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da brwin： Crystal Palace enjoyed an excellent 2018/19 campaign from a defensive aspect, showcasing their organisation and positional discipline under Roy Hodgson on numerous occasions.
The formidable partnership of Mamadou Sakho and James Tomkins helped the Eagles record the sixth-best clean sheet record in the Premier League last term with 12 shutouts, although a new face has emerged who could potentially break the duo up.
Gary Cahill.
The 61-cap England international arrived at Selhurst Park on a free transfer this summer after leaving Chelsea and has quickly taken to life in the No.24 shirt at Palace.
Cahill impressed the Eagles supporters on Twitter after his match-winning debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford and followed that performance up with a clean sheet against his former side Aston Villa in a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park.
Despite his undoubted influence, leaving either Sakho or Tomkins out of the side would be a big shout, so let’s look at how Hodgson could incorporate them all into the same XI…
In this system, a 3-4-2-1 formation is being used in order to get the three centre-backs into the same side.
Patrick van Aanholt, a full-back who absolutely loves to attack – the Dutchman has 17 goals in his last five Premier League seasons before 2019/20 – should suit a left wing-back role to perfection.
However, Joel Ward – who plays on the opposite side to the former Chelsea defender – is far from suited to an attacking role given his lack of pace, so we have put Andros Townsend at right wing-back – he is a strong defensive contributor, as per his WhoScored page.
Luka Milivojevic and Cheikhou Kouyate would provide the steel in midfield to cover the attacking wing-backs, while Max Meyer and Wilfried Zaha offer some attacking inventiveness behind the lone striker, Jordan Ayew.
It would definitely be a bold and unusual system for Hodgson to use, although it would arguably be the best formation to deploy in order to utilise his three best centre-backs alongside each other.
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