Palace - Post match thread

blueincy said:
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How dare you skip the price tag.
 
When I saw the team I feared the worst, people travel to South America and play 180 minutes are fit to play, but those that visit London need a rest, weird.

It was reflected in the way we played, started OK, but couldn't keep it up beyond half an hour.

Up front, Nolito huffed and puffed, Sterling did OK, but Aguero and KdB were very poor, and either could have been taken off. One of my mates didn't even realise Aguero had gone off, which summed up how ineffective he was all game, KdB tried but was woefully out of sorts. We weren't great defensively again either, it resembled much of the last 4 months of Pellegrini's reign for me, vulnerable right through the team really, even Fernandhino, who busted a gut for the cause yet again, struggled at times, and he was our best player for me, despite Yaya's two goals.

Makeshift team produced a mediocre performance overall, and beat a very poor Palace side, who look destined to struggle, despite their fighting (some illegal) abilities.

How that assault on Zab was missed is beyond me, but I doubt it will get any mention in the media.
 
Akiva said:
Except we are top of the league.

Nobody gives two shits about indicators, only three points. But here's some indicators for you anyway:
We bossed possession and were statistically superior to CP in every category by a measure
We were missing a number of our best players, notably Stones and Gundogan.
The refereeing was atrocious and Palace should have been down to 10 men.
Generally the successful teams are the ones that pick up three points when not at their best.
Jesus is coming.
City aren't playing with a full Pep squad and will be undoubtedly strengthened further in January and the summer.
Yaya put in a lot more effort today than he has for years and presents another midfield option for the league if he can be consistent.
KDB is the best player in the league.

Enough indicators for you?
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sorry positivity not allowed , surely you can find fault with something , if not go and stand in the naughty corner
 
cleavers said:
When I saw the team I feared the worst, people travel to South America and play 180 minutes are fit to play, but those that visit London need a rest, weird.

It was reflected in the way we played, started OK, but couldn't keep it up beyond half an hour.

Up front, Nolito huffed and puffed, Sterling did OK, but Aguero and KdB were very poor, and either could have been taken off. One of my mates didn't even realise Aguero had gone off, which summed up how ineffective he was all game, KdB tried but was woefully out of sorts. We weren't great defensively again either, it resembled much of the last 4 months of Pellegrini's reign for me, vulnerable right through the team really, even Fernandhino, who busted a gut for the cause yet again, struggled at times, and he was our best player for me, despite Yaya's two goals.

Makeshift team produced a mediocre performance overall, and beat a very poor Palace side, who look destined to struggle, despite their fighting (some illegal) abilities.

How that assault on Zab was missed is beyond me, but I doubt it will get any mention in the media.
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Palace have only won 5 times in their last 31 games so anything other than a win today would have been a poor result to add to the very poor result against Boro.

It's not really clicking at the moment.

Fortunately we had a great start and are therefore still in a strong position despite the hit and miss performances.

Defensive problems persist and this is the biggest concern for me. I think it's going to be easy to sort the offensive lethargy than the defensive vulnerability and that's why nothing can be taken for granted this year.
 
I think we will continue to win a lot of games away from home, we just get more space, even though we will naturally have to endure some pressure at times when the home fans get up for it.

Our (Pep's) biggest challenge is to get us playing better at home against the parked bus.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
Palace have only won 5 times in their last 31 games so anything other than a win today would have been a poor result to add to the very poor result against Boro.

It's not really clicking at the moment.

Fortunately we had a great start and are therefore still in a strong position despite the hit and miss performances.

Defensive problems persist and this is the biggest concern for me. I think it's going to be easy to sort the offensive lethargy than the defensive vulnerability and that's why nothing can be taken for granted this year.
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Totally agree, however I'm also very happy we took three points today, particularly with such a makeshift team.
 
Just saw Puncheon's off the ball trip on Zabba on the Sky Sports app. I'm assuming that, as with Aguero's elbow on Steven Reid, the FA/PL will take action against Puncheon, as the ref couldn't possibly have seen it.

Yeah, right.
 
I don't care if palace are on a bad run,they still gave us a game,a win away after internationals is a great result,sometimes we need to grind it out,just be happy with the win and we move on to the next game and hope we play better
 
Not a great game but a well fought three points in the end. If you're especially worried about our performance today, pretend we got three points off boro and then drew today and it all averages out in the end.

Also, I was a blue in the CP end today and it remains one of my fave away grounds to visit. Wicked atmosphere and top fans.
 
The 3 points were big but not as big as a rejuvenated Toure back in the squad as that is like a new signing 2 months before the window opens. We now have real options in the midfield and that will be crucial over Christmas and New year
 
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