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

[Nellies left peg]

Zaha doesn't hustle like St Maximus does.

But he’s a better diver. Palace guaranteed a penalty on Saturday

 

[PragueBlue]

Ederson
Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo
Rodri
De Bruyne, Bernardo
Foden, Haaland, Grealish

That would be my team (assuming all are fit), though I'd probably have Bernardo a bit deeper. Gundogan doesn't really deserve to miss out but Bernardo does give us a bit more energy in the middle.

 

[joe123]

Obviously we have more than enough to blow Palace away - you just fear that Sunday will be a template for how we can be got at in the new system. That said, it was a match where a few had off days, and we still should've won so fingers crossed it was a kick up the arse and back to winning ways.

And hopefully get through tonight with no injuries and a some good minutes in some players legs.

 

[Jesus2020]

Do we reckon Alvarez will be getting in the starting 11 soon? Any plans to play him alongside Haaland?

 

[citizen_maine]

Obviously we have more than enough to blow Palace away - you just fear that Sunday will be a template for how we can be got at in the new system. That said, it was a match where a few had off days, and we still should've won so fingers crossed it was a kick up the arse and back to winning ways.

And hopefully get through tonight with no injuries and a some good minutes in some players legs.

Every time we drop points, it's lauded as the way to beat us. It seldom turns out to be the case

 

[blueparrot]

Every time we drop points, it's lauded as the way to beat us. It seldom turns out to be the case

To be fair it's usually the same way. It is though very difficult to achieve, which is why it rarely happens.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Do we reckon Alvarez will be getting in the starting 11 soon? Any plans to play him alongside Haaland?

Knowing Pep he'll probably rotate.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Think back to the early days of his first season with us. He played inverted LB/RB which was mindblowing then (Clichy & Sagna?), and I'm getting those vibes again. Even had Kolarov as CB! But started to go pear shaped after a 3-3 draw at Celtic in the CL.

I remember that season quite well and yes I get the same feelings too. It might be a quite up and down season for us.

 

[beano46]

I've gone for a win but it's going to be a tough one as Palace ain't no mugs. We need everyman on his game and Pep to use his subs or change the formation if things aren't working, not waiting to last possible minute as per.

 

[SJT]

If we pick up an injury from that jolly amongst jolly's tonight, well, I'll be proper miffed!

We need to blow these out of the water.