Initially I was disappointed by this signing probably due to his goal stats but having researched him , I'm actually looking forwards to having him.
Apparently he's consistently one of the most fouled players in the league, can hold the ball up against anyone, the palace fans are pretty unanimous with thanking him for great service, and many use words like absolute pest of a player.
I think the manager has been quite shrewd in getting this experienced PL player and will use him very tactically.
And as many say, we aren't able to go and get a big name or dont really wanna drop 20m on an unproven foreigner like we used to.