Crystal Palace (A) - Sun 14th Dec, 14:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Jonas.shaffer]

Whilst you’re not wrong here, your proposed team selection was fucking awful to be fair.

How so?

I assume you probably thought the lineup Pep put out at Fulham, which couldn't get out of our own half in the second half, was good, right?

 

[WhereWereWeWhenWeWereWhat]

How so?

I assume you probably thought the lineup Pep put out at Fulham, which couldn't get out of our own half in the second half, was good, right?

The line up was good. We were 5-1 up. It was the substitutions that almost cost us.

 

[.db.]

Palace played a strong side at Shelbourne. Got 3-0 up by half-time then took their 3 best players off at half-time. That's the way you do it Pep.

It sounds more like a refreshing holiday than a draining football match.

Pep did that against Feyenoord last season; took Aké, Gündoğan and Foden off on 70mins at 3-0 and it ended up 3-3.

 

[DJBusinesscake]

Rico Lewis starting would be an instant buzz kill, and we would not win the game.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Surely we rotate against Brentford next Wednesday. One last push from the same eleven that started against Real, they've had nearly four days recovery

 

[Withnail]

Wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if Pep went unchanged again.

No problem with that, then several changes for next Wednesday.

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Rico Lewis starting would be an instant buzz kill, and we would not win the game.

Think he's scored at Palace away last two seasons. He could be a secret weapon.

 

[Ric]

Kolo Toure doing today's pre-match press conference instead of Pep. Should be interesting. Surprised it's not Ljinders, thought he was effectively the number two.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Every game feels like a crunch game at the moment. This will be tough, we should beat them but they are full of themselves at the moment, and actually quite good.

Though after beating RM we should be full of ourselves too.

 

[DJBusinesscake]

Think he's scored at Palace away last two seasons. He could be a secret weapon.

Make him captain

 

[CC1]

Kolo Toure doing today's pre-match press conference instead of Pep. Should be interesting. Surprised it's not Ljinders, thought he was effectively the number two.

Personal matter? When things like this appear it gets in your head & despite stupid criticism he gets it makes you realise how valued he is and what a dreadful day it will be when he goes.

WHAT A GUY; WHAT A MANAGER. And love how he has grown to hate the press like us fans - & answers their sly questions accordingly

 

[sh249]

I‘d probably go:

———-———Donnarumma————-
Nunes—-Dias—Gvardiol—Ait Nouri
—————-Bernardo-Nico G——-
——-Bobb———Foden——Doku——-
——————-—-Haaland——-———

Ait Nouri is a risk, but he‘s going to have to play at some point. And we need to give O‘Reilly a breather.
Cherki out would be purely tactical. As we don‘t have any other option for the centre of midfield, Bernardo has to play. But he can‘t be doing the kind of running he has been as the 6/8/10 and right winger. So it perhaps needs someone more disciplined on the right, so Bernardo can just play next to Gonzalez.
Could play Cherki as the 10 and rest Foden, but that would give us a non-existent press up top.
The alternative would be to play Lewis in midfield and rest Bernardo. But I just can‘t see that (and don‘t particularly want to either).
Can‘t trust Ake to play - he can‘t move his legs.
Rest the rest in the cup.

 

[citizen_maine]

Oh, Lionheart, Pep could start the 2009 Barca team, and you'd still be pessimistic.

I'd be pessimistic too. They'll all be in their 50's now :-)

 

[oldius]

I think Doku needs a rest, otherwise unchanged for me.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Think he's scored at Palace away last two seasons. He could be a secret weapon.

And copped for a typical referee red card when he was fouled.

 

[pee dubya]

Rico Lewis starting would be an instant buzz kill, and we would not win the game.

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Kolo Toure doing today's pre-match press conference instead of Pep. Should be interesting. Surprised it's not Ljinders, thought he was effectively the number two.

Lijnders on a day off

 

[Stelea]

Surely we rotate against Brentford next Wednesday. One last push from the same eleven that started against Real, they've had nearly four days recovery

Yep just the odd change v Palace for anybody who they have serious concerns over rather than just for the sake of changes

 

[chris85mcfc]

Wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if Pep went unchanged again.

There's absolutely no reason why he shouldn't

Don't know why people are obsessed with giving players a rest

 

[Stelea]

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Seem to remember us going one down to signature awful defending. Wide open on the left, cross comes in and Eze free on the back post with Rico 10 yards behind him.