005: The poor state of Crystal Palace’s first team
Tong Yi continued to browse the information in his hand.
The only remaining players on the defense from last season are center back Padraic McCarthy, left back Dean Mossy, left and right full back Jonathan Parr and right back David Wright.
Among them, Padric McCarthy joined Crystal Palace from Charlton in 2008. He was appointed as the captain of the team in the 2010-2011 season. Until now, he has been the main player since joining the team. Except for the time of injury, he has basically never missed Crystal Palace. In the game, he is a trustworthy member of Crystal Palace on the line.
However, his situation is not very good now.
McCarthy suffered a serious groin injury. Although he has undergone surgery, he is still recovering from the injury. Team doctor Manos and doctors at the hospital checked and said that McCarthy will miss the entire new season.
This is not a good thing for Crystal Palace.
Dean Mossy joined Crystal Palace in early 2011. He is a versatile player on the left wing and can play left back, left midfielder, left winger, and even center back. He is the team's main left back and was replaced at the end of last season. Was appointed as the team's third captain. ??
This guy is not bad, and the team is in need of a versatile player, Tong Yi.
It is said that Friedman is very satisfied with him and is ready to take him to Bolton Wanderers. Now, the transfer offer for Mossi is still on the desk of the club's transfer department.
Obviously, Tong Yi is not willing to sell this guy.
Such a versatile player is what many teams lack.
Jonathan Parr, the Norwegian international, can play as the left and right full-backs, as well as the left midfielder, and he mostly plays the left midfielder position. However, last season, Friedman was often deployed at left back and right back.
This was Fred's absolute main force last season. He played 45 games in all competitions and scored 2 goals, which was very good.
Tong Yi is also planning to meet this guy to see what his strength is?
The last one is David Wright!
This is a right back who is already a 32-year-old veteran. He has gradually faded out of the Crystal Palace roster. He didn’t have many chances to play last season. He mostly sat on the bench, but he didn’t Too many opportunities.
For this one, Tong Yi is ready to transfer him, and he can even terminate the contract in advance and let him leave freely. Without a transfer fee, it would be easier for him to find a job.
In addition to these personnel, Crystal Palace introduced a player on May 28 this year.
This player is Joel Ward. Portsmouth also encountered a financial crisis this summer, and then Crystal Palace only spent 400,000 pounds to introduce him. With a height of 188cm, he is a versatile player on the defensive line and can play all positions on the defensive line, as well as defensive midfielder and right midfielder.
More importantly, Tong Yi knows this guy!
In Tong Yi's memory
, starting from 2013, after Crystal Palace was promoted to the Premier League until 2022, Joel Ward was still the main player of Crystal Palace, playing about 25 times in a single season in the Premier League, or even more.
This is a very outstanding player, and his strength is as good as that of a mid-table player in the Premier League.
Spending 400,000 pounds to introduce him at this time is really a huge profit.
Tong Yi feels that Ward should be able to occupy a very important position in Crystal Palace in the new season.
This is the current situation in Crystal Palace's first-team defense.
To be honest, it’s a bit terrible!
At present, Tong Yi still needs to introduce at least two to three central defenders, at least one left back and one right back. And this is at least, even more needs to be introduced!
After all, the English Championship only has to play 46 rounds in a season. If you add the League Cup and FA Cup, there will be at least 50 games in that competition. If you don't prepare more personnel, you may not be able to survive this season. If someone gets injured or something midway through the season, it will be even harder.
Therefore, signing up for the new season is a big project for Crystal Palace!
Tong Yi rubbed his temples and glanced at the other people in the office. Others were also looking down at the information in their hands carefully. The expressions of these guys are also very solemn. Everyone can see that the situation in the Crystal Palace is really very bad now.
Tong Yi shook his head slightly, and then continued reading.
Next is the situation in the midfield. There are currently 4 people left in the midfield. They are South Africa international defensive midfielder Kagiso Dickagakoi, Australian international defensive midfielder Michael Jedinak, Former Ireland U21 international Owen Gavin and Wales U21 international Jonathan Williams.
Dickagakoy came to Crystal Palace on loan and then purchase in 2011. After joining the team, he gradually established himself as the team's main midfielder. He performed well last season, scoring 2 goals in 31 appearances. .
This is a player with strong defensive strength and the ability to shoot from long range, but not very strong.
He is a qualified midfielder and hard defensive player.
If he stays, there will still be a place for him in Tong Yi's team.
Not to mention Jedinak, this is one of the current treasures of the Crystal Palace team. After joining the team in 2011, he directly became the team's main midfielder, even the core of the midfield. Last season he played 38 times for the team and scored 3 goals, which was a good performance.
Tong Yi also knew about this guy, and Jedinak would still have some reputation in later generations.
He has been the main force in the Premier League all year round. By the time he left Crystal Palace in 2017, he had played a total of 178 times for Crystal Palace and scored 10 goals. And later he also added
Alliance with Aston Villa, he is definitely the main player in the mid-table of the Premier League.
If this guy stays, he will definitely become the main player of Crystal Palace!
In the new season, Tong Yi must believe in him.
Owen Gavin joined the team in July 2010, with a transfer fee of £150,000. After coming to the team, he put on the No. 10 jersey. He played 28 games in the first season and 23 games in the second season. He scored 3 goals in both seasons. He is considered an important rotation player of the team.
This guy was probably not very talented, and it turned out that he was not able to gain a foothold in the Premier League. After that, he had to hang out in the English Championship and League One all year round, and even had to return to the Irish League.
This guy will stay in the new season and will also be a substitute player for the team.
However, playing as a substitute is still a mistake at present.
The team will bring in so many people in the new season, and Tong Yi won't let him go for the time being. It's good to stay in the team to supplement the staff.
The last one is Jonathan Williams. This is one of the current young talents of Crystal Palace. He came from the Crystal Palace youth training and is an authentic Crystal Palace person. Born in 1993, he is still less than 20 years old. He played 18 times in the league for Crystal Palace last season and will be selected for the Welsh national team. The head coach of the Welsh national team is full of praise for him. ??
However, in Tong Yi's opinion, this guy's talent is not very strong.
Later, he failed to gain a firm foothold in the Premier League. He only left a record of 12 appearances in the Premier League in 4 seasons, and then he stayed in the English Championship and League One all year round.
Even Gavin couldn't keep up with this one.
Tong Yi will give him certain opportunities in the new season, but there won't be many opportunities. It depends on whether he can grasp it.
This is the current situation in the Crystal Palace midfield.
Seriously, it's very bad, even worse than the situation at the back.
This summer, Tong Yi will introduce at least four to six players in the midfield, or even more.
Tong Yi can't stand it now.
Why!
At this time, Tong Yi heard the members of the coaching staff sigh.
There is no way, the current situation of the Crystal Palace team is really bad.
Tong Yi shook his head and continued reading until only the last bit of content was left.
Currently, there are only two players left on the front line of the Crystal Palace first team, one is Wilfred Zaha and the other is Glenn Murray.
Needless to say, Zaha is a super talent emerging from the Crystal Palace youth academy!
In later generations, this name is also well-known. There have been transfer scandals with giants such as Manchester United all the year round. Zaha even joined Manchester United. However, he did not play at Manchester United, but after returning to Crystal Palace, his performance was very good and once again attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs.
