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

Well goal aside that was fucking dump.

Our midfield isn’t fit for purpose. It doesn’t defend and it doesn’t attack. Bernie and particularly Casper are an absolute waste of fucking oxygen.

That from Reijnders started shite with a 1v1 chance that he completely fucked up and somehow it got worse. Whoever sanctioned his purchase should be in hiding.

Nico is the only midfielder who looks anything like what’s required and even he has serious deficiencies. He needs to get his head up for a change and stop doing things so fucking slowly. He’s actually so negative on the ball, it’s like having a carbon copy of Dias on it. I can’t tell them apart in possession.

Others have been half-decent. Nunes and Cherki doing ok. A big goal from the big man.

It’s been a tough watch.

Get Reijnders off (and throw him in the fucking bin) and either get another body in the middle of the park or stick Marmoush on.
Needs a belting from Our Judd, the lazy ****.
 
Nunes' crosses have been great this season
He’s been great all-round in 2025. One of our best players.

Still a lot of defensive improving to do, both in how and where to stand both body positionally and formation positionally… but he seems very willing to learn and works really hard on the pitch.

Even with that improvement needed, he kept Vinicius Jr mostly quiet the other night.

He’s always an assist threat n’all.

I really like the lad!
 
Until Rodri is back or we bring in a top DM to help Nico then we're going to be wide open for teams to cut through and have no one solid to pass to when we're under pressure at the back.

Until then expect us to look vulnerable.
 

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