Crystal Palace (A) | Post Match Thread

[pavelsrnicek]

Nothing wrong with the intensity or mentality, looked to be one of those games as the chances came and went.

Said at the weekend it was a tough game and same will be said for Leeds, West Ham, Burnley and Wolves.

We are currently paying the price because of a shit first half at Southampton and a very late goal against Spurs, as we lost our margin for error.

It could yet be a very big point and still affords us the cushion of a draw at home to Liverpool, if we are to be perfect elsewhere.

My only gripe is the correlation between our dropped points this season coming against the same teams.

To lose 15 points to just Spurs, Palace and Southampton takes some swallowing.

I expect Liverpool to win at Arsenal but our team has been down this road before.

Our 4 aways will probably decide it. Burnley will be a bit like last night, they’ll sit deep but play it long, pitch will be a bit bumpy. They’ll be waiting in the long grass as they don’t play again until April. Hopefully the international break doesn’t mess us up.

Leeds could be a bit of a bear pit so we need to rob the crowd of any belief, they’ll play deeper against us than Bielsa did.

Wolves will be immensely difficult as they’re defensively excellent, one of those games a bit of magic from KDB, Foden or Mahrez makes the difference.

West Ham will have a go and will create chances but will give up some as well, it will come down to who takes their chances.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Not that this will change anyones mind but…

City have scored 68 goals and were expected to score 69 from the positions we shot from.

Liverpool have scored 73 goals and were expected to score 74 from the positions they shot from.

Both teams have exactly the same level of being “clinical”

Yesterday is just fresh in the mind.

 

[B\connellblue]

Not that this will change anyones mind but…

City have scored 68 goals and were expected to score 69 from the positions we shot from.

Liverpool have scored 73 goals and were expected to score 74 from the positions they shot from.

Both teams have exactly the same level of being “clinical”

Yesterday is just fresh in the mind.

It depends what your "expectations" are
I'd expect a top footballer to be either able to head it Or kick it into the fucking net from 3 yards out

 

[Xhavenjoe]

It depends what your "expectations" are
I'd expect a top footballer to be either able to head it Or kick it into the fucking net from 3 yards out

Agree.
I can flick my socks further than that.
Last night they were like lads kicking a balloon.

 

[exiled-blue]

Interesting, worth a complaint as I heard the Palace fans very loud all game, I thought it was maybe due to where the mic was placed.
I wasn’t there so hard to complain about atmosphere but my mate said fans were very quiet last night. We’ll need to bring it for Burnley and intimidate the scouse scum at the Etihad, perhaps we should organise a bus welcoming

I was in the main Palace end last night and I hardly heard our fans.
To be fair though, much as I hate that fuckinng drum, the Palace fans were very good and all sides of the ground were up singing. And our players did nothing to dampen that by regularly gifting them opportunities.

 

[Bill]

I love Pep as much as the next blue. And will happily 'defend' wherever I think he is the fucking man.

But I have no issue saying what frustrates me, when it does. And the persistence in not changing things up when deaperately needing changed even in the last 10 minutes, is one that keeps coming up.

Drawing/losing games happens. Part of football. Sometimes you try everything, and it hust doesn't go your way. Nothing you can do about it.

Last night, he didn't try everything. If he'd thrown on Jesus/Sterling, heck Zinchenko up front, and they did nothing, then I'd be totally fine with it. One of those, move on. But to watch the same passing round the box in the 94th minute, after seeing it come to nothing in the 93 minutea prior, I'm sorry, I am allowed to be annoyed by that.

Doesn't surprise me, seen it loads of times since his Barcelona side did the exact same againdt Inter in the second leg with a CL final at stake. Including our own CL final, when he could have brought Aguero on much earlier.

He will always do it. On balance, he will win plenty doing it, and I will celebrate it. And I will get annoyed the games he does it, and it comes out to nothing. I'm aware that is somewhat fickle. But it is how it is.

every word spot on.

 

[dadnlad]

Might be something in that. Of 3 teams who have given us trouble this year, Southampton, Palace, Spurs, they have all done it twice suggesting we don't change if it's not working.

the golf chips came out again last night in second half

 

[Bobby the blue]

I appreciate everything that Pep does for the club but there has to be a Plan B in matches like this when the other team puts 10 behind the ball on a small pitch. Similarly the players need a different mentality. 95th minute, last attack, a throw in on the left side, ball launched into the box, no one there to receive! Even clubs at the other end of the table would have thrown players forward.

But what would plan b consist of. Knocking it long for a knock down or such sort. Plan A was working ok. We carved out very good chances against a stubborn side.
we are a technical side and lobbing it up top rarely works. Keep moving the defence about. Keep probing and continue stretching there back line works for us.
Listen I’m just as frustrated we didn’t win of course I am but today seems very knee jerk. I still think there will be twists and turns to come and we need to keep the faith. God wills it as is often said on this fine platform.

 

[shemnel]

But what would plan b consist of. Knocking it long for a knock down or such sort. Plan A was working ok. We carved out very good chances against a stubborn side.
we are a technical side and lobbing it up top rarely works. Keep moving the defence about. Keep probing and continue stretching there back line works for us.
Listen I’m just as frustrated we didn’t win of course I am but today seems very knee jerk. I still think there will be twists and turns to come and we need to keep the faith. God wills it as is often said on this fine platform.

I think the best thing we could have done for the last 20 was to introduce Sterling on the right and shift Foden left and try and beat a full back. I thought their full backs did well and our wings looked stale by 70 mins, but the best moments came when we knocked the ball past them and they clearly didnt enjoy running backwards with the ball goalside of them (as most full backs dont). I think 20 mins of trying to beat them a bit on the outside might have yielded something, but then again they were sat so deep and we'll never know!

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Played on a shit surface. Mr Viera if the best you can come up with is to get your players to adopt shit house tactics (criminal time wasting without any yellows and feigned injuries to break up the flow of the game) please don’t send your CV to City if you’re thinking about a future coaching role.
That said we had enough chances to win comfortably on most days.
Anyway let’s move forward
P.s come on the Gunners!