Crystal Palace (H) Post Match Thread

[B\connellblue]

Maybe I'm wrong but im not sure the players are that arsed whether they retain the title or not. Looks like pep for all the great football is going to achieve no more than those that went before him. No plan B did we really need Laporte and stones back for the last ten. Need a bit of physicality in the box against the parked bus .

 

[xirtarg]

Id say 4 of our best players didnt start. So let's look at the victims.
Van dick.
Salad
Trent whatever and say the goalie.

Sorry they are miles off the top.

But they ARE top, so that statement is a bit daft.

They are without Gomez and Matip so Lovren is playing for them. Milner has also been injured and he's been one of their better players this season.

I don't think they are as bad as your blue tinted spectacles hope they are. We do still have a better squad, but unfortunately, the area that we are let down was perfectly visible today. We have no central mid without Fern. They have several players, while not as good, that can still do a job if they get injuries there.

 

[sir baconface]

Again as many said (and were shouted down in the summer) not getting a DM to help Fern was a huge mistake.

Do you understand why that didn’t happen or are do you just revel in being a know-nowt?

 

[paulsimpson]

Pep can you please play your best 11 from the start and work from there? KDB starts and we possibly go in at the half at least 1-0 up as he covers the ground in midfield to prevent them getting into certain spaces. Even a draw from today would have been acceptable because of injuries, rotation etc and still breathing down our rivals necks and at home to them in 12days time. Now we have a proverbial mountain to climb.

Next two away games are must win and we simply have to start with our best 11.

 

[argyle]

You've said it 100 times and had it explained to you 100 times

Wasn't explained.

We had no plan b and that was ridiculous

 

[Gordyola]

It all started with the team selection and Pep’s obsession in trying to convert Stones into a pivot, won’t happen in my IMHO. He then compounded it by leaving it too long to bring on KDB, clearly in the first half we had three centre backs as our creative players, with Bernie and Gundogan not getting involved. The KDB change should have happened in the first half. Then Sergio on at half time. KDB made a massive difference and can’t believe how anyone would be surprised I firmly believe if pep had made those changes then we could have won Now Walker, who I admit I’ve never been a fan of, had the worse game I’ve seen by a City player for a long time, one had game is excusable but he has got worse each game. The summer recruitment was bad the priority was a Ferdy backup and a left back but we bought Mahrez who I don’t see we needed.

 

[argyle]

Do you understand why that didn’t happen or are do you just revel in being a know-nowt?

Good one

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Five shots they had, three on target.
Spent most of the time behind the ball and conceding corners.
I suggest the fog has got to your mind.

You’re right, though I was referring to De Bruyne’s lucky goal.

 

[levets]

The most disappointing aspect for me was was the utter lack of creative penetration from the middle, especially in the first half. It just highlights how much and Fern and Silva are the oil to this machine.

Gundo scored a lovely goal, but he and Bernardo were bobbins today; added to Stones in CM and there it is. Very fragile. Neither Gundo nor Bernardo have a tackle in them... see 2nd goal for confirmation.

 

[rnblade]

Give him some break will you? He’s been playing too many games .

Isn’t that his job? Football ?