Crystal Palace (A) - Pre-Match Thread

[mosssideblue]

Otamendi in the line-up and I think we know how it will end.

I think he will be in the line up. Stones hasn't played for ages and will need to be managed carefully to get him to match fitness

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

So what you are saying is Pep deliberately doesn't put out his strongest side - OK

I think he's saying Pep didn't put out the side he said he wanted, after the fact ;-)

 

[kaz7]

There's going to be some top flapping on here in about an hr

Do you ever read back what is said? dave and gundy is a crap combination,we always say it and so it proves,it's the same from you every game

 

[mosssideblue]

Do you ever read back what is said? dave and gundy is a crap combination,we always say it and so it proves,it's the same from you every game

And its the same from all the keyboard managers every game.
Pep as you and we all know sees players daily and knows what he wants and who is best placed to deliver it. Because it sometimes fails, it doesn't mean he picked a weakened team

 

[mosssideblue]

I think he's saying Pep didn't put out the side he said he wanted, after the fact ;-)

Like night follows day

 

[Hesperus]

So what you are saying is Pep deliberately doesn't put out his strongest side - OK

Yes I do. He manages his squad as he sees fit with future games taken into consideration and on occasion his strongest team is not on the pitch. That’s just a fact and all managers do it. I’m not saying he does it all the time but for a game like today’s we need the strongest team available in my opinion.

 

[Strike]

Nope,need kys speed v zaha

See your point but Cancelo isn't exactly slow.

 

[rnblade]

I’m hoping Otamendi and the Gundogan / Silva partnering are nowhere near this team today.
I’ll be proved wrong yet again no doubt and we will stumble to a draw if we are lucky.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Fernan
Zinchenko
Rodri
KDB
D Silva
Mahrez
Sterling
Aguero. Hopefully this is the team

 

[kaz7]

And its the same from all the keyboard managers every game.
Pep as you and we all know sees players daily and knows what he wants and who is best placed to deliver it. Because it sometimes fails, it doesn't mean he picked a weakened team

Every manager has a blind spot,gundy,dave together is his,most people can see it,they are not bad players but together they get in each others way,rodders is there as well,sergio can't drop in to get the ball,the difference with kev and dave is huge,they know exactly where each other are mp with yaya,bobby with mario,they all have the blind spot,pointing it out is not a hanging offence