Performance Analysis

Crystal Palace FC VS Liverpool

Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson.

Founded: 1905.
Stadium: Anfield stadium.
Recent Trophy: FA Cup
2015/2016.
Introduction
• The aim of this presentation is to analyze the difference
between the strengths and weaknesses of crystal palace fc and
Manchester city.
• This presentation will also highlight the tactics and key players
that will help our team to win the match.
Crystal Palace, Strengths

• Crystal palace has

scored 40 goals in the
premier league 2018/19
with the pass accuracy
77.2%.
Crystal Palace, Strengths (Cont….)
Mamadou Max Meyer Patrick van Andros Jordan
Sakho Townsend Ayew
Pass% 88.6% 84.1% 80.1% 79.2% 77.9%

• Defense could be a massive strength for crystal palace because of the addition
of impressive player Patrick van Aanholt.
• Max Meyer in the midfield play wonders and can spot a pass excellently.
Crystal Palace, Strengths (Cont….)

• Besides, Vicente Guaita, a new arrival

in the team have recorded third
highest success rate in the premier
league last season.
• He saved around 77.5% of shots
against Getafe.
Crystal Palace, Weaknesses (Cont….)
• Crystal palace has an ageing goal keeper Julian Speroni and laden Wayne Hennessey
as their only poor option in the season 2018/19, before the arrival of Guaita.
• Wickham is injured from the last two years. He was the most competitive and strong
player of crystal palace.
Crystal Palace, Weaknesses (Cont….)
• All of the lost positive energy in the team has disorganized the
match.
• Conceding goals is found to be the biggest problem in the last
season.
• The team have leaked around 63 goals in the last season.
Crystal Palace, Weaknesses (Cont….)
• Crystal palace has scored an average of only 39 goals per
game in the last season against Manchester city.
• Midfielder players have played with improper striker.
Liverpool, Strengths
• Liverpool have scored 2.3 goals
per game in the premier league
season 2018/19.
• Highest passing accuracy is
acquired that is 84.3%.
Liverpool, Strengths (Cont….)
Wijnaldum Keita Van Dijk Moreno Fabinho
Pass% 91% 88% 89.7% 87.6% 85.2%

• Virgil van Dijk being the defender, key player of Liverpool has scored total
of 3 goals in the season 2018/19.
• Wijnaldum is the midfielder of Liverpool, with a premier league record of
20 goals, has scored 2 goals in premier league season 2018/19.
Liverpool, Strength (Cont….)
• Simon Mignolet, Alisson and
Caoimhin Kelleher are the three
most consistent and world class
goalkeepers of Liverpool in the
season 2018/19.
Liverpool , Key Players
• The defense side of Liverpool has improved in the season 2018/19 because of
the addition of Virgil van Dijk in the team.
• He plays at center-back and seems to end up the season with on of the
miserable goals against columns.
• Trent Alexander – Arnold is the rising star in the season 2018/19. He plays as a
right full-back.
• He has the ability to easily get up and down the flank. Because of his
impressive crossing accuracy and work rate, he is one of the most important
player of the club.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• Joe Gomez plays as a center back and a full back on either
side. He is considered as a complete footballer. He is the
strongest defender in the club.
• He has the ability to produce powerful runs-up field on the
counter-attack.
• Andrew Robertson plays as a left back for the Liverpool club.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• Fabinho is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as a defensive
midfielder or as a right back for Liverpool.
• Fabinho has scored his first goal on 26th December 2018 , in a 4-0
win against Newcastle United.
• Nabya Keita is one of the powerful box-to-box central midfielder.
He has the ability to distribute the ball with accurate range and
accuracy.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• Nabya Keita has scored 1 goal in the 3-1 win against Southampton,
in the season 2018/19.
• Roberto Firmino plays as an attacking midfielder, forward, winger
or central midfielder as well.
• He possess great energy and defensive work rate. Klopp has
entitled Firmino as an engine who has the ability to propel the
team’s persistent counter-attacking system.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• He has scored 2 goals in a win 2-0 against Croatia, in an Anfield
stadium.
• Jordan Henderson plays as a box-to-box midfielder. He is one of the
most consistent defensive midfielder.
• He continuously presses high up in the field whenever possible,
mostly when the opposition is in the possession.
• He has scored 1 goal in the season 2018/19.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• Sadio Mane has scored 18 goals in the season 2018/2019. He has
noted 2 assists and played 2729 minutes.
• Sadio Mane shots an average of 0.5 goals per game in the club. A
total of 97 shots is given by him this season, out of which 44 shots
were on goal.
• Trent Alexander Arnold and Andrew Robertson are the two most
effective players who open up areas for Mane.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• Mohamed Salah has scored 28 goals in the current season, in
which 25 goals are for the club.
• He has noted 9 assists and played 5740 minutes.
• Mohamed Salah has given a total of 159 shots, out of which 69
were shots on goals.
• The passes percentage completed by Mohamed Salah is 76%
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• Roberto Firmnho has clocked 53 touches against Eagles, but only 3
inside the home side’s penalty area.
• He has nots only 4 assists. Moreover, he averages 2.3 bad touches per
game compared to other teammates.
• At the offsides, he has a lower racks up per game.
• The red front line of Firminho, Salah and Mane have failed to reach
the standards in this season.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
• Firminho played 8 games for 664 minutes this season. He
has scored a total of 2 goals and noted 2 assists only.
• Total shots scored by him are 14 with a better shot
conversation rate of around 14.29.
• This time Salah, Mane and Firminho have shipped three
goals so far.
Liverpool, Key Players (Cont….)
Liverpool, Weaknesses
• Liverpool is facing challenges in this season because of the
injuries of Matip and Joe Gomez.
• Deja Lovren is no longer a figure of enjoyment among fans.
Klopp said that, he was on of the weakest center back player in
the Liverpool.
• Liverpool’s back line is still their weakest areas, despite the
fact that they have energetic goalkeepers.
Crystal Palace, Key Players
• Max Meyer plays as a midfielder. In this season he has played
38 matches and scored 2 goals.
• Max Meyer shots an average of 0.05 goals per game in the
club.
• He gave a total of 40 shots this year, out of which 11 were
shots on goal.
Crystal Palace, Key Players (Cont….)
• Mamadou Sakho plays the position defense. He played 59
matches and scored 1 goal in this season.
• He has also noted 0 assists, played 2507 minutes, with 27
times he played in the first line.
• He shots an average of 0.04 goals per game. In the current
season Mamadou Sakho has given a total of 4 shots.
Crystal Palace, Key Players (Cont….)
• Andros Townsend has scored 7 goals in the current season.
• He has noted 4 assists, played 4797 minutes, with 38 times
played game in the first line.
• Andros Townsend gave a total of 65 shots in the current
season.
Crystal Palace, Key Players (Cont….)
• Patrick van Anholt has scored 5 goal in the current season. He
has noted 2 assists, played 3637 minutes, with 37 times played
in the first line.
• He shots an average of 0.14 goals per game.
Crystal Palace, Key Players (Cont….)
Tactics
• Roy Hodgson is following the strike less 4-4-2 with Townsend and
Zaha.
• Zaha inclines to the left flank and oppresses the opponents right
back.
• Townsend inclines to the right and plays like Arjen Robbins.
Tactics (Cont.…)
• Hodgson has drafted a kind of hybrid asymmetrical setup, 4-4-
2/4-3-3.
• Jordan Ayew acts as a focal point in the center of the final
third.
Conclusion
• Crystal palace FC need to improve their striker side.
• Their defensive numbers are pretty good.
• Their tackling is good and do not permit huge number of shots
on their goals.
Predictions

• This should be a stroll in the park,

if Eden hazard plays.
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