Crystal Palace (A) | Post Match Thread

I think we need a firm kick up the arse and have needed it pretty much since the start of this calendar year. Yes we had the chances but I think we take a couple of them if we really wanted it. Been coasting for too long bar the odd performance. Hopefully words are said after that one and we get a grip

I'd be surprised, and very disappointed (at the very least), if we don't see a response from here
 
Jesus2020 said:
I can handle losing points in a title race. What I don't like is having the commentary make out this is all about City v Liverpool. It is. But with so many games to go it shouldn't be commentated in that way.
I haven't watched any recent Liverpool games but have they referenced the result to City? Probably not.
It's almost a willing for us to drop points. An advert for it. Watch this game to see if Liverpool have a chance of winning the league.
I pay the same money for sky sports as any fan does. When I watch my team I'm nervous as fuck at this stage in the season. But above all else I just want to enjoy watching my team play football. Win, lose or draw. It's harder to do that when the commentary is adding to my nerves by constantly referring to this as us against Liverpool rather than whoever we are playing. I can't do this to the same level when they can't hide their bias.
If they do the same for Liverpool games then yeah, fair enough, it's capitalism. But I'm assuming they don't?
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Sky sports should rename themselves to LFCTV. It’s a fucking joke - the commentators must’ve mentioned Liverpool at least 20 times in that game. Anyone would think they were playing tonight
 
We huffed and puffed but ultimately ran out of steam and ideas. Palace were resolute and carried a threat on the break. Shame to drop points but shit happens. No real standout performance from anyone but the same token no one was that bad. Maybe Jesus could have come on but he’s not exactly pulling up trees this season.

Only negative for me is the amount of fans around me with their mobile blowers outs recording everything.!I mean by all means do it in the pub and on the concourse but just seems a real waste of time and money filming it or taking selfies. Pointless being there.

High points were chatting to the gentleman that is John Stapleton on the train. Classy man and very friendly.

And also managed to not get robbed of my lesser seen kapppa cagoule circa 99. I decided to bring it out of retirement for one game a season and it never fails to get a bit of admiration from fellow city fans although I always feel that at some point I’m going to get jumped and taxed of it. Safely tucked away for next season now.

onwards to the weekend.
 
Gumzy97 said:
Grealish hasn't been bought for goals.

He was top 2 best creators in the prem for villa last season when he had a striker in front of him.

We add a striker to this city team Grealish becomes alot better.
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Just frustrating that the dippers can get Diaz and he fits into their team immediately.

We drop £100m on a player and he's not exactly had a major impact. If anything it's pushed other players out of position.
 
KDB we so pissed off with many of his colleagues today, few arses need kicked tonight, hope the players can get together and go on a run now, we’ve been dropping far too many points of late!!!
 
Played well, just couldn't score. Never known a side as good as ours miss so many chances. Still in our hands though despite what the media would have you believe.
 
Bobby the blue said:
Maybe Jesus could have come on but he’s not exactly pulling up trees this season.
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I like Jesus and Sterling, a lot actually, but I do find the idea of them coming on, changing the game, and scoring a half chance pretty funny. Even funnier given the stick, fair and unfair, they get on here for needing 3 sitters to score 1!
 
The Fat el Hombre said:
I think we need a firm kick up the arse and have needed it pretty much since the start of this calendar year. Yes we had the chances but I think we take a couple of them if we really wanted it. Been coasting for too long bar the odd performance. Hopefully words are said after that one and we get a grip

I'd be surprised, and very disappointed (at the very least), if we don't see a response from here
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I actually think we tried very hard the whole game. Apart from a couple of loose passes and being caught in possession from walker laporte cancelo and rodri the effort was there.

The composure and finishing was terrible.
 
As disappointing as tonight was, calmed down a bit now and had a beer to chill

On reflection, after missing out on the striker we were desperate to get in the summer and watching Chelsea building up a big early lead in the title race.. I’m sure most of us would have taken being 4 points clear in mid March, with our only realistic challengers still to play us at the Etihad and them having the harder run in
 
Chris B said:
They’d never have a Liverpool game with a full career United and Everton pundits, or Liverpool and City pundits for a United game. It’s not like they possess unique insight or communication skills.
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Why oh why do we have to endure these two cunts, Carragher should be sacked, he is a horrible human being who abuses kids, to think he wasn’t sacked for spitting on that young girl is absolutely disgusting
 
Bobby the blue said:
We huffed and puffed but ultimately ran out of steam and ideas. Palace were resolute and carried a threat on the break. Shame to drop points but shit happens. No real standout performance from anyone but the same token no one was that bad. Maybe Jesus could have come on but he’s not exactly pulling up trees this season.

Only negative for me is the amount of fans around me with their mobile blowers outs recording everything.!I mean by all means do it in the pub and on the concourse but just seems a real waste of time and money filming it or taking selfies. Pointless being there.

High points were chatting to the gentleman that is John Stapleton on the train. Classy man and very friendly.

And also managed to not get robbed of my lesser seen kapppa cagoule circa 99. I decided to bring it out of retirement for one game a season and it never fails to get a bit of admiration from fellow city fans although I always feel that at some point I’m going to get jumped and taxed of it. Safely tucked away for next season now.

onwards to the weekend.
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Zip up laser blue one - looks a bit like the home kit that season ?? I forgot I had one of those
 
Lots of weird criticism about the way we played, particularly second half. Don’t get that, we didn’t get a bit of luck, fine margins - Palace had a say in that! Viera did well. He changed things in the 2nd half, Gallagher moved further to the right and there was therefore less space on our left - we created havoc down that flank during a spell in the first half and until Kouyate killed the rhythm after he took a bullet to his shin.
 
youngbob said:
Ederson, had nothing to do really 6/10

Walker, tried hard but often timed his runs incorrectly 5/10
Stones, pretty solid and probably MOTM 7/10
Laporte, covered well 7/10
Cancelo, unlucky to hit the post but spent most of the game overhitting crosses 5/10

Rodri, not awful but still worst game for a while, looked a yard off 5/10
Bernardo, those two sitters were criminal 5/10
De Bruyne, always creative and deserved a goal or assist to show for it 7/10

Grealish, created our two best openings 7/10
Foden, get him playing deeper please 6/10
Mahrez, probed without being too dangerous 6/10
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Not far off with this sum up.
 
Bobby the blue said:
We huffed and puffed but ultimately ran out of steam and ideas. Palace were resolute and carried a threat on the break. Shame to drop points but shit happens. No real standout performance from anyone but the same token no one was that bad. Maybe Jesus could have come on but he’s not exactly pulling up trees this season.

Only negative for me is the amount of fans around me with their mobile blowers outs recording everything.!I mean by all means do it in the pub and on the concourse but just seems a real waste of time and money filming it or taking selfies. Pointless being there.

High points were chatting to the gentleman that is John Stapleton on the train. Classy man and very friendly.

And also managed to not get robbed of my lesser seen kapppa cagoule circa 99. I decided to bring it out of retirement for one game a season and it never fails to get a bit of admiration from fellow city fans although I always feel that at some point I’m going to get jumped and taxed of it. Safely tucked away for next season now.

onwards to the weekend.
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This one https://images.app.goo.gl/t8ZyMXd1eM6PmBhq6017447F2-48FC-45B5-8DF1-6E106D3D1611.jpeg
 
argyle said:
Just frustrating that the dippers can get Diaz and he fits into their team immediately.

We drop £100m on a player and he's not exactly had a major impact. If anything it's pushed other players out of position.
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Have we bought a player under Pep that has fitted immediately into the side? Dias hit the ground running other than that it seems to take a season or so to bed in with the likes of Cancelo, Rodri, Mahrez, Bernardo ect Hopefully it's the same with Grealish.
Who knows this time next year we could be talking about how Grealish is flourishing whilst Diaz is having a hard time of it. Funny old game football.
 
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