Ghana international Jeffery Schlupp has predicted an exciting future for Crystal Palace considering the talents available.
Schlupp, who won the Premier League title with Leicester City believes Crystal Palace have got the best young talent in England and is therefore confident about the club’s future.
“Talent and potential-wise, it’s got to be right up there,” he told the club's official website. “I’ve been in other teams where, no disrespect to anyone, but it was an older squad. Potential-wise everyone was at their peak or coming to the end of their peak.
“It was different. It was more of an experienced side, winning games and grinding through games. Now, you can really see the talent. We have a much younger squad, and Dougie [Freedman] and the team have done so well in bringing in these quality young players.
“I think the time is coming now to where those players are going to start getting into their peaks. It’s a very, very exciting future ahead.” With so many young players gaining significant Premier League experience, the squad is not just growing in ability but in tactical nous and Premier League know-how.
“There are a few players now that have been here for three or four years and you have seen them get to the beginning of their primes,” Schlupp explains. “You’ve got T [Tyrick Mitchell], you’ve got Michael [Olise], you’ve got Ebs [Eze].
“Those young boys are stepping into that 24 or 25-year-old age group, which is normally the beginning of your peak. It’s great to see. There are going to be high expectations because they are quality players, but I think it’s up to them to take that into their stride and really show what they can do."
“We’re a close group. We always speak and I’ve tried to help, especially when they first started coming through, but they are growing into young men now. They have had the experience now. They know what they are doing, and we obviously try to help if they need help. We’ll speak.
“But I think they are good enough players to take on the advice that they are getting from coaches and really show it themselves now.”
Schlupp has managed two goals and provided three assists in 31 games across competitions this season.