In our latest article for members, we analyse the revival of Crystal Palace under Alan Pardew.
Arriving from Newcastle midway through the campaign, the former Eagles player steered his side to tenth spot in the table with a series of attacking displays that transformed their fortunes in the final third.
We sift through the season data to assess just how Pardew’s tenure impacted on the performance of the Palace squad, focusing on their output in terms of creativity and goal threat as we seek to identify would-be targets for the new campaign.
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Tactically Speaking – Slaven Bilic
"The 4-2-3-1 shape is based around two attacking full-backs, two deep-lying midfielders to protect the back four, three fluid, creative and goal-getting attacking midfielders and a versatile, mobile and clinical centre forward."
"As you would expect from a player who learnt his trade in Croatia, Bilic’s Besiktas favoured a short passing game and possession football, controlling the game in the opposition half of the pitch."
"Defensively, Bilic’s side were compact and well organised, conceding less than a goal a game and finishing among the Super Lig leaders in tackles, blocks, interceptions and clearances made."
"If they had any weaknesses, Bilic’s side could be caught out by opposition teams playing on the counter-attack, while their offensive attitude and high defensive line sometimes made them susceptible to attackers breaking their offside trap."
http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/June/10-June/Tactically-speaking-Slaven-Bilic