FIFA 15: 10 Under-Rated Teams Which Need Upgrading
5. Crystal Palace 3.5 Stars
Att: 70 / Mid: 70 / Def: 68 Crystal Palace were one of the biggest surprises of the 2013/14 season. The Eagles were evaluated as being the only team certain to go down by bookmakers. The only people who believed the south east London club could remain in the top-flight were the club's amazing fans who played no small part in the clubs astounding season. Not only did the Eagles under the masterful management of Tony Pulis manage to avoid relegation but they did it with points to spare, finishing in 11th place. The ratings in FIFA 15 should reflect Palaces status as an established Premier League club no longer the leagues whipping boys. The 3.5 star rating currently puts Palace as the equals of several Championship clubs which quite clearly is not the case. In the latter half of the season the club built up a reputation as a team notoriously hard to take points from, particularly when playing at home. The fact that Palaces defence has been listed as their weakest area is rather surprising. The likes of Joel Ward, Dean Moxey and Damien Delaney all played valiantly in defence while gritty defensive midfielders Mile Jedinak and Kagisho Dikgacoi put fear into the hearts of opposition forwards. The defending qualities of Crystal Palace proved to be their strongest quality (despite the FIFA 14 rating) while they struggled more on the offensive end. The addition of the explosive Fraizer Campbell from Cardiff City is sure to help the Eagles goal scoring woes.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
