Crystal Palace (A) I PL I Post Match Thread

[himalayan_blues]

Savinho has done well in his last 2 sub appearances.
Give the guy a break.

I think savinho will do wonders for a counter attacking team. Doku is better at short space runs while savinho is better in long distance attacks.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Nunes fantastic cross for the first & Bernardo brilliant at creating space for him to do that...he took out 2 defenders with that wiggle.
Also Nunes great pressing for the ball to Cherki to set up Foden for the 2nd...

Wonderful Savinho run for the penalty but I wish he'd have smashed it into the net or dinked it over the goalie like Gabriel Jesus did for the 100 points.

Well played City.

 

[SWP's back]

Who was this imaginary man covering the line? Was it one of those he burned past and left for dead on the half way line? If Henderson doesn't bring him down, he's slotting it into an empty net, only chance he doesn't score is if he somehow missed the target from an open net. Even his biggest haters would be finding it difficult to suggest that would likely happen.

Bollocks. Just watched it again.



He’s not yet hit the floor and the defender has had time to even change his run to go for the ball.

He was running on goal and pushed the ball past the keeper at 45 degrees away from the goal. It’s at best a 50:50 he beats the defender there a) ok his weaker foot and b) given the fact he shoots as he does.

 

[SWP's back]

well i could say hes into his 8th season playing at least 25 games for man city’s first team.

at the same point Rooney was scoring an overhead kick against city and about to peak in the 2011 champions league final where he was the only good thing about united that night.

Sterling at 25 years and 7 months was about to start the 2020/21 season for city which would be his peak probably.

Foden is not young nor is he developing or ‘yet to peak’ Its highly likely that he has already peaked in 2023/24 player of the season form.

players who starts at 16yo or 17yo burn out early.

Bollocks. Foden, unlike Sterling, is not a pace merchant nor was he being played 50 games a season as a teenager.

 

[hoppy]

I watched the game on Sunday with my eldest, she asked if I thought we'd win the league and I said yes.

'But dad, how do you think we're going to win the league if every week you're convinced we're going to lose?'

 

[GazM]

Can't see that at all.
Haaland missed his last 2 attempts to go round the keeper.
He was well past Henderson and was deliberately taken down. It was one of Savinho's better moments all season and posters are still critical.

Haaland may miss but I'd back him over most others & he won't hide when the next opportunity comes along. Yes, it was likely one of Savinho's better moments...which says it all sadly.

 

[pepguardiola'smoustache]

well i could say hes into his 8th season playing at least 25 games for man city’s first team.

at the same point Rooney was scoring an overhead kick against city and about to peak in the 2011 champions league final where he was the only good thing about united that night.

Sterling at 25 years and 7 months was about to start the 2020/21 season for city which would be his peak probably.

Foden is not young nor is he developing or ‘yet to peak’ Its highly likely that he has already peaked in 2023/24 player of the season form.

players who starts at 16yo or 17yo burn out early.

What on earth are you on about?