Crystal Palace fans are all saying the same thing about one of their standout performers in the 1-0 win against Tottenham on Sunday.
Palace had not won any of their opening eight Premier League matches so there was a lot of pressure on Oliver Glasner’s side to get a result.
But the Eagles responded to the challenge as they were better than their opposition throughout the contest.
Several Palace players deserve huge credit for the victory but one in particular has been lauded on social media.
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Crystal Palace fans in agreement over £18m man
Crystal Palace were criticised for the summer sale of Joachim Andersen, who had been one of their best players in recent seasons.
The Eagles received £30 million from Fulham for the Denmark international and replaced him with Maxence Lacroix.
And Palace fans are now in agreement that the controversial move was the right one after Lacroix’s display against Tottenham.
Here is what a selection of them have said about the defender on Twitter since the final whistle:
- Sorry, who are we missing? Put some respect on Lacroix’s name, that’s MY CB!
- Maxence Lacroix was absolutely outstanding today. What a performance.
- Lacroix was absolutely class today, what a player! Pace, positioning, passing range and strength, what a signing!
- I genuinely can’t believe the performance I’ve just seen from Maxence Lacroix. He’s got it all. Marc Guehi & Trevoh Chalobah both dropped 8/10s and were completely overshadowed. 10/10 performance. There’s your Andersen replacement.
- He put that nonsense argument to rest today. MOTM by a mile, and already looking at home in the PL.
- Absolutely immense today, sold a player (28) for £30m, bought a 24-year-old player for £18m, one was on £80k per week and Lacroix is on £50k pw
Maxence Lacroix is Crystal Palace’s signing of the summer
Crystal Palace made seven signings in the summer transfer window, including Eddie Nketiah, Ismaila Sarr and Daichi Kamada.
But none have been as successful as Lacroix, whose £18m addition from Wolfsburg looks like a really shrewd piece of business.
Even though Palace have not had the results to prove it – until today – Lacroix has formed a strong relationship with Marc Guehi and Trevoh Chalobah in a back three.
At 24 years of age, the Frenchman has the potential to have a long and successful career at Selhurst Park.
