Crystal Palace (h) pre-match thread

[kaz7]

Very happy,if they all work hard enough i'm confident

 

[Blue Smarties]

Would have preferred sterling over De Bruyne but other than that it's the perfect 11

That's my feeling too but fuck it, I'm pleased he's dropped Toure and playing Iheanacho so won't moan!

 

[kaz7]

 

[Armaan]

Feel sorry for Sterling poor guys on the bench so much.

 

[Marvin]

Great. No Toure and 2 up top. I'd have liked Sagna at centre back, but this is progress.

Watch us lose niw!

 

[skandreas]

Finally we get to see Sergio and Kelechi together; the master and the apprentice. I've really been looking forward to that. It's nice to see that Manuel dares to bench Touré too.

 

[kaz7]

Cant argue with much of that tbf, ideally one of Navas or Sterling plays for width and pace but still happy.

That is my only concern but both on the bench

 

[BlueMoonoverUS]

Good team

 

[ninjamonkey]

Rather odd choice to play both Silva and De Bruyne out wide combined with our two most attacking fullbacks who drift in and don't like to track back when you consider Palace do the most of their attacking down the flanks. On paper it works going forward but would like to of seen at least one of Sterling/Navas start to offer real width and a bit of cover on the flanks. But Kelechi starts and Yaya doesn't they're the most important things.

 

[itisrising]

Could we be playing the 4-2-2-2? Delph and Fernando as the defensive pillars and KdB and Dave playing as inside wingers?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Bold move. Silva and in particular de bruyne need to work harder when we don't have the ball.

I think zab and Kolorov make up for sterling and Navas not playing.

 

[skandreas]

I can see the 4-4-2 working really well with Delph and Fernando being the two midfielders in front of the defenders. Touré is just too lazy to do a good job there.

 

[kaz7]

 

[come-on-barney]

FFS - No Sterling but plays De Bruyne who's knackered

 

[Yates]

Young IAN! Loving that, CM worries me but at least they'll put a shift in and that's all that is needed sometimes with KDB and Silva pulling the strings.

 

[Goater=Legend]

Feel sorry for Sterling poor guys on the bench so much.

He's still young I guess we don't want to burn him out every game like the dippers have done.

Fantastic line up from Manuel, so unexpected.

 

[blueparrot]

Finally we get to see Sergio and Kelechi together; the master and the apprentice. I've really been looking forward to that. It's nice to see that Manuel dares to bench Touré too.

last week was the last time.

 

[BenLlewellyn]

Liking that. Our wingers will probably cut inside but the attacking full backs will make up for that imo, he's finally dropped Yaya and put in a workmanlike midfield and of course Iheanandho up top with Aguero which is what I've been waiting for for a while. Well done MP but we have to win the game first

 

[skandreas]

last week was the last time.

I know, I was thinking about the league mate.

 

[Bluemoonie92]

Happy with that team!