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

[Xhavenjoe]

He can talk Savinho up all he likes but with a winger out, he's keeping him on the bench and playing a midfielder instead

I'm guessing he doesn't want to start Savinho and Cherki at the same time. Wouldn't surprise me if he brings him on in the second half.

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

Seems like Pep only trusts around 13 players out of a 25 man squad

At some point that’s going to cost us

Perhaps Doku being out today is a symptom of that policy

 

[samuelyeboah]

spooky one this. I hope the players aren't too tired and that pep isn't running them into the ground with this very little rotation. good lineup overall.

 

[youngbob]

Think that's

Donnarumma
Nunes Dias Gvardiol O'Reilly
Gonzalez Reijnders
Bernardo Foden Cherki
Haaland

 

[Stoned Rose]

Pretty damning for Marmoush that he still can't get a start in Doku's absence in the last game before he leaves for AFCON.

I'm hoping Reijnders plays just off Haaland, to give us two runners through the middle for Foden and Cherki to find.

Marmoush is dogshit we need to pie him in the January window.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Seems like Pep only trusts around 13 players out of a 25 man squad

At some point that’s going to cost us

Perhaps Doku being out today is a symptom of that policy

Just playing his best players in this important match.
Probably change a few midweek.

 

[mosssideblue]

Pep’s fault for not subbing him earlier on Weds, he was fucked.

Is it Peps fault if he has flu?

 

[youngbob]

That Brentford team in the cup is gonna be hilarious. Get ready for...

James Trafford! Rico Lewis! Nathan Ake! Divine Mukasa! Oscar Bobb! Savinho! Omar Marmoush! A returning Sergio Gomez on emergency loan!

 

[cleavers]

Marmoush toast then?

No, he's not available for a month or more.

 

[Bald fraud]

are we wearing the pissing down kit?

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Doku has a leg injury according to Pep. Worst possible timing when we're about to lose two of our left sided options for up to a month.

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

That Brentford team in the cup is gonna be hilarious. Get ready for...

James Trafford! Rico Lewis! Nathan Ake! Divine Mukasa! Oscar Bobb! Savinho! Omar Marmoush! A returning Sergio Gomez on emergency loan!

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Marmoush is off to AFCON after today but yeah I can see the rest all starting v Brentford

 

[Rammy Blue]

Is it Peps fault if he has flu?

Hmmmm

 

[mosssideblue]

Seems like Pep only trusts around 13 players out of a 25 man squad

At some point that’s going to cost us

Perhaps Doku being out today is a symptom of that policy

Perhaps you’re overthinking things

 

[Stoned Rose]

O’Reilly will have a game on his hands v Munoz today.

 

[ufo]

we are invisible, literally

 

[Gazza]

Doku must play today. He will have Clyne on toast.

If Clyne is that bad surely someone else can have him on toast.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Hmmmm

He got the shit kicked out of him and he's always been an injury prone player. Not sure how it's Pep's fault, we needed to get the game won and he had limited options on the bench.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Is it Peps fault if he has flu?

Yes, Pep should have given him the flu jab
Sneakup behind him when he isn't looking and stick the needle straight in

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

O’Reilly will have a game on his hands v Munoz today.

Munoz is out