Crystal Palace (H) - Sat 27th Aug 15:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 15:00 (BST).

Not on TV in the UK but there are ways.

Putting this up as quite a few wont give a shit about the friendly in mid-week.

I'll save my team prediction until I've seen who plays in that friendly against Barcelona.

We need to bounce back from that draw. We owe Palace a beating, we didn't beat them last season and they're in great form so this could be tough.

 

[Heath Park]

Expect a reaction after the Newcastle game.

Well I hope so! as my kids are going to their first game on Saturday!!

 

[york away to this!]

Smash them...

 

[Cricket Blue]

Awful record at home lately v Palace
Won 1 of previous 4
2 defeats

 

[Looby blue]

I've voted for a loss. Do you people realise these have been our bogey team for the last 5 years, especially at home.

 

[come-on-barney]

Bin the inverted full backs and we will win.

 

[Bluemoonadam]

Think it will be 3-2 to us

 

[citymad]

Palace arn't Newcastle, they'll be set up well but they won't press. Yes. we'll have to watch one or two of their players and they are a bogey team but I expect we'll make a statement.

 

[Gabriel]

If the ball is squared when we’re through, we’ll win.

 

[Len Rum]

You can write their tactics now.
Give it Zaha on the breakaway for him to run through our headless chicken defence.
Need to sort it before next Saturday.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Crystal Palace always make it tough for us and next weekend will be no different. We just have to be patient and take our chances when they come.
I'm sure Joachim Andersen will try and ruffle the feathers of Haaland, He's a defender who like to get tight and foul at any opportunity.

We should be putting these away.

City 3-1 Palace.

 

[LongsightM13]

Bin the inverted full backs and we will win.

Playing that same system against Zaha is begging for trouble

 

[bellsouth]

We’ll be fine if we keep 11 on the field

 

[citymad]

You can write their tactics now.
Give it Zaha on the breakaway for him to run through our headless chicken defence.
Need to sort it before next Saturday.

We hadn't conceded before today. Our defence is fine usually, we had an off day.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Palace will be a tougher nut to crack than Newcastle. Zaha and Eze are flying, and they've got a great work rate in midfield. Vieira is no mug - He'll have them up for this one.

I still think we'll win, but it could be tight. Haaland could be the difference.

 

[Gigant]

Ederson
Cancelo
Stones
Dias
Walker
Rodri
Phillips
KDB
Mahrez
Alvarez
Haaland

 

[asahartford1]

You can write their tactics now.
Give it Zaha on the breakaway for him to run through our headless chicken defence.
Need to sort it before next Saturday.

Nah we won't work on tactics or that sort of thingy.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

You can write their tactics now.
Give it Zaha on the breakaway for him to run through our headless chicken defence.
Need to sort it before next Saturday.

It's what he did against Villa and he saw Newcastle do it to us. Pep might have noticed one or the other.

 

[Shaffer92]

I hope it was just a stinker for Walker but as I said earlier all season he's just looked off to me. A bit mentally and physically? I do fear time and minutes on his legs are finally catching up to him tbh. Palace looked great vs Villa which makes this midweek friendly in another country even more silly(Yes, I know it's for a good cause). Not even going to try and guess the lineup.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Really looking forward to watching Guaita taking 5 minutes to kick the ball out everytime he gets it...