Crystal Palace (H) Post Match Thread

[City & Blue Brazil]

Think I’ll give match of the day a miss.

Worth a watch to see that palace second goal again ...

 

[come-on-barney]

He should have been subbed at half time. He was terrible. He got worse too in the 2nd half which I didn't think was possible.

Walker has never been the best defender but his role was to get down the wing and beat the full back and get the cross in. This season he seems to being played more defensively. He rarely gets to bomb forward and beat the defender and get the cross in. This seems to have been a tactical tweak which has so far backfired this season. Give Kyle the freedom to attack like last season and you will see a different player. Why the change?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Are we just getting unlucky or is something wrong?

Battered CFC for 45 minutes, they score with their first shot. 2nd half we have about 13 corners, they get their first and score from it.

Today CPFC were barely in the game and suddenly from 1-0 down they were 2-1 up and no one could possibly have seen it coming.

And yet in each game we had ample time to come back and we couldn't do it.

This is part luck, and it feeds into whether you win titles or not. But we also have some problems. I think our strikers: jesus and Aguero aren't so hot, Mahrez is coasting, and we have injury problems. We would have won both those games if KDB had been fit. Narrow gap between success and failure. Of course as yet we don't know what the outcome will be.

We have a very flakey defence that put under any sort of pressure concedes goals. Until that is resolved it will cost us points.

They should not be scoring 3 goals from 3 attacks. That is poor defending and all three goals were very preventable regardless of how well he struck it for the 2nd.

The pressing has slowed too. We don't hunt the ball down as well as we were doing and that is tiredness. Perhaps our squad is not as strong as people make out when we have injuries.

The injuries have hurt us.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Walker has never been the best defender but his role was to get down the wing and beat the full back and get the cross in. This season he seems to being played more defensively. He rarely gets to bomb forward and beat the defender and get the cross in. This seems to have been a tactical tweak which has so far backfired this season. Give Kyle the freedom to attack like last season and you will see a different player. Why the change?

Needs two touches every time he gets in now. Very frustrating.

 

[BuryBlue1977]

We played Chelsea off the park for 45 minutes and they score the first time they get into our half. Today we dominated the game and they scored with virtually their only shots of the game (including a worldie that happens 1 in every 100).
Forgive me if I don’t hit the panic button yet. There are plenty more twists and turns to come so sit back and enjoy the ride. Well done Palace today, we move on together and next match we come back stronger

 

[Stoned Rose]

And the effect is multiplied when we also start without both David Silva and KdB. But apparently we don't need any signings in January...

The effect was multiplied more by playing Stones in the Fernandinho role imo. Should’ve at least played a midfielder there. Stones is a great CB but he’s no DM.

 

[Marvin]

We have a very flakey defence that put under any sort of pressure concedes goals. Until that is resolved it will cost us points.

They should not be scoring 3 goals from 3 attacks. That is poor defending and all three goals were very preventable regardless of how well he struck it for the 2nd.

The pressing has slowed too. We don't hunt the ball down as well as we were doing and that is tiredness. Perhaps our squad is not as strong as people make out when we have injuries.

The injuries have hurt us.

City's defence is not very flakey. You don't win what we have won and be where we are with a very flakey defence.

We conceded 3 goals from 3 attacks partly perhaps from poor defending but really what disappointed me more was that it was only in the last 10 mins that we looked like scoring.

 

[aguerooooo]

jeez just imagine the liverpool love in if they go on to win it a knighthood for Klipperty and a whole day on Sky interviewing all past liverpool legends in there back gardens followed by the 10 million scouse parade

 

[Len Rum]

Are we just getting unlucky or is something wrong?

Battered CFC for 45 minutes, they score with their first shot. 2nd half we have about 13 corners, they get their first and score from it.

Today CPFC were barely in the game and suddenly from 1-0 down they were 2-1 up and no one could possibly have seen it coming.

And yet in each game we had ample time to come back and we couldn't do it.

This is part luck, and it feeds into whether you win titles or not. But we also have some problems. I think our strikers: jesus and Aguero aren't so hot, Mahrez is coasting, and we have injury problems. We would have won both those games if KDB had been fit. Narrow gap between success and failure. Of course as yet we don't know what the outcome will be.

Yes.
I got slated in a previous post match thread for saying our profligacy in front of goal will cost us, as it did today and in the first half against Chelsea AND it will continue to do so in both Prem and Champions league?
Jesus after appearing to hit form dissapointed again today, Leroy blows hot and cold and Sterling is not clinical enough. Serge is off his best this season.

 

[waspish]

Okay here goes this needs saying. Atmosphere absolutely shocking and just expecting us to win. Comments on here of 4-0 and 5-0. Not suprisingly much better when our backs are up against it. City are back, City are back was sung. Tuesday proved Stonesy was not a defensive midfielder but we decide to play him again to rotate! You do NOT rotate your best players.
Anyone think the dippers will rotate Van D and Salah when the play us thought not. Whilst Pep has been fantastic this result was down to him. For those criticising Walker anyone ever questioned his role this season? Anyone questioned why he does not attack the left back. Orders! Pep changed his role this season and it has shown. I can understand rotation like for like but playing Stones in midfield is a piss take especially as it did not work on Tuesday! I gave it my all today even at 3-1 trying to get behind the lads but most had given it up in the East Stand. It might actually not end up being a bad thing as city fans with backs against the wall are very supportive. Raz been very poor last two games and Bernardo not been himself since injury. Lacking leadership at the moment throughout. Interesting disagreements on the bench between Arteta and Pep. I hope we stop rotating with players in incorrect roles and get back to playing to our strengths. Where has the passion gone and the intensity? Ah well only 4 hours until I get get home :) Onto Leicester which just became a must 3 points !

Atmosphere was same as always and never mattered to the players all last season and this!