Crystal Palace have hit gold on Eagles star who’s worth more than Chilwell

Crystal Palace have gained 4 of their final 5 matches, with Oliver Glasner’s aspect starting to actually discover type, climbing all the best way to twelfth within the Premier League after 24 video games performed.

The Eagles have improved their squad in the course of the January window too, bringing Romain Esse from Millwall to the membership for a payment of round £12m with the potential to rise to round £14.5m with add-ons, and signing Ben Chilwell on mortgage from Chelsea.

While Palace have additionally misplaced Trevoh Chalobah, who made 14 appearances for the membership, scoring three objectives, this has allowed them to deliver Chilwell ininstead, who might present a brand new dynamic for Glasner’s aspect.

How Ben Chilwell might characteristic below Oliver Glasner

As we all know, Glasner performs a 3-4-3 system, along with his wing-backs usually tasked to supply the attacking width within the ultimate third, while the within forwards are in nearer proximity to the striker, particularly Eberechi Eze taking part in in that left inside-forward function, who has extra license to roam inside.

With that being stated, it will be significant the left wing-back can present the width, making overlapping runs to tug gamers away from Eze, maintaining the attacking stability for the aspect and making certain all 5 attacking lanes are stuffed (extensive left, left half-space, centre, proper half-space, extensive proper).

Chilwell performed his greatest soccer in a really related system below Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, making 39 appearances for the German, scoring six objectives and offering 4 assists, definitely a useful whole.

His skill to rise up and down on the left aspect, contributing to each the attacking and defensive sides of the sport, would make him the right wing-back for Glasner’s system.

That stated, he could properly discover it robust to interrupt into the workforce instantly…

How Ben Chilwell compares to Tyrick Mitchell

Crystal Palace have already got a left full-back who’s price much more than Chilwell’s £17m valuation as per Transfermarkt.

Certainly, valued at £21m by the identical supply, is the England worldwide’s new rival in Tyrick Mitchell. The 25-year-old has already made 172 appearances for the Eagles, scoring three objectives and offering 11 assists so that they’ve clearly struck gold with him contemplating he got here from the academy.

On that foundation, it definitely will not be straightforward for him to be usurped however it’ll definitely be an fascinating situation over who can be given the wingback minutes in Glasner’s system and the way he’ll look to stability issues between the 2 English stars.

When evaluating Mitchell’s underlying metrics this season to Chilwell’s numbers from his solely full season below Tuchel, you’ll be able to see the additional attacking qualities the latter offers. He can present extra shot-volume, higher output and create probabilities for his teammates too, with 1.73 key passes per 90.

That stated, it is the Eagles academy graduate that maybe thrives extra in defence. Alan Shearer has already praised Mitchell for his one vs one defending, labelling him a “stable” defender who’s acting at a “excessive stage”.

He clearly excels in his defensive qualities, however his attacking exploits have improved this season, now producing 0.18 xAG per 90, much more than Chilwell’s 0.15 per 90.

Anticipated assisted objectives (xAG) measures xG which follows a cross that assists a shot.

A method Glasner might look to incorporate each gamers in his beginning XI is to make use of Mitchell as a left centre-back in a again three, nonetheless getting his defensive qualities into the workforce, while additionally giving the attacking obligations to the extra forward-thinking Chiwell, which might create an excellent partnership between the 2 down that left aspect.