Crystal Palace season assessment: Roy Hodgson to the rescue in marketing campaign of two halves

May 29, 2023 at 11:45 AM

Patrick Vieira was sacked in mid-March with Palace three factors above the drop and winless in 2023.

The Eagles turned over a brand new lead following the return of Roy Hodgson and comfortably stayed up.

Here, Standard Sport assesses the 2022-23 season at Selhurst Park…

Season in a single phrase: Varied.

Star of the present: Eberechi Eze. Struggled beneath Patrick Vieira however has been reborn beneath Roy Hodgson and earned his first England call-up from Gareth Southgate yesterday.

Biggest letdown: Jean-Philippe Mateta. Two objectives in 31 appearances just isn’t a fantastic file for a striker and Palace are prone to improve with a brand new frontman on this summer time’s switch window.

Most improved participant: Michael Olise. The winger was already a star final season however he has taken his sport to a different stage and, already a France Under-21 worldwide, is being focused by Paris Saint-Germain.

Game to recollect: A 5-1 win over Leeds in Hodgson’s second sport in cost was one of many standout outcomes of the season as they turned a nook of their battle to remain up.

Game to overlook: Palace failed to attain in 19 photographs in a 4-0 house defeat by Tottenham, exposing their inefficiency beneath Vieira, and have been blown away by 4 second-half objectives.