I’m torn on Vieira.
He seems very personable, has good football principles in terms of how he wants to play the game and appears to be a draw for attracting players to the club.
However, is the team better than the sum of it’s parts?
I look at Fulham for example, who totally dominated us at Selhurst.
One centre half in his mid thirties, the other a former West Ham reserve.
A midfield made up of Reed (who couldn’t get into Southampton’s team), Pereira (£10m from Man Utd) and Paulinha.
An attack made up of an average former Bristol City forward, an Arsenal reject who was seen as past it and admittedly a very good forward in Mitrovic.
They are not huge names but appear to operate as a well oiled machine with balance all over the field and look very well coached.
You could make similar observations about the likes of Brentford and Brighton.

People point to squad deficiencies as a reason for our struggles, but are our players any worse than those in the above teams?
These teams have players who are not exactly household names nor cost a fortune.
Spending big sums as West Ham, Leeds and Everton have done is not necessarily always the answer.
Which brings me back to Vieira.
If you accept that you don’t have to have 11 outstanding players to make a good team should our core of talented players ( Anderson, Guehi, Doucoure, Eze, Olise, Zaha) provide enough of a platform for a well coached team to produce better performances and results?
This is where I think the jury is still out on Vieira.

Our game against Fulham fell apart because James Tompkins was back from injury, with no recent game time under his belt having to fill in for Marc Guehi who was out on suspension - JT had easily the worst game I have seen him play since time began-
Had someone else filled the spot that day its unlikely the outcome would have been so dire -

Agree with noted points however I wonder if it's more 'football management' as opposed to Palace that has PV down?

I think PV is good for the younger lads and has obviously bought into footballing ideologies he was privy to however I am starting to question whether he is really 'cut out' for it?

Motivation, game management, tactical nous, winning mentality, etc. etc. are all things good let alone great managers have.

PV seems able to attract players, make the younger lads feel at home and has some nice footballing ideals however I feel is lacking in a few key areas which make us look a soft and fragile touch atm. Some small elements of management, which could be considered as basic, just seem absent and it is holding us back if not costing us dear.

PV seems more suited to part of a coaching team as opposed to the leader of one. Just an observation and opinion from me of course.

Nail on head, Taxi for Vieira.

I know the guy comes across as a bit unassuming. But I struggle to believe that he doesn't have any fight or leadership skills.

You cant play like he did and then turn into a melt of a manager