{"id":19290,"date":"2021-11-17T11:43:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T10:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccerment.com\/?p=19290"},"modified":"2024-06-12T10:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:37:33","slug":"the-rejuvenation-of-crystal-palace-seen-through-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccerment.com\/it\/the-rejuvenation-of-crystal-palace-seen-through-data\/","title":{"rendered":"The rejuvenation of Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last summer came with many changes for Crystal Palace<\/a>, with the end of Roy Hodgon’s tenure, the appointment of Patrick Vieira as manager and a very busy transfer window, which led to a very interesting team rejuvenation. If we compare the start of the current season with the same period of 2020\/21, the Eagles have collected one less point and have the same goal difference. On the surface, one might believe that the aforementioned changes have had little or no effect. However advanced statistics and performance metrics tell a very different story.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A smart summer transfer window<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During the summer transfer window, the Eagles<\/em> made several smart transfers. The club acquired players with an average age of 22.5, and let go of 8 players aged 30 or more, leading to a significant reduction in the team\u2019s average age. The \u00a366 million spent by the club in the summer could not only give a significant boost in the quality of the team, but also prove to be a profitable investment in the future. However, the club wasn\u2019t able to monetize the departure of their aging players which left on free transfers, leaving Palace\u2019s income from the transfer window at \u00a30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Age<\/strong><\/td>Position<\/strong><\/td>Transfer fee (\u00a3M)<\/strong><\/td>SPR (total)<\/strong><\/td>SPR 2021\/22<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Guehi<\/a><\/td>21<\/td>CB<\/td>21<\/td>45<\/td>52<\/td><\/tr>
Andersen<\/a><\/td>25<\/td>CB<\/td>15.75<\/td>54<\/td>51<\/td><\/tr>
\u00c9douard<\/a><\/td>23<\/td>ST<\/td>14.67<\/td>47<\/td>47<\/td><\/tr>
Olise<\/a><\/td>19<\/td>CAM<\/td>8.37<\/td>36<\/td>N.A.<\/td><\/tr>
Hughes<\/a><\/td>26<\/td>CM<\/td>6.3<\/td>43<\/td>N.A.<\/td><\/tr>
Gallagher<\/a><\/td>21<\/td>CM<\/td>Loan<\/td>40<\/td>47<\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>22.5<\/strong><\/td>–<\/strong><\/td>66.09<\/strong><\/td>44.17<\/strong><\/td>49.25<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Comparing the start of 2020\/21 and 2021\/22: same outcome, different performance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Analyzing Soccerment\u2019s advanced metrics<\/a>, we can capture the difference in Crystal Palace\u2019<\/a>s performances across the last two seasons. Expected Goals (xG), already show stark differences between the start of the two seasons, that is, if we limit ourselves to matchday 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this season, Palace have underperformed, registering a +1 Goal difference compared to a +4.71 Expected Goals Difference (xGD). This is in contrast with the results of last season which saw the Eagles<\/em> outperform their xG and xG Against (xGA) tally (+1 goal difference, -2.79 xGD in the first 11 matchdays). Specifically, xG have increased from 13.3 to 15.6, and xGA have decreased from 16.1 to 10.4. That is to say, while the outcome in terms of goal difference has been the same, the team is performing much better this year, and not yet reaping the full benefits of their performance, while one could say they got better results than they deserved in the first 11 matches of last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n