It has been obvious for years and was emphasised tonight:
We lack a quality, controlling mid-fielder - a Barry Bannon who can hold the ball giving forwards a chance to run.

It is just kick and hope now. They were the more refined team but we just sat back and invited them on, we could easily have lost.

Is it the manager or is it the players?

So after 50min I knew we were f***ed. Roy must have known the same.

Why doesn't he at least try to get the intiave(sp) back. At least try. This is what I want in a manager. At least try.

Zerbi had 2 subs at halftime to try and change it. and it worked. Roy did nothing after he saw that those 2 subs changed the game. I thought he was gonna bring off Mateta for Eze and put Ayew ontop for some counter.

Lerma I love him, but just been out. Couldn't Schlupp(love him or hate him) Have played the last 15.

Ok Im not a manager but it seems so strange with the lack of subs. Ok Brighton is a slightly better team them us. But not more then 5%. They managed to change the second half, we did nothing to prevent that.

That ain’t the subs fault. Roy’s half time talk was sit back and defend and hold onto the 1-0 , he should have said go get another and put the game to bed. Even defending we don’t press teams it’s so frustrating to watch. Just defensive bull s***e .

Most of their bench would have got in our starting line up.

You need help.

What a joy to see a team playing like that at Selhurst.
Fluid, mobile, progressive,clever tactical
switches,good young players, brave subs.
Just a shame it was Brighton.
To hear our fans whistling for the ref to blow for full time when drawing was illustrative.
Yes, we battled and worked hard.
But the gulf in coaching beween two teams was a mile wide if truth be told.