Match Thread | Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City (14/12/25)

[Prestwich_Blue]

Like on Wednesday, we've got away with it here.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Dear sky

Any chance of sorting the camera out for the second half?

wank isn't it, haven't got a clue whose got the ball sometimes :)

 

[Tevez City]

Need to see a major improvement in the 2nd half.

 

[borassic]

Reijndeers and Bernardo both frighteningly bad there. Donna excellent. We can only get better second half surely

 

[dannyboiblue]

We need results like this tough team at home to beat hopefully we can see it out would be a massive result

 

[Blu1]

Donna, Nunes, cherki, Nico g very good everybody else needs to wake up

 

[Stoned Rose]

Very, very lucky to go in with a clean sheet. Palace were much the better side that half. Thank fuck for Haaland.

Our midfield is wank. Too soft and too slow and therefore no control.

Got 2-1 written all over if we don’t sort it out.

 

[.db.]

That was abject with the ball apart from one cross and one header.

Palace could have gone 1-0 up off any of their three or four chances.

You never know, that one cross and one header might be enough by the end of the game but we need to be better than this.

 

[wolviedinho]

Coms crying a cf has put ball in net with only 9 touches!!!

wtf? Scoring goals is what football is all about not how many times he can pass to a player who can have 100 touches a game but will never score.

What is this agenda? Stupid wankers

 

[Ryinho]

Everytime we score, the next couple of mins is us trying to give them a goal back. Great finish from Haaland, lucky to be ahead.

 

[Cityfan]

We're certainly missing Doku, little threat on the left.
Cherki playing well but a few shaky moments.

 

[deano ou812]

It's officially 9 touches Sly have had a count and it's not enough from Haaland ! Yea but one of them touches was a goal ya twats !

I enjoy it now as it must irritate the fuck out of them the amount of touches without doing anything else hope he does it again second half ..

 

[Gobshiight]

Done alright against a good side. Not creating much though, so I wouldn't mind seeing Marmoush come on for Reijnders

 

[Ajm1985]

Not for stats, for the momentum of the actual game

Pino looked offside when he hit the bar and they've only had one real chance besides that

That's fair. Presume their argument would be that it's threatening etc but I agree with you

 

[citymad]

How the hell are we in front? Thank fuck for Erl!

 

[01cravend]

Literally anyone for Reijnders please.. the amount of tweaking to fit him in is not remotely worth it.

5 in 3 Phil moved out to the left on its own is criminal

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Hard to find options to shore up the midfield off the bench. The best I can see is bringing RAN on and moving NOR into midfield for someone

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

Reijnders is absolutely miles off it. Complete lack of urgency from a player who should be busting a gut to impress.

Marmoush on for him please Pep.

Great smile though … especially when he misses.

 

[Gray]

He’s played just a handful of games, but needs to learn fast.

He is 28 next birthday, should already be the finished article.

What is he actually good at?

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

We all know Bernardo has no pace or physicality. But he's the least worst option in midfield next to Nico at the moment. Rodri's fitness is obviously a problem but Kovacic missing all season is really hurting us in games like this.