Crystal Palace (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[blue cigar]

How're we all feling about this??
I reckon we'll smash it in a 1-0

Fine. Walker will take care of zaha, he will fall down at the slightest touch as usual so hope we get a decent ref. Easy 2-0

 

[yerwot?]

teams come to us with the mindset to avoid a thrashing, going behind does not mean going all out for an equalizer. City are much more careful about game management, a pragmatic approach that has seen our goals-for total being less than we are used to. We have the ability to smash and grab with lightning counter-attacks so very hard to predict the score, imo, the odds favour a i-0 to us. 3 points....

 

[CBD]

Fine. Walker will take care of zaha, he will fall down at the slightest touch as usual so hope we get a decent ref. Easy 2-0

Shame we have fat-rag Mason then

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Always seem to give us a game and Hodgson always has a plan - even if it's an emphasis on the 'physical' side of the game. Fingers crossed for 3 points and no injuries.

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Am a bit nervous about this game, not least because of recent history.
I'd be a lot calmer if we can stop Zaha and Eze ( I note, very highly rated by Rodney Marsh) at source and stop them getting into dangerous dribbling positions.
I'd bring Fernandinho in and put Rodri on the bench. Sterling, Jesus and Phil up top, unless Torres is fit enough to start

 

[ChicagoBlue]

They always come with a plan to stifle us and nick one, if they can, which makes it so puzzling why they get such good results against us...because EVERY club does that!

They have had sparks this year, but on the whole have looked bang average. If Zaha and Benteke play, with Eze in behind, we need to nullify those threats. Beyond that, they’re a bunch of mostly negative grafters, whom we should be able to beat, at home, 9 times out of 10...but we don’t...which means (given the games we have had) should mean a tight 1-0 or we do ‘em for 5 or 6!!

As you can see, I’m finding it very, very hard to know how this banana skin will turn out!

 

[Akpowell]

Fine. Walker will take care of zaha, he will fall down at the slightest touch as usual so hope we get a decent ref. Easy 2-0

A decent ref! It's fucking Mason

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Think we'll win this comfortably, Moss is not available for them.

 

[Akpowell]

Think we'll win this comfortably, Moss is not available for them.

John Moss

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Ederson
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Stones
Dias
Zinc
Fernan
Bernardo
Gundo
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