Maybe not, but Hodgson isn't going to change the habits of a lifetime. I don't think he even knows what to do with Eze, apart from playing him out of position. It's pure chance and bad luck for Schlupp that Eze got introduced after Schlupp's injury - however note how Eze gravitated to the centre of the field when he went on his run, not down the line. Why? Because that is his natural position. Poor square peg round hole Roy doesn't get it though.

Patrick..thanks for you support after my original post.
I read such a lot of negative stuff on this forum and I strongly believe that seeing the glass half full is always a better way of living life.
With that in mind all I was saying is that we should up the anti with regards to our teams style of playing football.
We have such a talented squad..and some very talented youngsters who compliment our more senior players...free them up a bit to play more attacking football...I am not suggesting we drop all of our defensive attributes but just go for it a bit more..let’s face it in the games we have played using negative tactics we have lost...so nothing to lose.
Nothing wrong with wanting to see our team play more attractive looking football!

It is about balance. The balance has to be based on defenders that can attack without being constantly caught out. And attackers that can defend seriously, and can retain the ball well in most situations.
Palace ,are not there yet. On both counts. Of course we can pull it off against some oppositions. But as we have seen recently against both Liverpool, and Villa,, the attacking intent was there , the balance was not. And in the second half of both games we paid dear.
Tactics don’t fetch brilliant performances on the whole ability does, and when put to a serious test we don’t have quiet enough of it throughout the side. to be able get the balance needed to play in an attractive style week in week out.

We met whilst both holidaying abroad and she has asserted that I was the last "Resort".

To me this is why we are in such good shape despite all these issues we are still in the top flight . As Nectoneagle said since the Third Division South days which is when I started watching CPFC these are halcyon days. Roy and the owners and management team have done well to maintain our position. The real issue now is how we move forward from here when Roy goes. The next manager will not be judged on keeping us in the top flight but managing a team that gets consistently in the top ten or higher. That will take a very talented manager with the current squad and for me with this squad is highly unlikely to be achieved. So to progress we need new players as well as a new manager. Can we actually afford it ?

We cud free up a lot of wages by not renewing various contracts this summer, and we could replace the oldies and over-paid with up and coming players on lower salaries. Two out of Luka, Kouyate and the two Macs should not be in the first team squad next season, add Meyer and that's three midfielders to go, with Jairo + 2 we wud only need to bring in one frontline midfielder and have a youngster as the fifth midfielder (Banks or Dreher?) ... so I think a progressive squad rebuild is not only possible but necessary, urgent even.