Crystal Palace (H) Post Match Thread

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

Started paying again recently after a few years hiatus... the sites never change, however, I’ve adapted and being less aggressive actually has seen my ROI go up measurably.... still full of donks like (:

The online realm usually is, mate. Easy to adapt and exploit online fish-hyper-aggression if you’re canny! Which you are obviously, hence your observations! You ever play live, mate? Donks & whales galore! There should be a poker section on this forum if you ask me!

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

Pep picked a team today both to ensure that no player would have to plat too many minutes of a crowded schedule in December and over Christmas and new year. Certain players were not available because of injury but the side he fielded was certainly good enough to beat Palace. Nine times out of ten it would have done so, even though we did not play well. What must be stressed is that for at least the last season we have taken for granted that City will play very well indeed and on the rare occasions we don't we will have such spirit and will to win that we will overcome all but the most talented opponents even when missing some of our best players. It is impossible that this would be the case indefinitely and today was the day we couldn't pull it out of the fire. We didn't play well, certain players were really off form but we don't moan about them because all players have such periods of poor form and they certainly don't decide to play poorly. As Marvin said earlier, we win as a team and we lose as a team and even today it took goals of rare quality to win it for Palace. The first was an excellent finish and the second was a goal the like of which Townshend may never score again. For shock value I can only compare it to the screamer Bournmouth got at their place last season. I suspect we will lose again this season because getting a hundred points in a season is certainly not the norm, even for this City team and we are not showing last season the respect it deserves if we ever think it is. I suspect Liverpool will lose and drop points too, so the title race is not over and some of the angry, panic stricken posts on here are quite disgraceful. We are unlikely to cruise to the title 19 points clear again.

 

[Chevelle]

What am embarrassment.. ffs we looked like United today. Those injuries are going to lose us this season.

 

[come-on-barney]

Think the boss is maybe making a point about lack of options in that position. Would love us to get a top target here in January.

Expensive point (or lack of) :)

 

[Esteban de la Sexface]

Someone is going to get absolutely smashed fairly soon.

KDB was all over the field when he came on. If teams sit that deep with him there, it will be punished.

I predict a 5 goal thumping for our next opponents

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

Hit by a a two outer on the Turn though, Zin

2 outer on the turn? Man, the schlupp goal alone wasn't much more than a 2 outer. In xG terms only 5% for that goal.
As for townend better chance hitting a 1 outer on the river than that goal. Literally a 1% chance in xG terms :)

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

The online realm usually is, mate. Easy to adapt and exploit online fish-hyper-aggression if you’re canny! Which you are obviously, hence your observations! You ever play live, mate? Donks & whales galore! There should be a poker section on this forum if you ask me!

There was a good few years back, there use to be a bluenoon game

Not played live since I was in Vegas in 2015, long story (:

I made quite a bit in the early years, party poker, Pacific etc, enough not to work whilst at uni, just fell out of love with it, though the fire is slowly flickering again (:

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

2 outer on the turn? Man, the schlupp goal alone wasn't much more than a 2 outer. In xG terms only 5% for that goal.
As for townend better chance hitting a 1 outer on the river than that goal. Literally a 1% chance in xG terms :)

Yeah equity akin to a rivered one outer! Felt like i’d Been rivered after the game too! Ugh. Sick.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Beaten by a stupid penalty and a worldie. Shit happens, especially when you throw everything (including the kitchen sink) at a team and they just defend for 88 mins, break and create a goal! Always been our Achilles Heel with Pep, but it works 99% of the time.

What is abundantly clear is we lack creativity when certain players are missing, when we play against teams like this we have a stagnant and flat forward line that needs more movement and to be ready to prince on the ball when it does come in, we have ZERO height as Plan Z, and a few players (one in particular today) I struggling to be the player he needs to be to grace this team.

Without Aguero, KDB, Fernandinho and Silva, who are we and how are we “special?” I think today, we saw we aren’t, and can be beaten by ANY team that plays against us as a team and gets a few breaks.

This result will make for a couple of interesting games in the next few days, and the second half of the season just came to light, especially with Chelsea losing.

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

There was a good few years back, there use to be a bluenoon game

Not played live since I was in Vegas in 2015, long story (:

I made quite a bit in the early years, party poker, Pacific etc, enough not to work whilst at uni, just fell out of love with it, though the fire is slowly flickering again (:

Ah mate. Similar story myself. Had a knack for it (despite being appalling at maths- had to learn pot odds & equity from scratch) and was able to build a roll. You should get back into it! Next time you’re in London give me a shout & we’ll go to the Vic. Should definitely try and set up a Bluemoon game again though, would be great!