Good post TL but personally I don't blame the players or their performances.. yes sometimes their passing could be a lot better but the tactics of two lines of defence that seem to be marking space and not closing down the opposition with no attacking intent is down to Roy.. two games without a single shot on target apart from the penalty.. no wonder our fans are getting p***ed off with watching this dross.. I've supported our team since the late 60's, travelled all over the country to follow them like many others, and I've never felt like giving up watching our boys before (apart from when that arrogant tw*tt Mullery was manager) but at this moment in time I have to admit I've had enough and don't enjoy watching them at all, which I never thought would be the case.. love our club, but can't stand the cr*p being served up right now and with Roy saying that he's pleased with the performance and disappointed that we dropped two points it reinforces that these tactics look like they will be continuing.. we didn't deserve anything from the game, we were p*ss poor due to Roy's "wonderful" defensive tactics which are sh*te to watch.. not a shot on target in 180+ minutes.. just renewed my Gold Membership in September, I wished I hadn't..

And to think that SP fantasized about a 34000 stadium... Back to the drawing board.

Highlights of the 5-3 victory over Bournemouth popped up on the Palace page on Facebook; quite remarkable seeing so many Palace players in the opposition half! It wasn't so long ago and it does make one wonder what has happened along the way. Well actually we know don't we: Hodgson is on the slide - after the initial zap of defensive organisation that he brings first season there is not a lot else after but a gradual decline to what we saw at the end of last season and most recently with one attempt on goal in two games, yet he has the sauce to say we defended well / strongest squad etc etc!
It's only a matter of time.

Don't get me wrong, I agree that right now is probably about as dull as I remember us playing (although during our last stint in the Championship there were some really bland seasons with very average players), especially given we actually have players capable of entertaining in the squad.

One very noticeable, and worrying thing, about the Brighton game was that despite it being completely ineffective, nearly every goal kick and kick from Vicente was aimed at Schlupp on the left. I understand the idea was to avoid the press, but all it did was result in us losing possession further up the pitch. We had Jairo who is more than capable of collecting the ball from defence and moving it forward, so it was baffling to me. I really hope this tactic does not become a mainstay.

How utterly depressing.

I have now sufficient funds to last me the rest of my life. Provided I don't buy anything.

It may already have done given Roy's pre-match interview today in which he stated that last week wasn't good enough on the attacking front and the team would be looking to do better tomorrow. Has SP had a word, I wonder, because Roy's statement today was a far cry from his post-match interview last week?

If tomorrow and the game after and the game after are repeats of the Brighton game then the Palace coaching team are so way off the mark it does not take football geniuses to understand we need a whole new management set up. A hard working team and the Macarther way is still important but we can normally get the ball back quite easily we need to make the other team work harder to get it back. Come on Palace repeat the way we played at United tomorrow.

I remember the centre back set up with the 19yr old untried Fosu-Mensah and Riedewald either side of Scott Dann against Huddersfield in the curtain raiser and a declining Puncheon in front of them.

Never thought I'd be the kind of fan that wanted a manager sacked after one game but Parish gave him three more games than he deserved IMO.

Messed things up at Inter before us and Atlanta after.

Edited by Rachid Rachid Rachid (23 Oct 2020 10.01pm)

There were some very bold predictions at the end of last season from fans on here about how good Tyrick Mitchell is and complaints that Roy can only play with three defensive midfield players.

I don't like the last couple of performances but central midfield options who don't score goals, full backs who can't attack and a rotation of 30+ yr old centre backs doesn't help to get you playing in the opposition half.

Edited by Rachid Rachid Rachid (23 Oct 2020 10.41pm)

Having watched Roy’s press conference from yesterday it would seem he’s either deluded or distorting events.
He was asked specifically if he was concerned about only one shot against Brighton.
He responded sarcastically that’s only a concern for ‘you guys (the media) or betting companies ‘ and was more interested in ‘creating havoc in the opposing penalty areas.’
He was giving the impression we were doing this even if only one shot was made.
The reality is that we’re around the bottom in the table of goals scored, chances created and efforts on goal and this has been the case for a long time.
Hardly ‘creating havoc in opposing penalty areas’ Roy.
We can pose more of a threat, as we did against Man Utd, and we looked better for it .
Just take the handbrake of when the opportunity is there in a game!