Crystal Palace (A) - Pre-Match Thread

[jamesha]

I am liking what Pep is doing here - it might be a masterstroke, it might be a disaster but it will not be boring.
CTID

 

[Deleted member 77198]

——————————————-
Cancelo-Ederson-Mendy
Rodri-Fernandinho-Gundo
——-KdB——DavidS——-
Sterling—Jesus—Bernardo

0-3-3-2-3 formation

 

[Bill the Blue]

8-6 to City.. Just pass the fcukers to death!!

 

[Draikin]

Jesus/Bernardo/Sterling/KDB is our best first line of defence.

 

[kaz7]

why is garcia not playing ??. and if stones is on the bench surely hes fit enough to be in the first team. bizarre team selection

the manager clearly has an issue with picking any young players

Change the record

 

[mosssideblue]

really ?? a team full midfielders and your not suprised by that.

we have a centre back in garcia ....

who last played when?

 

[ws01]

No.

There are clear signs that we are decimated with injury. Particularly at CB.

Please. I know Garcia is a kid but at every given opportunity he has shown that he can hold his own in the first team.

This is Pep trying to outhink himself, similar to what he does in the CL.

 

[domalino]

What is Otamendi better at than Rodri?

Probably traditional defending in a line, but everything else, defending counters, playing out from the back, making tackles....Rodri's been miles better.

Consider this is almost definitely going to be a 70-80% possession game with them hitting us on the break and set pieces. Does anyone really feel less confident knowing Rodri and Fern are going to be trying to tackle Zaha on the break rather than Otamendi?

 

[city986]

Looking like it's 1-9-1 Eddie in defence Gabby up top rest in midfield nice one Pep let's go for it

 

[Inter Me Nan]

*Grabs popcorn*