Crystal Palace (a) pre-match thread

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Ederson
Danilo
Stones
Laporte
Mendy
Dinho
Kev
Bernardo
Sterling
Aguero
Sané

If everyone's fit.

If so then anything else and Pep has shit the bed again.
 
simon23 said:
if KDB David Silva and ferna are fit then he shouldn't be anywhere near the starting 11.....and if Bernardo is (and we don't know he won't be) then again he shouldn't be. And we know the first 3 are fit hence my original point.
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You prove my point about scapegoats and fan favourites.

Gundogan has been MILES better than David Silva for months. But he won't get his dues, because he's an easy scapegoat for most fans.
 
conormcfc said:
A lot of the reason people moan about these players is because people like to jump on the bandwagon when it comes to a scapegoat. Dzeko, Sterling, G.Jesus and Gundogan have all been undeserved victims of this in the past. I hear it in the stands every week, the first misplaced pass made by Mahrez and people are ready to jump all over him, it's embarrassing.

Mahrez was probably the most lively of our front 3 last night - which doesn't say much, but still. For his debut season he's contributed a fair few goals and assists, including winning goals away at Bournemouth and at Wembley against Spurs.

There's a difference between saying that Sterling and Sane are currently better options than Mahrez (I don't think anyone is arguing that?) and comparing him to Jesus Navas/saying that they'd rather play with 10 men than have Mahrez in the team.

Our defensive record with Mendy in the team is exceptional. We've conceded 7 goals in 21 games (0.33 goals per game) he's played for us since he signed. He also completely shut down Salah at Anfield earlier this season. How someone could argue that Mendy 'drags the level of play down for the team' I have absolutely no idea, apart from it being a lazy piece of analysis to describe the player.

He (nor Mahrez) has had a single proper run of games in the 2 years he's been here and yet fans can't contain themselves with the absolute bile they can't wait to spew about a City player who has actually performed relatively well despite not even getting close to their full stride yet. As I said, it's boring and embarrassing to read.
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I agree with the points you have made except that Mahrez hasn’t been here for one year let alone two.
 
silva_is_god21 said:
Pathetic.

Whilst he has been disappointing this season the hatred for one of our own is disgusting.

Team id go with is as follows:

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Laporte
Mendy

Fern
Foden (Bernardo if he is fit)
Kdb

Sterling
Sane
Aguero

Walker usually does well up against zaha which should negate their main threat
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Sorry but shouldn't we be expecting more now from our record signing?
He's Just a one trick pony with no end product. Not good enough.
 
Just hope we don't get Roy's mate as ref. Probably need to score at least 2 to win as no doubt Zaha will dive and get a penalty at some point
 
Mahrez just looks a player completely shot of confidence, reminds me a little bit of Sterling when we first bought him.....always cutting back inside, could become a gem next year. For Pep to start him, he must be doing something right in training, but its just not translating onto the pitch....
 
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