Crystal Palace star Joachim Andersen is ranking first out of all the defenders in the Premier League when it comes to one impressive statistic this season.
It shows just how important he is for Crystal Palace.
So, what stat is Joachim Andersen outperforming every defender in the division so far this season? Let’s take a look.
What’s the story?
We are already five games into the Premier League season and Palace fans will be very happy with the performances of Andersen.
Not only has he been good defensively but he has also provided top attacking threat and has already got one goal this campaign.
Looking at the Premier League player stats on FBREF, you can see all the key areas at which players are performing well or performing poorly.
When it comes to progressive passes, Andersen has managed 41 so far this season. This sees him ranked sixth in the division for this stat and first when it comes to Premier League defenders this season.
Andersen is just as important in attack as he is in defence
The “outstanding” centre-back is no doubt a very crucial player for the Eagles and this statistic emphasises he is just as important in attack as he is in defence.
The player is great at finding his attackers, especially from a long distance and this is a great way to help speed up attacks for Palace.
Meanwhile, this season, we have seen the Danish international surge forward a lot more and this saw him score a vital goal in the 1-1 draw vs Brentford.
He somehow looks to be even better this campaign and he will no doubt be a very important player for Roy Hodgson this season.
Hopefully he continues to be a threat from the back line on more occasions this season. With top attacking players like Michael Olise injured, it is massively important that other players help out.
It has been somewhat of a decent start for Palace this season and hopefully they can pick up a win in their next match on the weekend.
