Crystal Palace PL (H) Post match thread

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

A disgrace.

Foden’s decision to swipe in the box is frighteningly poor.

Walker and Dias have been unbelievably bad.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Pep has to take the blame for that - when the game is going wrong it's time for subs. Nope - not Pep. It does my head in.

More points thrown away. I think the fat lady is warming up wrt our seasons chances.

 

[SamTheGuru]

Jack is stepping up. He's scoring goals. I don't know how much more you want him to step up. He very rarely makes bad decisions. He's scoring goals that should win us games and the defence is letting him down. Yes, the team is not stepping up as a whole I agree.

Okay. Let's look at this objectively because I really want to put this Jack thing to bed. Do you think any of our European competitors are wanting to hunt him down?

 

[madloaf]

Well a good drink helps :)

Wayyy ahead of you my good man!

 

[Beanhead]

if we get Haaland and Kev on the pitch together for a decent amount of time we will be ok.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

You won't see worse at this level. Mind you, the bloke on the right was close. Walker is finished, I think.

He was hideous too. Another 2.5 seasons too! My god what have we done signing him for 3 years. So slow today and that challenge was just ridiculous.

 

[warringtonblue]

That is the word though.. form. Our form is bad but it will improve. Worst case scenario we are 6 points off the top with over half the season to play. 6 weeks ago we were top. Things change quickly.

I hope youre right but i just dont see it in this current team. We have no players who take responsibilty and step up when it gets hard, like Gundo has in the past

 

[vmsuhail]

We really do miss Gundogan don't we.

I doubt it's just that. The defence is average and that is not down to Gundogan. The number of poor touches Foden and Bernardo are having is unseen before.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Pep
We have bent over to accommodate Walker was I the only one who want him to go as his time was up?
Pep allowed the CHs to play 30yards from Palace’s goal, passing the ball between them Dias, Ake and Walker who were the top in numbers, they are least creative in the squad. Today they spent the game passing the ball along the line to each other consequently our creative players are isolated this has been happening a lot this season but this match illustration it more than ever other It was developing in the first half and I thought Pep would make a change unfortunately he didn’t The space behind out back line over a 100 yards gave Palace exactly what they wanted Gvardiol is not a fullback and certainly not one that can overlap his experiment of Jack playing in the middle wasn’t working Pep is so fucking stubborn it’s alarming and costly for us this season The speed of the play slow slow slow

I agree totally, Josko could play those line splitting passes from defence but for some reason we insist on making him hug the left touchline like he is some sort of tricky winger.

 

[SamTheGuru]

Are you watching Walker maybe? Jesus Christ...

I think you missed my initial post and are impulsively commenting on something.