Crystal Palace (H) - Sat 12th April, 12:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Otamendi's Beard]

Pep is seeing something nobody else is. But he knows best.

We've just got to trust the process...

 

[Claytop]

Said mcatee to start, happy for him, I did not have the 7 man midfield though.

Bizarre team, completely devoid of pace or width in all areas. No idea what the plan will be. How is that team going to score a goal? Looks like he's set us up to have a centre circle rondo for 90 minutes where the ball cannot leave the centre circle.

Okay, lets see how it plays out. Certainly no blaming the players if this goes tits up.

Guessing he’s going for this…

 

[meeesh]

He’s taking the piss, got to be one of the worst starting 11’s he’s ever picked whilst being here, but we shall see

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Why has Kovacic been rewarded with another start after his rubbish performance at OT?

 

[Sky Blue]

I don't usually moan at the starting 11......but on this occasion...wow.! I'll leave it at that.

 

[pride in battle]

That looks shit...hope i'm proved wrong but Mcatee has been dog shite each time he comes on, he must look good in training, now he HAS to deliver.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Packing the midfield and hoping the pace on the wingbacks looks after us? That's the only way I can imagine us getting width?

 

[Utter bobbins]

Starting 11 gets announced the usual bore fest ensues

 

[Ric]

Hmm, certainly wasn’t expecting that line-up! Glad to see McAtee getting a start, and hopefully Pep will prove us all wrong, but feeling less confident now the team is out. Anyway, up the Blues.

 

[bluemoon32]

What a wank side ha

 

[Nellies left peg]

Uncs in midfield again.

Fraser, Jones and Godfrey in midfield managed by Mainwaring. It’s a shockingly slow midfield that is getting overrun every week

 

[youngbob]

I've stopped trying to understand.

Doesn't play O'Reilly or McAtee all season, suddenly drops them in for a run of must-win games.

Grealish not getting in over McAtee is definitely the end of him, as if we didn't already know. Gutted.

 

[mancboy]

Pep is seeing something nobody else is. But he knows best.

We've just got to trust the process...

that sentiment worked up until this season, but now he is just doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, its madness

 

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

Perplexing line up… I can’t see the creativity in that team but let’s see what Pep has planned

 

[bitterblue78]

Im guessing pep doesnt want champions league football

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Not sure what McAtee has shown to warrant starting ahead of Savinho, Doku or Grealish. Not much pace or strength in midfield. Ah well, let's just wait and see what transpires

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Why’s Pep given up on Khus all of a sudden? It’s beyond me why he doesn’t play him after him being our best player in his first month.

Yep, it's starting to look a bit suspicious?

 

[Blu1]

Taking the piss now! Loyalty is costing this club champs league

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

I love Pep and this is fucking hurting but OH MY FUCKING GOD what the hell is he doing. Genuinely, has he lost it?

 

[thyer64]

Lewis the turtle up against their pacy wingers? Lord have mercy

Same can be said for that midfield and McAtee - we will get overrun