Roy said after the game that they wouldn't know till Thursday.

(I love the title of this thread: sounds like an Agatha Christie murder story.)

Almost!!

Zaha is too inconsistent to be up there amongst the very best.

However, for Palace he definitely is up there with the best who have ever played for us. Without Zaha, we would still be a Championship side.....that's how important he was.

When he leaves none of us will be sure if Palace can stay in the Premiership, it'll be a massive test.

As for his personality, he has a sense of victimhood and entitlement that pulls down his game. However the talent level is beyond teaching and has been vital to the success this club has had.

People forget where we were and how bigger clubs than us stayed in the Championship while we rose....through a combination of luck at the right time, brilliant signings and once in a generation academy players like Zaha.

Edited by Stirlingsays (03 Feb 2021 12.49pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

i think he has scored 2 headers in his career (and he is now 28 and has played almost 400 games) both against the scum.

That's like saying Salah is a good at heading because he scored one. Salah BTW is about 5 ft 7 whereas Wilf is almost 6 foot.

He doesn't even make a challenge for the ball when the keeper kicks.

My point is he's not a natural header of the ball and has never tried to improve that part of his game.

Yup agree with this for the most part.
But I've stated it before if not at least thought it, we need to sell Zaha sooner rather than later. If we can sort out having a new manager in place for the pending rebuild, then provided that we get a strong fee quoted to us for Zaha, then that money can help reposition and balance the squad for many years to come.

There is no logic in being a one-man for team which is effectively what we are with Zaha as the stats will show; eventually he will go, deteriorate or even retire so we need to be smart. Look at Chelsea for example, sold their best player at the right time in Hazard and rebuilt from there.

Whenever or if ever Zaha gets his wish and moves to a "big club", I wouldn't be too surprised if he will be found out a bit.

Mourinho doesn't take any nonsense (ask dele Alli, rose), Klopp doesn't either (ask sakho how he ended up at Palace), Guardiola came into Barca and tried to get rid of Eto'o and then Zlatan... He also put Stones out to pasture for a long time until recent events, Arsenal had Ozil out the entire squad selection this season and so on and so on.

Yet we all know deep down we put up with Zaha's petulance and antics because we have no one better or other stars - essentially pampering him

I tell you 'So what'.

When he goes into one of his outstretched arms, palms up, furrow browed, moaning, petulant child episodes, he succeeds in nothing except completely losing focus and the fading from the game.

My God, does anyone think that professional opponents don't notice this?

They know full-well how to wind him up and, consequently, that he will blot himself out of the game as a result.

The only person who hasn't realised this is the man himself. Until he addresses this self-destructive tendency, he will never mature or progress to the top level.

Watch Lewandoski get kicked up i the air all the time yet keep his composure and destroy the opposition. The cool professionalism is part of what sets him apart on the world stage.

Imo, Wilf is the most exciting and yet frustrating players in the division.

He's ours, I love him and he is a Palace great but could be a Palace greater

Edited by Glazier#1 (03 Feb 2021 3.26pm)

Edited by Glazier#1 (03 Feb 2021 3.32pm)