The Premier League New Season Tour - Crystal Palace. It is difficult to keep the core if it is not effective in signings. Multi-line combat is a challenge and an abyss?

Review of last season

Crystal Palace ranked 12th in the league last season, which is not much different from the rankings of the past seasons, and it is slightly difficult to qualify for a relegation without worries in the European competition. However, last season relied on his outstanding performance in the FA Cup, defeated Manchester City in the final and ended the club's history of not having a championship in a century, thus gaining the opportunity to fight in the European Cup. Looking back on the whole season, the three-center-back system brought by Glasner has brought certain improvements to the team's defense. Last season, he played against BIG6 teams, Newcastle, Villa and Forest, and scored points very well. He eliminated Villa and Manchester City in the cup, and his tough battle ability was good. However, facing teams with equal strength in the middle and lower reaches, Crystal Palace still lacks stability, and even most of the team's conceded goals come from these teams, so the team's offensive and defensive data remained flat at the end of the season. Therefore, overall, Crystal Palace's defense is still the focus of corrections and improvements in the new season, ensuring stable points against mid and lower reaches.

Summer transfer:

As of now, Crystal Palace has only completed one more important signing.

1. Only 2.3 million were signed to Croatian defender Sousa from Ajax. The players have experience in Eredivisie, Serie A and Bundesliga in the past and are also the main defensive force of the Croatian national team. They have good experience and abilities, and can continue to help improve the defense level of Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace is currently the only second team in the Premier League that has no important transfer expenses in the new season. Like Fulham, it is still in the transfer market. Whether Crystal Palace can continue to make up for players depends mainly on the situation of defender Gee and Aze in the frontcourt. The two are the targets of major clubs in the summer window. Only when the two trades are completed can the team have more sufficient funds to complete the reinforcement. There is a potential transfer rumor that Sterling has a high weekly salary that Crystal Palace cannot bear. Nketia is missing for six weeks in injury. Crystal Palace currently has multiple positions in the lineup that needs to increase its manpower.

Line and Tactics:

Granas 3-4-2-1 Formation compressed space + quick conversion counterattack brings a deformity to the team at the tactical level. Low-post defense wingbacks recover, and the five defenders' low-post defense significantly reduced the team's shooting data, which relatively reduced the risk of conceding the ball. Offensive Trident Azero + Saar advance, Matthaeta burst into the front fulcrum, and 80% of the team's goals last season came from three people, so once Aze leaves the team in the new season, the offense against Crystal Palace will be a big blow. Wingback Mitchell + Muñoz are both offensive and defensive. Last season, the two performed more outstandingly on the offensive end and jointly contributed 10 assists. Defensive midfielders Lylema, Walton and Hughes performed well. Kamada Odi joined the team last season without outstanding data on the offensive end, but organization and scheduling is an indispensable part of the team's counterattack. The three central defenders Lacroix, Guy and Richards have stable online status, especially in the face of stronger forwards. The three players have a lot of assisted defense effects. If Guy cannot be kept in the end, it will take some time to adapt and adjust the defensive line reconstruction. It is unknown whether they can still play the tough battle effect of last season.

According to the preseason platoon, Granas still continued the main frame of last season and has not changed. He has arranged the regular main lineup of last season in many games. Therefore, if Gee and Aze cannot stay in the team in a short period of time, the team's offensive efficiency and the defense system of the three central defenders will face huge tests. This season, the Crystal Palace lineup is still too weak overall. In the next month, Crystal Palace will still need to make a breakthrough in the transfer window.

New season goals and challenges:

The multi-line combat goals in the new season cannot be too high, and the signings are currently unfavorable. Even if Aze and Gee eventually stay in the team, the team's lineup is a bit thin. Once there is an injury in the core position, it is likely to collapse the whole season. Therefore, the league level is still mainly relegation. When the front-line teams have to fight on multiple lines, striving to continue to make breakthroughs in the domestic cup is a relatively practical goal of Crystal Palace. Every step in the European level is a major breakthrough in team history.

The new season schedule Crystal Palace started with three games in a row against Chelsea, Forest and Villa last season's European theater teams. The subsequent schedule is relatively fast between the strong team and the direct competitors, and there is no continuous tough battle. For Crystal Palace, which has a weak roster, there is still a chance to breathe before facing the strong team. The allocation of the new season schedule of Crystal Palace is relatively reasonable, but considering that it is still necessary to play in the European game, whether it can adapt to the reasonable allocation of physical fitness and investment proportion, I think we still need to look forward to subsequent strengthening situations.

Summary:

The team made history last season, and the team had higher goals and pursuits in the new season, and maintained their tough battle defensive performance last season. The new season is still a mid-level force that cannot be underestimated. However, the signings are not effective at present, and the core team is doubtful. In the case of multi-line combat, if you are not careful, you may encounter a serious collapse. This summer's operation in the transfer window can be said to have directly affected the team's fate at the end of the season.