Crystal Palace PL (H) Post match thread

[KS55]

Bottle jobs

Lost their mettle

How many lost points, no composure

Write off season, which after last year isn't too shocking

But hard to take all the same

I do believe we are suffering mental fatigue from last years effort. As long as we reboot, we will be ok but maybe next year. Plenty of youngsters coming through, Doku is great, Nunes beginning to look the part. We can hardly complain, every club would give their eye teeth to do what we have done.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

This group of players have let the treble go to their heads.

They think they just need to turn up and stroll around for a win.

That whole game today was littered with mistakes, even when we were 2 nil up. We look a shadow of the team we used to be. 4 in row???? 4th place more like!!

 

[nellyonthewing]

So you think none of them players start today, ok pa lol. Might of got stick, but are a country mile better than most we have right now.

No leaders on view in the team right now.

 

[waspish]

I do believe we are suffering mental fatigue from last years effort. As long as we reboot, we will be ok but maybe next year. Plenty of youngsters coming through, Doku is great, Nunes beginning to look the part. We can hardly complain, every club would give their eye teeth to do what we have done.

Agree and find it weird that pep has played Walker a 33 year old every game apart from 1 I think!

It's like before the World Cup last season pep was playing weird teams but after the World Cup and few bad games he went to four centre backs and we went on a long run of wins

 

[Roachy]

There was one point second half when Foden, Alvarez and Grealish were so slow to get back in position. Are we not fit enough for the last 15 mins of games? Some players seem to be struggling with staying at it for 95 mins.

The top and tail of it is this team's not at it. Patchy form with a little pattern developing of not seeing games out. 2nd half of the season needs a bit of a turnaround tbh.

 

[nellyonthewing]

People can't have it both ways. They get angry when Foden or Alvarez turn and try to make things happen and turn it over but then complain about the style of play being boring. I don't necessarily disagree though.

There's possession with intent or just possession with no impact.

 

[come-on-barney]

Our style of relentless passing to each other for no effect is boring as fuck, there I said it. Football is about entertainment and watching tip tap crap is mind numbing. Doku and even Hamilton could have got behind their defence and created chances. Foden,Alvarez,Bernie and Grealish offer no variety and are risk averse.

We have had some exciting teams under Pep, Sane, Raz, David and Sergio fantastic. I loved Wednesday. Young players willing to gave a go. Loved it. Today in the ground I thought we were boring, where has our attacking instinct gone? Pass, pass, pass, surely Pep must not be happy with this!

 

[jrb]

15 minutes of passing the ball sideways and backwards at the back 2-0 in front.

 

[madloaf]

If Everton hadn't been deducted 10pts they'd be only 8pts behind us.

 

[come-on-barney]

Eddie gets bored sometimes………

Just Eddie ?? :)

 

[johnnytapia]

I mean over the season. We are still in the mix, going for an unprecedented 4th PL title in a row. There is a reason it is unprecedented; because it's so fucking difficult.

There are 2 teams on the pitch, and it's a test of skill, stamina, conditioning, tactics and performance. We should be better in all departments, but that isn't an entitlement. We have to give credit to Palace.

For most of the game, we got it spot on, and it was only for some good saves and crap finishing that we weren't 5 goals to the good. We got it wrong 3 or 4 times and it cost us 2 goals.

That's football.

This is all that needs saying.

 

[Fordyboy46]

No leaders on view in the team right now.

Is Walker still captaining the side?

 

[Dax777]

I'm just generally sad. I can whine about the refs, Walker, our defense, Pep, our toothless offense, our soft under belly, uninspired summer acquisition, someone committing a dumb play late in the game, the commentators etc

But overall, we are just in a funk

 

[eyalluvitt]

Agree and find it weird that pep has played Walker a 33 year old every game apart from 1 I think!

It's like before the World Cup last season pep was playing weird teams but after the World Cup and few bad games he went to four centre backs and we went on a long run of wins

Pep must have agreed to play him if he stayed and it's killing us, now his pace and game awareness have gone he is like a man down. He should have been punted after his howler at Sheff U.

 

[WestGorton]

The departures of Laporte, Gundogan, Mahrez and injury to KDB, and Stones to a degree has bitten in the last month or so. Others out of form too.

 

[nellyonthewing]

Is Walker still captaining the side?

Has he ever!

 

[Fordyboy46]

If Everton hadn't been deducted 10pts they'd be only 8pts behind us.

And that game on the 27th at their place has suddenly become a lot harder

 

[Pelegrinni]

Limited Palace to just two shots on target is pretty impressive.
We’re just going through a phase where it seems like every shot on target is a goal.
This is similar to Pep’s first season.
Even if we don’t win the league this season, things will get better next season.
Our boys have a lot of credits in the bank after the triumph of last season and the unrelenting attack against the club from rivals aided by their media lackeys.

 

[MillisleBlue]

Reckon the Dog & Duck ladies reserve team would bag a couple of goals against us. At least today's result has moved us a point closer to the red scousers - other than that, positives are hard to find.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Said it a million times and I’m saying it again.

Letting Gundogan go is up there with the most idiotic acts of self sabotage transfer policy in the history of the club.

And there’s been some fucking mental examples over the years.