Match Thread | Crystal Palace vs. Man City FA Cup Final (17/05/25)

[Alan Harper's Tash]

If Palace win, it’ll go down as the Hend of God final.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Turn the game off and stick your head on the toilet. Calling the player mentally weak?

Go and ply whatever trade it is you do in a foreign country and do half as well as he’s done - then your shithead comment might have some weight.

Any player that misses a penalty is mentally weak.

Its a free shot on goal from 12 yards.

 

[Elbow beards]

Why wasn't it pulled back for a free kick?

 

[Gray]

Still amazed that goalkeepers sometimes save penalties

Ours seldom do.

 

[Cityfan]

I think he's a very average player, will never win the league again with the likes of him in the team

Scores penalties for fun for Frankfurt, but misses his first penalty when under a bit of pressure....no thanks

He didn't miss it , the keeper made an excellent save.
Did the likes of Aguero and Messi have a weak mentality, they had plenty of penalties saved?

 

[jonny485]

Red all day long

Yep, and where's our freekick?

 

[waspish]

81% possession hard 2/3 good chances and a pen!

 

[Norbert D]

We don’t practice penalties do we. How many have we missed in recent years.

 

[Mancity1980]

It’s a red all day

Still don’t get why he got off with absolutely nothing.

Bent as fuck

He didn’t even give a free kick????

 

[Blue Maverick]

Be great when we get an apology for the handball!

 

[deano ou812]

City have definitely upset someone high up in football and the establishment are getting their own back .

It’s all connected to the 115 charges ..

 

[Lavinda Past]

We need to sign a reliable goalscorer

Edited.

 

[flook]

I’m not sure why they are saying on BBC , ‘you can’t blame the referee’ for missing the red card , surely that is his job?

not really, lino should have seen it though

 

[noseve]

Anybody can miss a penalty - Messi missed over 30, as did Ronaldo.
Personally I'd have been disappointed had it been given against us, cos Bernie definitely played for it.

Only blind optimism makes me feel we can win this - there's not really any rational thinking to support it.

Time for a repeat of KDB's last performance v Palace...

 

[Twisted-wheel]

Akanji was poor for the goal and looked dodgy a couple of times

Yeah of course but that is probably down to throwing him back in when he’s come back from injury and getting back to MATCH fitness, but certainly would not a prey would I play khusanov in place of him

 

[simon23]

I agree with some points, but ultimately we beat ourselves in games, no other team in the top 6 are missing that penalty or are playing without a DM from the off in a Wembley final.

Penalties are missed all the time

Yes the lack of a DM is confusing....but then again Palace attack out wide and I think Pep has used our fullbacks and press to push that back

People again need to stop making excuses - the simple fact is that we are no where near as good as we were due to a number of different reasons.....the league position doesnt lie...this team would get hammered by our best team at its peak
Some players are just not good enough anymore...hence the need for a rebuild...

 

[Silva&Silva]

Fucking hell. DO NOT LET THE FA GET AWAY WITH THIS. That sending off decision is beyond shocking.

 

[Gesario]

This,sick of it apply the rules laws correctly like a game 2-3 minutes in oh can’t give that it’s too early in the game,who gives a fuck apply the laws correctly ..

Sick to death of it Being royally fkd over here Although I must say shithouse tactic from Haaland Take the fkr an smash it in

 

[1961_vintage]

Course we’re the better side, however, I do think that Savinho doesn’t use the ball well considering how much he’s seen of it, so I would make the one change at half time.

Total lack of threat or end product.

 

[skillman]

The thing with that handball - it’s not an accident, he’s purposely cheated by battering it away.

It’s him - by cheating - who has ‘pushed the ball away from play’. If their argument is that it was away from goal that’s why it’s not a red then surely they look at the point of contact? At which point, he’s 1v1!

Absolutely ludicrous decision and even worse explanation.