Crystal Palace (A) | Post Match Thread

[Winchester]

Or the next 10 games.....

Even Wednesday

 

[shevtheblue]

One of those games, but it's still bonkers pep didn't even try and change things up with at least one sub.

 

[Metalartin]

Liverpool only play Arsenal away and Watford at home before they play us. So the only chance they have if dropping points is on Wednesday.

Yeah fair enough, I can still see a draw there though.

 

[bluemc1]

Thought it was lost twice before and we won it and both times from worse spots than were in now

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Pep is inhibiting our player of the season and our most naturally talented player to get grealish and Kev in their positions. He also.on a night where our finishing was crap leaves gundog Sterling and Jesus doing yoga in hi Viz bibs.

By some distance Foden is our best false 9 and most likely to make something happen in a tight space in the penalty box. It isn't his best position, but he's the best in the position he's being asked to play. Don't think we are doing it to get Grealish and Kev in the team. Just hope we get Haaland and Pep signs an extension and we win one of the big two trophies this year because otherwise we really have wasted a year without a striker otherwise, especially when everyone and his dog knew we needed one.

 

[citymad]

ZERO shots on goal, and only 4 attempts to score in the entire second half when we supposedly was going all in for a goal against a pretty bad Palace. Simply not good enough.

For some reason, which my simple mind will never understand, Pep (who I love, god bless him) thought us creating absolutely nothing in the second half was not a good enough reason to make a sub or try something new. This was probably the easiest point Palace will get all season, just had to stand in their own penalty box watching us pass the ball between our defenders for 15 minutes before we decide to put a cross in which they will just head away 100 times out of 100. Mahrez, Foden, Grealish all looking very poor tonight in my opinion, and our defenders seemed to take turns giving them counters in the first half. How they all managed to stay on the pitch for 90 minutes is astonishing.

I am very worried about our form at the moment, we were 14 pts ahead of Liverpool just 2 months ago, will probably be 1 on Wednesday. Its the same thing game after game, if we dont get an early goal we will struggle to score at all. No goals today. No goals the last game. 60+ mins before we could score on Peterborough. 80+ mins before we could score on Everton (a game we probably should have dropped points in as well if we didnt get insanely lucky with a ref decision). Lost against f*cking Spurs as usual. Only game we played well in the last 6 was against United, but even Watford batter them so not sure only beating them with 3 goals was a good sign either.

We looked immense earlier this season but unfortunately we seem to be unable to keep that level up this year. If we lose the league to Liverpool after being 14 pts ahead of them, it would be one of the biggest bottle jobs Premier League has ever seen. We still have everything in our own hands. But we need to shape up, and do it fast. We dont have any more lifelines left!

Sigh….They had played 2 games less than us so no it wasn’t 14.

 

[chaddblue]

Arsenal have to nail a CLplace they won’t roll over

Liverpool have been letting opponents create several good chances every game recently

Arsenal will be no different and they have the quality up front to take the chances

 

[hertsblue]

Liverpool "like us" have hardly been tearing up Trees lately.

They could could run out of luck at the Emirates on Wednesday.

Arsenal need the points.

Then we will all be saying what a "Big point tonight was "

Now that we would be 4 points clear with the same games played. :-)

Problem is although they give up chances the opposition seem to somehow miss them and despite playing poorly they always have the quality up front to score 2+ per game

 

[levets]

We had a huge lead a couple months ago

We had a 6 point lead…. People forget Liverpool had 2 games in hand. Leeds & Brentford at home I think. Then we drew at Saints (hit woodwork 3 times) and should have had a penalty, lost to Spurs despite equalising in injury time and drew tonight after missing 3 sitters and hitting the woodwork twice.

 

[super_city_si]

You rather win it by a point than 20??
Hahahahahaha. Fuck outta here.

I will admit thats the kind of stress i dont need ;) but its one you look back on fondly.