Crystal Palace (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[micky_blue]

Obviously not a great result, some players need to take a look at their performance, that said, very strange team selection after the game on Wednesday, makes me wonder?

 

[Tevez City]

Considering all factors, I would sign now for a top4 position

 

[Ajm1985]

I don't know, I guess my frustration is I think we can still be better than we are with the players we have and Pep isn't working his wonders as well as usual. He's expecting performances from players who aren't giving any inclination they can match the standard and he's not mitigating the weaknesses. Throwing the same players into the same system and hoping for something different is baffling. There is no ball winner in that midfield and the controllers are frequently losing it in dangerous spots. We don't set up more defensively or make available changes when overrun. Just a bit frustrating

 

[colorado blue]

We’re playing with no defensive midfield, half a defense and players coming back from injury. I thought we battled well and deserved more today. Ref was awful. Only answer at moment is to give the kids a chance in defense. Walker is done and Gundo nest a long rest.

 

[wolviedinho]

Well done blues.

I'll post before the rags and dippers and city-fans-for-2 years start creating havoc with their wum posts and entitled posts.

Great point. Could come in handy come the end of the season. After not winning in 7 games it's just baby steps for a while. We're dead on our feet, half the team not fully fit yet we've picked ourselves up and won 1 and drawn 1.

Told you this season will be tough, we need to be patient and look at the bigger picture, something most on here forget to do.

Well done boys.

Far too many people accept mediocracy.

We all know the excuses now. It’s been talked about to death.

The club is responsible for giving the manager a group of player to win games. They have failed to do that.

We have a group of players who are too old or not good enough with the odd player like Dias and Haaland sitting in between them.

The players should have been replaced in the summer. Leave the sentimentality to the fans.

Watching great players look like shit is a sad sight. Rodders out but the decline from the rest is pathetic.

When do we stop making excuses?

Get on with it.

This season is a complete right off. That’s on the club.

 

[ken tali]

Win little second balls causing us big problems
Walker out
Bernado out
Gundo out
Nunez ?????
Lewis prob not but ????????
Sav young so patience needed

Lewis good goal but not sure he is a defender

he is never a defender, he is small ,slow and very weak.

 

[paulsimpson]

Pep has to do more this season. Not good enough from his (our) team again.

Even if our players weren't self destructing, our style of play is jaded.

Funny how a season can completely collapse. Pity that it's to us.

Look, when our defence is decimated with injury Pep cannot do any more. Defensive Midfield - kovacic and Rodri out .We also hear that Grealish has a niggle somewhere. And there are possibly more with niggles who are working through them. So it's difficult to put out a competitive team. Last season we didn't have these issues.

 

[Rory Bluelow]

Rob Jones is a ****.

The Palace player should have been booked and a penalty check at least should have been called for. VAR not fit for purpose.

Anyway I think the lads did alright all things considered. The laughably small squad is on Pep.

I understand why he might want a small squad but it’s high risk - when you lose 6-7 players out or unfit it is disastrous. No five in a row this season but the last four have been wonderful.

 

[BolinCell]

There was going to be a drop off at some point , some absolute professional bellends on here , maybe we should win 6 in a row - even then some wouldn’t he happy on here, fuck knows what this place will be like when Pep leaves and an even bigger drop in form happens.

we used to win six in a row with our hands tied behind our backs.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Given the players available and the fact we went behind twice that was a well earned point