Crystal Palace forward Michy Batshuayi scored his first goal for the club in the Leicester 4-1 demolition on Saturday night.
It is Batshuayi who managed to break the stalemate, even in fortuitous circumstances. A 30-yard strike from James McArthur was diverted from the strained leg of the striker, Kasper Schmeichel being in goal completely strayed in the goal of Leicester.
The Belgian, loaned by Chelsea, has struggled to settle in a club in the past two years, after playing high-level football in France, Spain, Germany, England and Spain.
However, his constant training does not seem to have affected his ability to score goals and, with a new strike added to his collection against Leicester, the leader could be considered one of the best forwards at world, with the help of Opta. .
According to the company's badysis, ifAt the start of the 2014/15 season, no player scored for more clubs than Batshuayi in the five major European leagues (five – Marseille, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Valencia and Crystal Palace).
It's a huge feat for the net in four of the "big five" European leagues when he's only 25 years old. His ability to adapt to different leagues and cultures is evident thanks to his goal record.
The stat obviously does not put Batshuayi at the same level as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldobut we must congratulate him for his achievements. Renowned sides like Valencia and Dortmund would not want to engage the attacker if there was no obvious talent.
Although he was not prolific playing for Valencia earlier in the season, scoring only four goals, Batshuayi showed that he was able to score at the highest level. His past record with Dortmund last season was proof of that. Indeed, he scored nine goals in just 14 games.
It remains to be seen whether or not Batshuayi can reproduce the form he has shown in the Bundesliga. If it can reach these levels, it will be a considerable badet for Crystal Palace in the battle to stay in the division.
The Eagles strikers have notoriously lacked killer instinct in front of the goal, with 32 million pounds of signatures Christian Benteke being the best example, do not net since April. But with "Batsman", as he was affectionately nicknamed, Selhurst Park could have a new hero at the end of the season.
