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View Jefroc's Profile Jefroc Flag Crete 30 Dec 18 4.55pm Send a Private Message to Jefroc Add Jefroc as a friend

I don’t want to jump up and down over a good or bad result. Today was disappointing not from how the team played but how they were set up. 4,5,1 was only going to invite Chelsea to hog possession and it was inevitable they would eventually score.

It was only when Wickham came on and Wilf moved to the wing did the whole team open up and start attacking. By then though we were chasing the game with only a quarter of the match left.

Why did we not attack from minute one? It may have been 2-1 or 3-2 and we still may have lost but after the City game and the attacking we showed against Cardiff I would have thought this was a game when the attacking momentum should have been maintained.

I sat with a Chelsea fan / friend who whilst happy with the result totally agreed with me. Before the match he seriously thought Palace could win.

Normally I feel Roy’s tactics are pretty much on the button whether we win, draw or lose. Today however I felt he was far too timid.

 


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View Rachid Rachid Rachid's Profile Rachid Rachid Rachid Flag 30 Dec 18 5.00pm Send a Private Message to Rachid Rachid Rachid Add Rachid Rachid Rachid as a friend

Originally posted by Jefroc

I don’t want to jump up and down over a good or bad result. Today was disappointing not from how the team played but how they were set up. 4,5,1 was only going to invite Chelsea to hog possession and it was inevitable they would eventually score.

It was only when Wickham came on and Wilf moved to the wing did the whole team open up and start attacking. By then though we were chasing the game with only a quarter of the match left.

Why did we not attack from minute one? It may have been 2-1 or 3-2 and we still may have lost but after the City game and the attacking we showed against Cardiff I would have thought this was a game when the attacking momentum should have been maintained.

I sat with a Chelsea fan / friend who whilst happy with the result totally agreed with me. Before the match he seriously thought Palace could win.

Normally I feel Roy’s tactics are pretty much on the button whether we win, draw or lose. Today however I felt he was far too timid.

We didn’t attack city at all. One of those days when we scored two goals from distance and a breakaway pen. Chelsea were much better than City out of possession.

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Dec 18 5.22pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Hodgson set us up to be disciplined and organised but this resulted in us being totally negative and paid Chelsea far too much respect.It was a stroll for them - we never laid a glove on them and never posed them any serious questions.It really was a hard watch for us supporters having to put up with that dour performance.

Edited by Willo (30 Dec 2018 5.27pm)

 

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View silvertop's Profile silvertop Flag Portishead 30 Dec 18 5.46pm Send a Private Message to silvertop Add silvertop as a friend

Originally posted by Casual

Can’t remember being so bored at a Palace match. Players didn’t seem interested , crowd was flat. Never looked like scoring.
Boring.

7 games one month more matches coming up fast and relatively limited squad. Not surprising energy levels low and needing conserving.

One thing, glad I am no longer a season ticket holder. Our fans deserve more than the crap currently being dished up at home.

 

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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 30 Dec 18 5.56pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by colinandsued

If ever a game highlighted Palace's problem, it was today.
Defensively I thought we were well organised and disciplined with an effective game plan that nullified most of the Chelsea attacking threat.
Offensively, yet again, we were almost totally ineffective, at least until Wickham and Meyer came on and we started to chase the game and at least made Luiz and Rudiger have to break sweat. It made me very sad to see Wilf having to struggle as a target man, a role he clearly is unhappy about having to fulfil. He tried, of course he did, but it was only when Wickham came on when Wilf was able to start running at the Chelsea defence and look like he might cause some problems.
5 goals from home games tells its own story. Three fit and effective strikers that can rustle up 10/12 goals between them in the remaining 18 games should be sufficient to see us clear of relegation. But those 3 strikers look likely to be Wickham (2 x 30 min appearances in two years); Benteke (3 goals in a season and a half blighted by injuries and loss of confidence; and Solanke (1 x Prem goal) - so it looks likely to be a very tense second half to our season.
Here's hoping we kick off 2019 with a convincing 3 points at Wolves.

I hope so too but I don’t expect it.

 


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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 30 Dec 18 5.56pm

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Good Afternoon Eagles.

God i hate nazi chelscum.

 

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View Den1923's Profile Den1923 Flag 30 Dec 18 6.39pm Send a Private Message to Den1923 Add Den1923 as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

Hodgson set us up to be disciplined and organised but this resulted in us being totally negative and paid Chelsea far too much respect.It was a stroll for them - we never laid a glove on them and never posed them any serious questions.It really was a hard watch for us supporters having to put up with that dour performance.

Edited by Willo (30 Dec 2018 5.27pm)

According to the BBC we failed to record a single shot on target for the first time in a home game since March 2017, its the points we give up at home that is of concern, 1 point from the last two is not good enough and unless we can change that, then I fear 2019 and what it may bring!

 

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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 30 Dec 18 6.44pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by Den1923

According to the BBC we failed to record a single shot on target for the first time in a home game since March 2017, its the points we give up at home that is of concern, 1 point from the last two is not good enough and unless we can change that, then I fear 2019 and what it may bring!

Yes, a home game that we won!

 


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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Dec 18 7.07pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Den1923

According to the BBC we failed to record a single shot on target for the first time in a home game since March 2017, its the points we give up at home that is of concern, 1 point from the last two is not good enough and unless we can change that, then I fear 2019 and what it may bring!

Not beating Cardiff after the stupendous win at Man C was a real let-down and disappointment.Chelsea are a different proposition altogether but our dour, negative tactics played into their hands and allowed them to control the game.

No matter which striker we sign in January if he is deployed as a lone striker using the same tactics as today he will struggle to deliver.We need to get on the front foot and be more positive and really ask questions of these sides at home.We cannot pay them so much respect.

 

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View Booted Eagle's Profile Booted Eagle Flag Bristol 30 Dec 18 7.32pm Send a Private Message to Booted Eagle Add Booted Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

Not beating Cardiff after the stupendous win at Man C was a real let-down and disappointment.Chelsea are a different proposition altogether but our dour, negative tactics played into their hands and allowed them to control the game.

No matter which striker we sign in January if he is deployed as a lone striker using the same tactics as today he will struggle to deliver.We need to get on the front foot and be more positive and really ask questions of these sides at home.We cannot pay them so much respect.

This has been a recurring problem for some time, linked to our lack in attack. JMac's goal against Burnley on 16 mins is our fastest strike at home this season.

 


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—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

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View bifffabazz's Profile bifffabazz Flag Highworth, Wiltshire 30 Dec 18 7.41pm Send a Private Message to bifffabazz Add bifffabazz as a friend

Ten home matches this season and not a single goal from inside the area.

While commenting, gotta say that I am hoarse from berating Kouyate. Wtf did he actually do today? I think I broke more of a sweat than he did.

 


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View PatrickA's Profile PatrickA Flag London 30 Dec 18 8.05pm Send a Private Message to PatrickA Add PatrickA as a friend

I feel Roy is hiding behind this view of lack of attacking options.
Playing with ten men behind the ball and trying to compress the game within your own half I feel Messi or Ronaldo would struggle to play in this system.
Wilf is not ,and in my opinion never will be a lone front man.
Playing him there highlights his weaknesses- lack of hold up play, aerial strength, battling with centre halves.
If you’re going to,play a lone front man you may as well play Wickham.
Roy said he played that way to avoid a four or five nil defeat.
I can’t accept that and believe this attitude contributes to a negative mindset from the players from the outset.
Yes, we may have lost had we attacked more, but Chelsea are not the great side of the past and are vulnerable defensively.
We attacked with zero purpose today and it means two more goalless games this week to go with Southampton, Newcastle and Wolves.
Not good enough I’m afraid.

 

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