Crystal Palace (N) - Sat 17th May, 16:30 | FA Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

[jrb]

Give the players another day on the beer before the cup final. That might work again.

 

[mexico1970]

Nearly 34% of those polled think we will lose :)

 

[Blu1]

Energy is with palace our boys are physically & mentally goosed.

 

[super_city_si]

Gundogan will play cos he scored in a final 2 years ago. In fact, I imagine anyone who is fit from the 2023 final will play cos they have done it before so it’s common sense they will play the same.

 

[Bluemoonadam]

Give the players another day on the beer before the cup final. That might work again.

Let them have a week long sesh, ah well I've gone past caring anyway me lol MCFC OKAY!

 

[citymad]

Yes. But it's very different when it's a final at Wembley.

Oh I see,I thought Wembmey and Wembley was the same place. Sorry.

:)

 

[citymad]

_____________________Ortega_______________________

Nunes_______Khusanov___________Reis__________O'Reilly

________________Nico Gonzalez _____________________

__________Gundogan____________KDB_____________

Marmoush___________Haaland________________Doku

 

[phargrave]

7/2 palace for the win in 90 mins ..

Worth a punt at that price, especially after yesterday’s shit show….

 

[TFC]

Yet, I wouldn't bet against that they will all start :(

 

[vmsuhail]

Great opportunity to win a trophy.



... for Crystal Palace.

 

[phargrave]

Nearly 34% of those polled think we will lose :)

Hardly surprising……

 

[vmsuhail]

Getting Wigan vibes about this game.

:(

I was confident of winning that game until the match progressed. This one I feel like we have a 30% chance.

 

[vmsuhail]

Give the players another day on the beer before the cup final. That might work again.

There won't be any complacency this time.

 

[Gray]

Getting Wigan vibes about this game.

:(

We changed the keeper, big mistake.

 

[Gray]

Go back to the winnng side. No Halaand, no Lewis, otherwise be over quickly.

No Foden.

 

[Keeper!]

Getting Wigan vibes about this game.

:(

Palace are night and day a better side than Wigan, this will be a very tough game, they have players that are capable of having great moments.

 

[PragueBlue]

I know it's a crazy idea but I'd just go with the side that beat them 5-2 a few weeks ago.

 

[sh249]

As ever, hard to pick a team at the moment given the lack of any settled system.

I’d probably go with:

——————Ortega———
Nunes—Dias-Gvardiol—O’Reilly
—Bernardo-Kovacic-Gundogan
—-Foden—Haaland—Marmoush

Otherwise, go back to how we’ve been winning recently:

——————Ortega—————
Nunes—Dias—Gvardiol—O’Reilly
———Bernardo—Kovacic——
—-—-De Bruyne—Gundogan—
—?? (Savinho?Foden?)—Marmoush

But god knows what it will be. Can easily see Lewis and Akanji starting. Maybe Doku. Even McAtee …

 

[richards30]

Ortega
Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
O’Reilly
Nico Gonzalez
Kovacic
Doku
Savinho
Marmoush
Haaland

Fuck knows what Pep will pick but it isn’t going to be anything like this I would imagine.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Ortega
Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
O’Reilly
Nico Gonzalez
Kovacic
Doku
Savinho
Marmoush
Haaland

Fuck knows what Pep will pick but it isn’t going to be anything like this I would imagine.

That's exactly the side he should pick.

Ortega is a better shot stopper so has to start & with Haaland being fit there's no way he's being left out, at least with wingers he's got a chance of touching ball.