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

[mosssideblue]

Hmmmm

Of course you knew that when blaming Pep

 

[Mancity1980]

Doku is a massive loss. We lose so much threat without him. Much harder to see a regular path to goal without him.

Weird that marmoush doesn't come in for him especially when we are about to lose him after this game. Bench looks severely lacking, take out marmoush and ait-nouri after today and we're bare bones stuff.

Time for a few passengers to step up and make their mark.

Probably considering Marmoush to come on at some point.

 

[ufo]

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

Why do we call break fast and not lunch fast or dinner fast ?

 

[youngbob]

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

Is that match-up taking place at a London hospital?

 

[Rammy Blue]

Of course you knew that when blaming Pep

Well he hasn’t got the flu has he smartarse.

 

[Semper aggressus]

The best starting XI we could have picked given the injuries to Doku, Stones and Rodri.

 

[mosssideblue]

Well he hasn’t got the flu has he smartarse.

Some just too quick jumping in blaming Pep for everything

 

[youngbob]

Need a big performance from Haaland today. He's not gonna get many chances. Needs to really have his shooting boots on.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Is that match-up taking place at a London hospital?

Munoz out?

 

[mosssideblue]

The best starting XI we could have picked given the injuries to Doku, Stones and Rodri.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Some just too quick jumping in blaming Pep for everything

If you watched the game on Weds you’d have quite clearly seen he needed taking off earlier. Pep made a triple sub and left him on and you could see Doku was suprised to be left on. He was goosed. He’s now picked up an injury. So who’s fault is it exactly if not the manager’s for leaving him on?

 

[Stoned Rose]

The key today is putting someone on Wharton to stop his one touch forward passes between the lines.

 

[Don Karleone]

I hate playing this lot, but I'm weirdly confident.

 

[bluenova]

Pep giving up on rotation ?

Shame about Doku, assume an injury as not on bench. At least he didnt replace him with no.26

There was something in the Athletic last week, showing that Pep makes more changes in the second half of the season.

Given that he used to flip the teams regularly in the CL, as it was so easy to qualify, he's definitely going to have to spread minutes around soon.

 

[youngbob]

Munoz out?

For a few weeks. Needs surgery apparently.

 

[B\connellblue]

Why do we call break fast and not lunch fast or dinner fast ?

Is this a serious question?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

The best starting XI we could have picked given the injuries to Doku, Stones and Rodri.

Subs: Trafford, Ake, Marmoush, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis

Not the greatest bench. When you take into account Marmoush and Ait Nouri wil be away at Afcon

 

[bluenova]

I hate playing this lot, but I'm weirdly confident.

Just two wins at home in the league this season. Their position is based on having the best away record in the league, so hopefully not as tough as it looks.

 

[hilts]

Marmite toast then?

No thanks

 

[mosssideblue]

If you watched the game on Weds you’d have quite clearly seen he needed taking off earlier. Pep made a triple sub and left him on and you could see Doku was suprised to be left on. He was goosed. He’s now picked up an injury. So who’s fault is it exactly if not the manager’s for leaving him on?

Yes he was goosed and should have come off earlier, totally agree.

That he didn’t isn’t a guarantee as to why he picked up an injury.