Crystal Palace (N) - Sat 17th May, 16:30 | FA Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

[Sky Blue]

He's not feeling 100% mate

Ta.

 

[MCFC1993]

Why did we buy Nico Gonzalez

Because he's 23, came through a Barca system playing similar football and has a chance to learn from Rodri.

Not every January signing was for the here and now.

1 was a CFG signing, 1 was a gamble on a young defender that could turn good, 1 was a gamble on a young midfield that could turn great and 1 was a ready made forward. Not a surprise that it's just the latter ready.

Without the Rodri, Stones, Ake and Akanji injuries we probably only sign Marmoush in Jan.

 

[pbueno16]

Doku and Savinho both starting....Jesus wept, might as well have started me!

I trust you could at least pick your head up and put a cross in to Haaland or cut it back for de Bruyne.

 

[bert38]

I am disappointed. True.

But i was alao disappointed the last time he played a lineup i hadn't seen before against this same team . But that lineup worked out.


How best can this 11 work? Here is my guess ..
A 3 Box 3 formation. Or qhat folks from the 70s remember ast the WM formation.

....................Ederson
....Akanji......Dias........Gvardiol
..........Bernado .... O'Reilly........
........Debrynre......Marmoush....
...Savio.......Haaland.........Doku....


I see the potential in this formation. Id have rather we started our best midfielder in Kovacic over Bernardo though. But we are here.

yep-thats how i see it-try to pin their wing backs back to make them play 5 at the back.

then a mad dash everytime we lose the ball...

 

[Gabriel]

Akanji will be coming into midfield then

He and Dias are the only two natural defenders so I hope not. Gvardiol has been more attack-minded in most games played.

 

[Dax777]

Akanji will be coming into midfield then

Either him or O'Reilly. Id rather O'Reilly for his abilities in front of goal.

 

[Lavinda Past]

He's not feeling 100% mate

Neither am I seeing that line-up.

Could Pep be trying Haaland as DM?

 

[BuryBlue1977]

Nice to see King Keegan back in charge. Just needed Savio at right back instead, to bring back good old memories of that season in the championship, or whatever we called it

I would love it, love it if we beat them

 

[balotellishaircut]

Surely, surely, we can't be boring with a team out like that...surely!

Wide open that’s what we are..

 

[pee dubya]

Reckon we're winning this 6-3, Doku and Savinho hattricks.

 

[Centurions]

I trust you could at least pick your head up and put a cross in to Haaland or cut it back for de Bruyne.

I started to read that and thought you were going to tell them to pick their head out of their arse :)

 

[Metal Biker]

Practice, more like :-)

Naaah, it's out of my system at that point (mostly)
Then it's replaced with blind optimism

 

[Twisted-wheel]

Come on city! Come on city! Come on city!

 

[daztrueblue91]

A proper Pep big game selection that.

No holding midfielder against a team who thrive on the counter/transition could be a recipe for disaster.

Or we could come out all guns blazing and smash them with that line up.

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

Has the BBC turned into Crystal Palace TV?

ITV is Crystal Palace TV+

 

[Bewar3them00n]

I’m not feeling that line up, unless he expects Marmoush to play in the middle to help KDB, & wingers take it in turns to go forward.
Palace are fast on the break, maybe he hopes pace in the team will counteract that?

 

[Craig]

Like Kevin Keegan has picked the team! Should be a very good game now

 

[Strangerepublic]

I would love it, love it if we beat them

6-2 after being down to ten men.

 

[Tourist since 1971]

This game ain’t going to penalties

 

[I'm Blue]

Like Kevin Keegan has picked the team! Should be a very good game now

Money on a 0-0 lol