Opposition view: Crystal Palace

[Ric]

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Thanks to Dan Cook from the Hopkin Looking To Curl One blog for taking the time to answer the questions.

 

[Champions2012!]

Good read that

 

[denTTony]

raised a smile about the 'Achilles heel' of defending set pieces .... they should be fine on Saturday, WE are more at risk from out set pieces as we are prone to the counter from our constantly sh1te deliveries !!

 

[SkyBlueTX]

The 3-3 against the Dippers was to me the match of the year last season among the non-City fixtures. I think they'll be in a relegation fight but in the end stay up. That said I see it as a 1-0 or 2-1 win for us.

 

[Bilboblue]

I went to the Palace vs Stoke match last week, was given a free ticket, even that was too expensive.

Dreadful football, Palace looked shockingly bad.

So that's 0-1 Palace tomorrow then.

 

[supercrystal7]

I went to the Palace vs Stoke match last week, was given a free ticket, even that was too expensive.

Dreadful football, Palace looked shockingly bad.

So that's 0-1 Palace tomorrow then.

Where did you sit? The first half was decent enough and Bolasie was brilliant, but the second half was awful. I think we were a bit tired and decided to hoof the ball up against Shawcross.

I disagree with the review. Sadly we have a lot of fans that expect too much. Pulis has never finished in the top half of the table despite spending millions at Stoke and suddenly he was going to do this with Palace?

Footballing wise I much prefer this season even though it is much more frustrating and we have a good chance of going down.

Bolasie and Jedinak are our best players, because they are top class at certain things. Bolaise dribbles as well as anyone in the league not called Hazard and Jedinak reads the game better than any defensive midfielder. Since they play for Palace, their short comings in other positions mean they are where they are. Jedinak cannot run and cannot pass. Bolasie cannot score and is hit and miss with his final delivery. His movement is bad too. That being said there outstanding qualities can still win games on their own for us.

This season is going as expected, but we really should have 6 more points at least. If we stay up then I will be ecstatic with the season. The only wish is that Williams gets more games.

Aguero is the player we would take obviously, because he is the best in the league.

Hope springs are eternal, but I have a feeling we either get smashed tomorrow or we come close to getting a draw. Our defence is not very good, but I wonder if you will show Bolasie any repesct. I suspect that you will leave him one on one with Zabaleta. If we get lucky with his final ball we might be able to get an early goal, but you live in hope.

 

[aguero93:20]

I went to the Palace vs Stoke match last week, was given a free ticket, even that was too expensive.

Dreadful football, Palace looked shockingly bad.

So that's 0-1 Palace tomorrow then.

Where did you sit? The first half was decent enough and Bolasie was brilliant, but the second half was awful. I think we were a bit tired and decided to hoof the ball up against Shawcross.

I disagree with the review. Sadly we have a lot of fans that expect too much. Pulis has never finished in the top half of the table despite spending millions at Stoke and suddenly he was going to do this with Palace?

Footballing wise I much prefer this season even though it is much more frustrating and we have a good chance of going down.

Bolasie and Jedinak are our best players, because they are top class at certain things. Bolaise dribbles as well as anyone in the league not called Hazard and Jedinak reads the game better than any defensive midfielder. Since they play for Palace, their short comings in other positions mean they are where they are. Jedinak cannot run and cannot pass. Bolasie cannot score and is hit and miss with his final delivery. His movement is bad too. That being said there outstanding qualities can still win games on their own for us.

This season is going as expected, but we really should have 6 more points at least. If we stay up then I will be ecstatic with the season. The only wish is that Williams gets more games.

Aguero is the player we would take obviously, because he is the best in the league.

Hope springs are eternal, but I have a feeling we either get smashed tomorrow or we come close to getting a draw. Our defence is not very good, but I wonder if you will show Bolasie any repesct. I suspect that you will leave him one on one with Zabaleta. If we get lucky with his final ball we might be able to get an early goal, but you live in hope.

Zaba has been fine one on one against Tranny, Ribery, Robben, Neymar, Hazard and di Maria in matches before, I think we might just risk it.

Good review, nice to see the scale of the academy investment is sinking in elsewhere.

 

[Marvin]

I went to the Palace vs Stoke match last week, was given a free ticket, even that was too expensive.

Dreadful football, Palace looked shockingly bad.

So that's 0-1 Palace tomorrow then.

Where did you sit? The first half was decent enough and Bolasie was brilliant, but the second half was awful. I think we were a bit tired and decided to hoof the ball up against Shawcross.

I disagree with the review. Sadly we have a lot of fans that expect too much. Pulis has never finished in the top half of the table despite spending millions at Stoke and suddenly he was going to do this with Palace?

Footballing wise I much prefer this season even though it is much more frustrating and we have a good chance of going down.

Bolasie and Jedinak are our best players, because they are top class at certain things. Bolaise dribbles as well as anyone in the league not called Hazard and Jedinak reads the game better than any defensive midfielder. Since they play for Palace, their short comings in other positions mean they are where they are. Jedinak cannot run and cannot pass. Bolasie cannot score and is hit and miss with his final delivery. His movement is bad too. That being said there outstanding qualities can still win games on their own for us.

This season is going as expected, but we really should have 6 more points at least. If we stay up then I will be ecstatic with the season. The only wish is that Williams gets more games.

Aguero is the player we would take obviously, because he is the best in the league.

Hope springs are eternal, but I have a feeling we either get smashed tomorrow or we come close to getting a draw. Our defence is not very good, but I wonder if you will show Bolasie any repesct. I suspect that you will leave him one on one with Zabaleta. If we get lucky with his final ball we might be able to get an early goal, but you live in hope.

Last season Yaya and Suarez were the best in the League. Silva and Nasri both can be but Silva will be at 80%.

Always have hope when you are a counter-attacking team playing a team who have no forwards. Difficult to predict. City could run riot or get frustrated and you could nick a goal or even two.

Palace have been a decent team to watch because of your pace on the counter and the dribbling ability of Bolasie. Not sure I share your opinion of Jedinak. Being top class at certain things is ot enough, you need to be decent at most things.

 

[Bilboblue]

I went to the Palace vs Stoke match last week, was given a free ticket, even that was too expensive.

Dreadful football, Palace looked shockingly bad.

So that's 0-1 Palace tomorrow then.

Where did you sit? The first half was decent enough and Bolasie was brilliant, but the second half was awful. I think we were a bit tired and decided to hoof the ball up against Shawcross.

I disagree with the review. Sadly we have a lot of fans that expect too much. Pulis has never finished in the top half of the table despite spending millions at Stoke and suddenly he was going to do this with Palace?

Footballing wise I much prefer this season even though it is much more frustrating and we have a good chance of going down.

Bolasie and Jedinak are our best players, because they are top class at certain things. Bolaise dribbles as well as anyone in the league not called Hazard and Jedinak reads the game better than any defensive midfielder. Since they play for Palace, their short comings in other positions mean they are where they are. Jedinak cannot run and cannot pass. Bolasie cannot score and is hit and miss with his final delivery. His movement is bad too. That being said there outstanding qualities can still win games on their own for us.

This season is going as expected, but we really should have 6 more points at least. If we stay up then I will be ecstatic with the season. The only wish is that Williams gets more games.

Aguero is the player we would take obviously, because he is the best in the league.

Hope springs are eternal, but I have a feeling we either get smashed tomorrow or we come close to getting a draw. Our defence is not very good, but I wonder if you will show Bolasie any repesct. I suspect that you will leave him one on one with Zabaleta. If we get lucky with his final ball we might be able to get an early goal, but you live in hope.

Was in the away end, had to borrow a pair of my mate's six fingered gloves to fit in.

Maybe I was a bit harsh as regards the first half, you are right, it was fairly decent, but the second half was absolutely dreadful.