Crystal Palace (Away) - Pre Match Thread

[BLUEMATT23]

why is our schedule Shocking??

It is - i worry about burn out.

 

[willipp]

Just offers something different and I think additional height would help as Palace have a lot of big lads. It's a bit of a wild card and unlikely but he needs game time at some stage.
Also the schedule we have is shocking - we will need to rotate.

I think game time is the last thing Yaya needs.

 

[BacktoBlue]

I don't know what that means.

Lets go back to Sám Ellis tatics then hit it long and we will be ok!!!!! ffs

 

[Gray]

Arsenal should have been 4-0 up before half time yesterday, their finishing was shocking.

We should score plenty against Palace if our players start taking the chances we create.

Against Newcastle we were either thrashing the ball high and wide, dribbling shots at the keeper or hitting parts of the goal framework.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Lets go back to Sám Ellis tatics then hit it long and we will be ok!!!!! ffs

Behave, I'm not advocating that. Ultra negative play from our opposition, with the worst example being Newcastle, does pose a problem for Pep and the team and not just in getting the result.

 

[KS55]

I'll be happy with a draw here. Palace, despite losing to Arse, have been in good form. We must keep Zaha on the outside where his crossing is not great. Let him jink inside and he is dangerous. Avoid conceding corners, they have some big units to deploy. Draw 1 each.

 

[supercity88]

Arsenal should have been 4-0 up before half time yesterday, their finishing was shocking.

We should score plenty against Palace if our players start taking the chances we create.

Against Newcastle we were either thrashing the ball high and wide, dribbling shots at the keeper or hitting parts of the goal framework.

We are creating chances which is the main thing. We just need Aguero and Jesus to start taking them, placing a shot when they can and putting their foot through it otherwise. Aguero seemed to just choose the wrong option each time but the goals will come.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I'll be happy with a draw here. Palace, despite losing to Arse, have been in good form. We must keep Zaha on the outside where his crossing is not great. Let him jink inside and he is dangerous. Avoid conceding corners, they have some big units to deploy. Draw 1 each.

Thankfully it’s Walker that Zaha will be up against, if he plays. Wouldn’t surprise me if Woy rested him, kept him fresh for the Saints game.

 

[Pete Campbell]

Any news on David Silva,didn’t see him in the training clips today

I don't think he is back yet

 

[BringBackSwales]

The generally downbeat nature of the posts in here are unfuckingbelievable. Have another look at the league table

 

[Pete Campbell]

Sane - Gab Jesus - Sterling
Bernado - Gundogan
Dinho
Delph - Mangala - Ota - Walker
Ederson

Zinchenko in for Delph if he is injured
Merlin in for Bernado if he is back in time

Hopefully a comfortable win and our defenders keep Zaha under control

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

I keep seeing keep Zaha quiet , he has one assist in the last 21 games and that was last night ? Nobody ever thought 'oh we must keep Navas quiet' when they played us

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Thats nothing to do with a schedule of games

Erm its like this every year....

Best period of the season imo with game every few days.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

I keep seeing keep Zaha quiet , he has one assist in the last 21 games and that was last night ? Nobody ever thought 'oh we must keep Navas quiet' when they played us

Shows you stats always dont always tell the whole story as all there play goes through he him. Hes been class since hodgeson took over.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Sane - Gab Jesus - Sterling
Bernado - Gundogan
Dinho
Delph - Mangala - Ota - Walker
Ederson

Zinchenko in for Delph if he is injured
Merlin in for Bernado if he is back in time

Hopefully a comfortable win and our defenders keep Zaha under control

Kdb will play especially if silva is still in spain.

 

[Gray]

Palaces home record - P.10, W.3, D.3, L.4, F=14, A=18

Last night was their first loss since Southampton beat them in their third home game.

Since the Southampton defeat (first 3 games all lost) they have scored 2 goals in every PL game at home.

We are by far the best team they will have faced but they are dangerous from set pieces and on the counter, Pep will know this and will drum it into the players.

One goal will probably not be enough to win this match so lets hope we achieve a better conversion ratio than at Newcastle for all the chances we create.

 

[CITYROBBO]

Roy Hodgson talks about the City game 6 Minutes in and it sounds like Crystal Palace will be resting a few against us on Sunday. He sounds way more interested in Southampton game next Tuesday. Does anyone else get that feeling from him?

 

[SWP's back]

Behave, I'm not advocating that. Ultra negative play from our opposition, with the worst example being Newcastle, does pose a problem for Pep and the team and not just in getting the result.

That's so not true. We've scored more goals in the last fifteen minutes than anyone and that's because our game plan wears them out. Not us.

Our issue against Newcastle was poor finishing and hitting the post three times.

 

[The perfect fumble]

That's so not true. We've scored more goals in the last fifteen minutes than anyone and that's because our game plan wears them out. Not us.

Our issue against Newcastle was poor finishing and hitting the post three times.

Fair enough, then explain why Newcastle had so much in the tank those last ten minutes?

 

[The perfect fumble]

Roy Hodgson talks about the City game 6 Minutes in and it sounds like Crystal Palace will be resting a few against us on Sunday. He sounds way more interested in Southampton game next Tuesday. Does anyone else get that feeling from him?

Yep, sounds to me he's keeping his powder dry for Southampton.