Crystal Palace: The Eze-Olysse “diamonds” and their special collaboration

THE Crystal Palace is the type of team found in every high-level league. A club that traditionally avoids relegation, usually finishes in the bottom of the standings and keeps the same manager for several years.

This is exactly what the London team stands for, where it is in the Premier League for the eleventh consecutive year, with the now 75-year-old Roy Hodgson to be on her bench in six of them.

This season they are in 14th place, a distance of relative safety, six points from the relegation zone. In its potential, it has two footballers who are a clear reason for anyone to follow its matches.

The report is about them Eberetsi Eze and Michael Olise. They are the most dangerous players that Palace has and are two of the few players in the team who traditionally threaten the opposition goal. They possess quality, which is missing from Hodgson’s roster, and have been involved in 15 of the club’s 25 goals in the Premier League.

This season suffered from injuries, resulting in them being absent from some games. Olisse in particular made his first appearance in mid-November, but his return to action is highly encouraging.

Their offer so far is huge as is their value in the football market. Both are on the transfer list large groups of the islandwith the 22-year-old Frenchman garnering the most interest.

Apart from the proven individual ability they possess, the way they cooperate with each other on the axis and close to the opposing area makes a special impression.

Yes, the seventh assist of the young Frenchman to his English team-mate equaled the number of goals they created in the past, the Andros Townsend to Christian Benteke and James MacArthur to Zaha.

7 – Michael Olise has assisted Eberechi Eze seven times in the Premier League, the joint-most one Crystal Palace player has assisted a single teammate in the competition, along with Andros Townsend for Christian Benteke and James McArthur for Wilfried Zaha. Dynamic. pic.twitter.com/ZxMqmHmVyo

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 30, 2024

In yesterday’s victory of Palace over Sheffield (3-2), o Eze scored two goals from as many assists by Olisse, while the Frenchman scored the third goal with an assist from his “colleague”. A similar image can be seen in the victory over Brentford (3-1), shortly before the break of the Premier League. There, the two footballers again scored their team’s three goals, but in reverse order, since Olisse was the one who scored the two goals.

?? @CPFC win at home thanks to an Eberechi Eze brace and a special strike from Michael Olise! #CRYSHU pic.twitter.com/Mgl6cSiSPu

— Premier League (@premierleague) January 30, 2024

The fact is that Roy Hodgson has in his hands two footballers who absolutely contribute to his game and in the future they are expected to bring a lot of money to the team’s coffers.

Their return to competitive action and their simultaneous presence in the lineup give Palas quality and offensive solutions, where they are demonstrably lacking. Of course, the intense interest of the island’s teams does not leave much scope and the duo is expected to break up soon, however it seems that at least until the summer they will remain in London.

Good morning to everyone but especially to Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise. ????#CPFC pic.twitter.com/GkOyYUnJ2F

— Team Called Palace (@TCPalacePod) January 31, 2024

Edited by: Loizos Lainidis