of addressing that issue, although he should be given sufficient time to build up his match fitness.
Zaha’s return, albeit from a much less serious setback, is certainly helping Bolasie to remain in the right frame of mind.
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