Crystal Palace (H) Post Match Thread

Stoned Rose said:
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.
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Delph should of been in there and Zin at left back.... the stones/Laporte partnership has looked solid all year, if they’re fit, it should pick itself imo..

Pep is only human, he won’t get everything right and hindsight is a wonderful thing, he’d of thought that starting line up was enough and we all would of agreed pre flop, it just didn’t get going today but he will get it right 99% of the time!
 
Len Rum said:
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.
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Serge takes about 3-4 games after injury to get back in the groove. We couldn't get the ball into Jesus today, or Aguero.

Sane is brilliant. Even today he was good and was so close to scoring a magnificent free-kick. It wasn't our day, but we contributed to that.
 
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer said:
Delph should of been in there and Zin at left back.... the stones/Laporte partnership has looked solid all year, if they’re fit, it should pick itself imo..

Pep is only human, he won’t get everything right and hindsight is a wonderful thing, he’d of thought that starting line up was enough and we all would of agreed pre flop, it just didn’t get going today but he will get it right 99% of the time!
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Not true.
Nothing to do with hindsight.
That team selection was regarded as poor by most punters before the game and on this forum.
Especially regarding Walker selection and Stones in midfield.
 
Marvin said:
Serge takes about 3-4 games after injury to get back in the groove. We couldn't get the ball into Jesus today, or Aguero.

Sane is brilliant. Even today he was good and was so close to scoring a magnificent free-kick. It wasn't our day, but we contributed to that.
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Yeah, I was probably a bit harsh on Leroy.
 
Pep should be trusting Foden more we needed his youthfulness today he should of least come on instead of mahrez.
 
come-on-barney said:
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?
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The lack of De Bruyne has changed everything. No De Bruyne has meant our midfield dynamic has changed; Fernandinho has become the player to provide deep creativity (btw credit to him for that, never thought I'd have typed that out a year ago) and the two CMs, especially without David Silva, serve as support in terms of creating wide overloads ahead of being support in terms of creating chances (that's for Fernandinho as I said). This means that our fullbacks need to sit deeper otherwise we overcommit. They've also been playing on the inside more too consequently, I think Pep pointed out at one point he was impressed with Walker for how well he was adapting this year to the change.

I doubt too many would have noticed, but Mendy was attacking far less in the games prior to his injury than the ones at the start of the season too.
 
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer said:
Delph should of been in there and Zin at left back.... the stones/Laporte partnership has looked solid all year, if they’re fit, it should pick itself imo..

Pep is only human, he won’t get everything right and hindsight is a wonderful thing, he’d of thought that starting line up was enough and we all would of agreed pre flop, it just didn’t get going today but he will get it right 99% of the time!
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Hit by a a two outer on the Turn though, Zin
 
mccity said:
The lack of De Bruyne has changed everything. No De Bruyne has meant our midfield dynamic has changed; Fernandinho has become the player to provide deep creativity (btw credit to him for that, never thought I'd have typed that out a year ago) and the two CMs, especially without David Silva, serve as support in terms of creating wide overloads ahead of being support in terms of creating chances (that's for Fernandinho as I said). This means that our fullbacks need to sit deeper otherwise we overcommit. They've also been playing on the inside more too consequently, I think Pep pointed out at one point he was impressed with Walker for how well he was adapting this year to the change.

I doubt too many would have noticed, but Mendy was attacking far less in the games prior to his injury than the ones at the start of the season too.
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Excellent points
 
John Stones playing in midfield wasnt the reason Townsend scored a wonder goal.
John stones playing in midfield wasnt the reason walker gave away one of the most brain dead penalties you'll see in a long time.
John stones playing in midfield wasnt the reason we only had 5 shots on target all game, and thats the reason why we lost.
 
Marvin said:
Serge takes about 3-4 games after injury to get back in the groove. We couldn't get the ball into Jesus today, or Aguero.

Sane is brilliant. Even today he was good and was so close to scoring a magnificent free-kick. It wasn't our day, but we contributed to that.
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Except for that sitter of a header Jesus missed at the end. He spent a lot of time on the right wing as well which wouldn't have helped. All in all a bad day for everybody involved.
 
come-on-barney said:
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?
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It was so he could help cover benny but why it has carried on recently i don't know
 



Look at the movement off the ball for each other, always looking for space to receive the ball, always regaining posetion quickly, we lost this after Klanfield and if it doesn't return well who knows.
 
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