Crystal Palace (h) pre-match thread

[Gabriel]

Time to open the game up and get back to our footballing instincts.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Could we be playing the 4-2-2-2? Delph and Fernando as the defensive pillars and KdB and Dave playing as inside wingers?

That's what I thought when I saw the line-up. Dave and Kevin both like to cut in, and both FBs can overlap. Agree with others that Palace's wing pace is their strength though, so we'll need to be careful there.

 

[G-Star Medium Rare]

...... and what a bench ! Got to be the strongest in the Prem

 

[Proelia]

Absolute joke sterling doesn't start , de bruyne doesn't even deserve to be on the bench with the effort hes been putting in

 

[bugsyblue]

Boom! I like this team. Well done pellers

 

[mancity1]

That's what I thought when I saw the line-up. Dave and Kevin both like to cut in, and both FBs can overlap. Agree with others that Palace's wing pace is their strength though, so we'll need to be careful there.

Bit more concerned about Cabaye, Mc Carthur and Ledley against Delph and Fernando.

One short in the centre so Nacho will have to drop back for cover or KDB.

Thought Navas would start ahead of KDB.

 

[BlueS]

like it, Demi needs to have a good one though and i've never seen Dave in that position before either

 

[Kompany is King]

Great to see Iheancho start

 

[Utter bobbins]

Absolute joke sterling doesn't start , de bruyne doesn't even deserve to be on the bench with the effort hes been putting in

You do make me laugh

 

[flb]

Aguero and Kelechi will be a formidable partnership but he has to give Nacho a run of games.

Decent line up that, legs in midfield.

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

Good team, I think.

I would have started Navas over Kev, though. He's been class recently.

 

[mosssideblue]

Run them ragged for an hr then bring on sterling and naval to put the final nail in

 

[BlueS]

Birthday boy Zabba, 31, still a spring chicken

 

[J_Bow]

Good changes, about time we give a shite team a good tanking.

 

[Dax777]

So Manuel has now done what all the moaners want. Watch them switch complaints next week.

I just wanted to point out that this is the 4th straight game in which he has continued switching things up. But take a look at the narrative here, and you'd think he'd played the same 11 every game.

 

[Blue Smarties]

My only change would be Sterling for KDB.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Great to see Iheancho start

Enjoy yourself it's better than you think!

 

[HolisticJim]

If we play shit today it pretty much blows the theory's of Yaya needing dropping and iheancho making the difference right out of the water.

Personally I think we'll win but it won't be easy.

 

[citizen_maine]

So Manuel has now done what all the moaners want. Watch them switch complaints next week.

I just wanted to point out that this is the 4th straight game in which he has continued switching things up. But take a look at the narrative here, and you'd think he'd played the same 11 every game.

Useless bastard. Keeps changing the team every week :-)

 

[blueinsa]

So Manuel has now done what all the moaners want. Watch them switch complaints next week.

I just wanted to point out that this is the 4th straight game in which he has continued switching things up. But take a look at the narrative here, and you'd think he'd played the same 11 every game.

God forbid we lose as it will be a case of what the fuck was he thinking changing it like that!

Bluemoon at its finest.

Very confident today as i always am, 3-0

 

[Phil1]

So Manuel has now done what all the moaners want. Watch them switch complaints next week.

I just wanted to point out that this is the 4th straight game in which he has continued switching things up. But take a look at the narrative here, and you'd think he'd played the same 11 every game.

I think most complaints have been about our style of play rather than the different personnel - at least mine have.