League cup - Crystal Palace pre-match thread

[Moveonlife]

Please don't play Kelechi on the wing

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Hope the team out is good enough theres not much on the bench!

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

hopefully bamford doesn't have a stormer like he did for boro

 

[malg]

I'd like to have seen Roberts start.

 

[kaz7]

 

[Blue Smarties]

Don't get this resting crap people go on about.
Play the best xi and win the game

Thank fuck you're not a coach.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Don't get this resting crap people go on about.
Play the best xi and win the game

Teams that don't rest players are usually the ones that drop away in the new year.

 

[BigOscar]

bamford, jedinak, mutch, ledley, mariappa arent first teamr's they have a good squad though

They are first team players, just not best 11 players. They certainly aren't reserve team players or kids was more my point. Probably a pretty similar selection to ours tbh, a mix of their best 11 and squad players. Should be a good contest

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

if we do go say 2-0 up till half time he's gotta make the changes and bring on the youngsters

 

[BLUEMATT23]

[QUOdidn't happen lue Smarties, post: 8953091, member: 10423"]Thank fuck you're not a coach.[/QUOTE]

It didnt happen that often years ago.

 

[super_city_si]

glad fernandinho is banned, he needs a rest, would probably have been picked.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

They are first team players, just not best 11 players. They certainly aren't reserve team players or kids was more my point. Probably a pretty similar selection to ours tbh, a mix of their best 11 and squad players. Should be a good contest

pretty similar to our team, kelechi and bamford the youngsters in the teams.

 

[come-on-barney]

Think Pellers was so hacked off with having to go with a negative attitude on Sunday he is going for it tonight!

 

[without a dream]

Ridiculous to risk Dr Bruyne and Bony with Silva and Aguero still injured. Fingers crossed we're in a position where they can come off at half time.

 

[bluetev]

If he had to choose between getting fired and abandoning 4-4-2, he would still go with two up front. Despite the fact that our best results last year were with one up front.

Pity. I like him as a manager, thanks to him our team plays their football in the right spirit and he is not a cheating, whining nutcase like fergie or mourinho, but his tactical stubbornness will cost him. It's not as if he is incapable of adapting as he showed in the derby, he just doesn't want to.

 

[marco]

Ridiculous to risk Dr Bruyne and Bony with Silva and Aguero still injured. Fingers crossed we're in a position where they can come off at half time.

agree with De Bruyne maybe bring him on if its not going to plan, Bony needs a good game behind him and a few goals

 

[bluetev]

Ridiculous to risk Dr Bruyne and Bony with Silva and Aguero still injured. Fingers crossed we're in a position where they can come off at half time.

Especially with de Bruyne clearly showing signs of tiredness. Though to be fair, not too many options, but hope we can be in a position to sub him relatively early, which won't be easy though against this palace team.

 

[iian23]

It's on BeIN over here in the states. Should be some internet streams out and about.

bein sport usa is on mobdro I watched Stoke last night on it. Supersport 3 in Africa showed Stoke game last night and is showing City tonight so I'm expecting City to be on bein sport usa

im wrong they are showing scum and a lot of links for city are going to them instead of city

 

[@BluePhil8]

Not much pace with Demichellis, Kolarov, Bony and Yaya all starting.

 

[mosssideblue]

If he had to choose between getting fired and abandoning 4-4-2, he would still go with two up front. Despite the fact that our best results last year were with one up front.

Pity. I like him as a manager, thanks to him our team plays their football in the right spirit and he is not a cheating, whining nutcase like fergie or mourinho, but his tactical stubbornness will cost him. It's not as if he is incapable of adapting as he showed in the derby, he just doesn't want to.

He's picked a team with balance and opportunity to give Nacho a start, which IMO he wouldn't have done playing one up top. Who would you have played in midfield if it were 1 up top?