Crystal Palace (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

Strange game we were shocking for 25 mins ,went from 3 down to 2 each in 10minutes,and that was the best we've played all season! God only knows how Palace faded so quick? Still think top 5 is a stretch,better teams than us out there,fingers crossed. Up the Blues.
 
The 1st goal was down to playing somebody at fullback who isn’t the least bit defensively aware, I thought the corner for the 2nd came from a shove on O’Reilly but you could say he wasn’t strong enough, the 3rd that wasn’t saved our bacon, after that KDB took control of the game and the rest is history.
 
Great game today, little shaky defense in the biggining but who cares when our offense was back to the one we are used to see. Kev was amazing he showed his old self and that is was city missed all season. That and a proper replacement in the Rodri position but they fixed that I the January window. Really hoping we find right with the kdb replacement is so important. Many was really good today, like to point out Nico Reily he's not in a position he are used to play in but does damn good.
 
Bluescholar said:
Strange game we were shocking for 25 mins ,went from 3 down to 2 each in 10minutes,and that was the best we've played all season! God only knows how Palace faded so quick? Still think top 5 is a stretch,better teams than us out there,fingers crossed. Up the Blues.
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Don't think we were shocking, Mcatee should have put us 1 up.

We were a bit wide open down the left and they took full advantage.

It appeared like the old bad habit of 1 shot 1 goal, 2 / 2 etc for the oppo' had returned but thankfully Kev was having none if it, that shot off the post was fucking hard lines, second attempt too.
 
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Bluescholar said:
Strange game we were shocking for 25 mins ,went from 3 down to 2 each in 10minutes,and that was the best we've played all season! God only knows how Palace faded so quick? Still think top 5 is a stretch,better teams than us out there,fingers crossed. Up the Blues.
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We had enough sitters to have won 10-3.
 
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borassic said:
Imagine this thread will be quiet. Well done Pep, City and especially Kev. It was like watching City again.
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Which city?.....don't lie....we all seen that team sheet & was worried, 2 nil down...we all thought yeh we're right pep's lost the plot......then KDB laced his boots & sorted it out....lucky to have had him fer 10yrs best midfielder i've seen in a city shirt without a statue outside the ground.....although it won't be long after he goes he'll have one.
 
Shirley said:
The commentator on the stream I watched the game on said there was booing but I couldn’t hear it.

I actually let out a loud ffs when palace scored their third but fortunately it was disallowed and we didn’t look back.
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:) There were a few FFS from me as well in the first half. Not because I thought we were playing badly. Because of a goal against on their first real break (was it?). Again. A goal against from their first corner (was it?) when one of their players ran directly into Ederson to obstruct him. The pull back on Marmoush just as he was about to shoot. Hitting the post. McAtee landing a lob right into the keeper's hands.

We easily had enough to be ahead at half-time and so it turned out second half once their FFS ran out. Good. :)
 
The team made it happen with that thing called desire. KDB rolled the years back and drove us forward, Kovacik was superb. And the young players bounced off the seniors, was it vintage City, possibly not, was it very enjoyable, very.
 
HypnoticBlue said:
The 1st goal was down to playing somebody at fullback who isn’t the least bit defensively aware, I thought the corner for the 2nd came from a shove on O’Reilly but you could say he wasn’t strong enough, the 3rd that wasn’t saved our bacon, after that KDB took control of the game and the rest is history.
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It all started due to no one being in the left midfield. The palace winger dropped deep meaning O'Reilly had to come out of the line to pick him up, that then left a gap behind for another player to run into and cross. Lewis was unaware of Eze
 
Good performance. We were even playing well when we went 0-3 down, thankfully that third didn’t count though.

Don’t think anyone even so much as had a mediocre game, everyone played well. We really could have walked away from that with a 7-2 win if things had just clicked for us.

Great to see three Academy lads in the team and a fourth come on. And all of them play well.

Funny how we started the game with no wingers and ended it with four.

We’ve had random top class performances around once a month since Christmas: Chelsea Newcastle Bournemouth and yesterday… we just need to put that quality into some sort of run now.

Kept a close eye on Wharton and was massively disappointed. I suppose everyone has a bad game every now and again, and young players are inconsistent. But had looked forward to watching him.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Good performance. We were even playing well when we went 0-3 down, thankfully that third didn’t count though.

Don’t think anyone even so much as had a mediocre game, everyone played well. We really could have walked away from that with a 7-2 win if things had just clicked for us.

Great to see three Academy lads in the team and a fourth come on. And all of them play well.

Funny how we started the game with no wingers and ended it with four.

We’ve had random top class performances around once a month since Christmas: Chelsea Newcastle Bournemouth and yesterday… we just need to put that quality into some sort of run now.

Kept a close eye on Wharton and was massively disappointed. I suppose everyone has a bad game every now and again, and young players are inconsistent. But had looked forward to watching him.
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Morning pal. Wharton was absoluteley brilliant for them in the 1st 20 as I thought all Palace players were. Trust me he is going to be world class
 
Just watching the extended highlights.

For the two goals CP had on the transition (inc. the OS), Lewis is caught ball watching and doesn't have the recovery pace which leads directly to those 1+1 goals.

Those would not have happened if AK45 was on the pitch.
CP had an awful 70 mins tbh. Had this happened against a better organised team, those chances for CP could have proved costly.

I don't understand why Pep is leaving out our only rapid defender.
I get tactics etc, but it's a huge risk imho.
 
An entertaining game all round. We weren't playing badly in that first 20 mins but were half asleep. What a great turnaround in the end though, with plenty of neat, tidy passing that Palace couldn't handle.
 
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