Crystal Palace (A) - Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Sky Blue]

Get yourself a beer and pull up a pew. Just don’t go in the match thread if we’ve not scored within 2 mins.

Sometimes peep at halftime but tell myself not to. Anyway need to distract my granddaughter so I can watch the match. Son disappeared ffs

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

I can't imagine Pep has started unfit players and left those who are fit on the bench just to piss Bluemooners off.

I'd think Doku and Grealish aren't ready after Wednesday's game.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I just said the same thing. Even bigger chance, given Spurs and Brighton's poor results in the week.

Jim should be worried with you backing his thoughts.

 

[Roachy]

Why wouldn't he be prioritizing this? There's a far greater chance we miss out on the top four than the top 16 in UCL or whatever the cut off is.

Top 8 to go straight through, it's touch and go for that as well atm.

 

[jimharri]

Shit, I've blundered into the "let's slag off Lewis" thread by mistake...

He's been underwhelming recently, not helped by him being played in different positions from one week to the next. But we need to back him, as is the case with all the players.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

I've seen them mate but we're in a bad spot here and I think Jack and Jeremy can pull up their boots for a couple weeks and play through some soreness and knocks for the club. We've wrapped them in cotton wool long enough.

Smells like not fancying Selhurst Park in a storm to me, I feel like Peps not throwing them under the bus to the press but it must be exasperating. He was talking up Jack in the middle the day before and seemed like he was planning on continuing with it.

Oh shut up.

 

[Vester]

Considering our perfomances last month or so and Palace playing to counter I fear another embarrassing result today. Which would not only be terrible for the league, us getting straight back to dropping points would probably be devastating for the players confidence as well and awful news ahead of a big CL fixture.

 

[cheekybids]

Walker and Lewis on the right is a concern. We don't know what Pep sees in Lewis to choose him as right back.

I think it’s the fact Stones, Akanji, Ake, Kovacic & Rodri are out he needs Walker & Lewis.

I fail to think who else he could pick.

 

[havefaith]

It’s not that hard considering all the injuries and half fit players we currently have.
It is what is so no use moaning about it.

I get that, would of thought start with grealish take him off as needed if not fully fit.

 

[jimharri]

Jim should be worried with you backing his thoughts.

I'm sort of operating on auto pilot, not having got any kip last night. It's hitting now. His backing of my comment is the least of my worries.