Crystal Palace star 'frustrating' 6/10 in Spain draw but could explode against Wolves and Man Utd - opinion

Crystal Palace return from the international break with a trip to bottom of the table Wolves ahead of a busy festive fixture period that includes domestic and European action.

Oliver Glasner must navigate competing in three different tournaments over the coming weeks with an Eagles squad that, on paper, lacks the strength in depth to do so. Crystal Palace will hope for no injury problems and need first team stars to step up and find form.

One player who supporters are still waiting to see the best of is summer signing Yeremy Pino. The London outfit paid £26 million to sign the Spain international from Villarreal to help replace the creativity lost by Eberechi Eze’s move to Arsenal.

Crystal Palace star handed rare start for Spain against Turkey

Yeremy has been trusted by Glasner and is a regular starter, but is yet to score or assist in the Premier League. His performances have been diligent but, over this crunch period, he needs to start registering numbers.

The attacker was involved for Spain over the international break and was handed a rare start in the 2-2 draw against Turkey. The Crystal Palace man had 62 minutes on the pitch and was rated a 6/10 for his performance by SportsDunia.

The outlet wrote: “A frustrating performance. He was a creative spark, laying on four key passes for his teammates. But his own finishing let him down, and he squandered a big chance to score. He worked tirelessly but lacked the composure needed in front of goal. So involved, yet so ineffective in the end.”

That’s somewhat of a familiar tale for Crystal Palace fans, but there were real positives to take. Yeremy hit a strong strike at goal, which was spilled and led to the Spain equaliser and no player on the pitch created more chances than him.

Yeremy close to Crystal Palace breakthrough

Despite his form, Yeremy’s workrate has not dropped and that diligence is due to pay dividends. The winger is getting into the right positions and looking to make things happen.

With the backing of Spain manager Luis De La Fuente and international minutes, there’s no more inviting fixture to turn those good moments into goals than against Wolves. The Midlands club have conceded a league worst 25 goals this season.

Crystal Palace then take on Manchester United in front of a home crowd at the end of the month, with Selhurst Park set to be rocking. Yeremy has proven he can step up when against the league’s biggest opponents - scoring and assisting in the 3-0 win over Liverpool last month.

Yeremy also picked up two assists against Dynamo Kyiv last month and, after that match, Glasner pointed to a player who is getting better and better. He said: “He was very good.

“He worked so hard. In the last games, he didn't get the reward, but he's such a great guy, he always keeps going and he gets more and more used to the way we are playing. The second assist was too quick for my eyes. I'm already an old guy, too far away, it was too quick, so I’ll have to look it back on TV. It was a fantastic assist, and a very good performance.”

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