Crystal Palace have suffered their worst start to a Premier League season since 1992-93 - but is it as bad as it seems?
After Crystal Palace's 5-0 thumping of Aston Villa on the final day of last season, even manager Oliver Glasner said the summer may be coming at the wrong time.
However, their xG stats - the amount of goals they are expected to score in each game - suggest their performances at the end of last season did not necessarily match the spectacular results. Bayern Munich spent about £50m to lure him from south London and he has proved impossible to replace. They conceded just 14 times in 13 matches under Glasner last season, with the 28-year-old key to a stingy Eagles defence. This season, they have already let in 11."When you're losing one of your best defenders and one of your best attackers, no matter what your set-up is as a manager, it's difficult to replace that quality," added former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
"It's not about too much tactical things - I see no problems regarding the tactics. Very often we are in the final third and making the wrong decisions. This is due to a lack of confidence.It is only the fourth time in Crystal Palace's history they have failed to win any of their opening eight league games, the previous time coming in the 1992-93 Premier League season. Palace were relegated at the end of that campaign.
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