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View merganser's Profile merganser Flag 14 Apr 19 5.04pm Send a Private Message to merganser Add merganser as a friend

I thought trekkers played well. Always a handful and helped defence out at corners.

Not much creativity in midfield, alas.

Our goal was a joyous moment. Well played the skipper.

 

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View MonsterMunch's Profile MonsterMunch Flag Cambridge 14 Apr 19 5.07pm Send a Private Message to MonsterMunch Add MonsterMunch as a friend

Benteke won some flick ons. Not much else. But if only we had a striker to play alongside him to feed off these second balls.

 

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View MR200%'s Profile MR200% Flag 14 Apr 19 5.08pm Send a Private Message to MR200% Add MR200% as a friend

I can't keep watching this stuff at home, It's so depressing, When we attack we can score, but most home games we play 3 defensive midfielders and only go on the front foot in the last 20 minutes

 

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View Cucking Funt's Profile Cucking Funt Flag Clapham on the Back 14 Apr 19 5.13pm Send a Private Message to Cucking Funt Add Cucking Funt as a friend

Originally posted by braunstoneagle

beaten by a much better team.

no grumbles here, they controlled the game from the outset.

Correct, braunie. The whining on here is actually quite embarrassing.

 


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View braunstoneagle's Profile braunstoneagle Flag the middle of bumf*** nowhere... 14 Apr 19 5.19pm Send a Private Message to braunstoneagle Add braunstoneagle as a friend

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

Correct, braunie. The whining on here is actually quite embarrassing.

maybe a lot of people on here only started supporting when we got promoted...but genuinely, people should understand how good we currently have it as palace fans.

if they experienced the years struggling in the 2nd tier they wouldnt moan.

 


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View taylors lovechild's Profile taylors lovechild Flag 14 Apr 19 5.26pm Send a Private Message to taylors lovechild Add taylors lovechild as a friend

Originally posted by jem

As Jimmy Greaves once observed: "Football's a funny old game."

Well, losing 1-3 at home to Man City isn't exactly side-splitting, but in a game which elicited not even a yellow card, the most remarkable component of our performance for me today was Christian Benteke's start, and Roy Hodgson's persistence with him throughout.

Tell me, Roy: was that a bet? Was it a contractual obligation? Was it to contribute to the player's personal Premier League stats, with a view to making him a tad more saleable?

We're not quite in a parallel universe with this guy (Benteke, I mean) - it's just as if he's slightly out of phase with ours. A striker who, not only can't strike, but also now seems flatly resigned to refusing to do so. Why should we pay £120K a week, or whatever it is, for that?

Today's execrable display included a six-yard box heading opportunity, which he inevitably missed, but worse, a knock-down for a non out-and-out striker in that self-same part of the pitch. Surely that's what you're there for, fella.

And if your mojo has thoroughly deserted you, then you could at least haul your seemingly overpaid butt back up the pitch and help out defending, as per Messrs Zaha and Townsend, rather than standing there, statuesque, waiting for the perfect pass, which will never be delivered, because ironically, even if it were, you'd still somehow contrive not to connect with it.

I suppose that a somewhat fortuitous 39 points (17 goals scored in the last 15 mins, 10 pens from Luka) renders all of this somewhat academic; but it could all so very easily have been otherwise...

In my opinion Tekkers was one of our better performers. He won most balls in the air, held the ball up under pressure and cleared balls from defending corners and had a hand in our goal. He was our only outlet and the problem was not him but the lack of support he received. At one point he somehow held onto the ball despite pressure from 3 players but then had no one there offering themselves. He has rightly received criticism in the past, but it is unwarranted today.

 

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View Rainforest's Profile Rainforest Flag London England 14 Apr 19 5.39pm Send a Private Message to Rainforest Add Rainforest as a friend

Originally posted by taylors lovechild

In my opinion Tekkers was one of our better performers. He won most balls in the air, held the ball up under pressure and cleared balls from defending corners and had a hand in our goal. He was our only outlet and the problem was not him but the lack of support he received. At one point he somehow held onto the ball despite pressure from 3 players but then had no one there offering themselves. He has rightly received criticism in the past, but it is unwarranted today.

Roy should have tried playing Batshsuayi alongside him upfront.

 

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View Eaglecoops's Profile Eaglecoops Flag CR3 14 Apr 19 5.43pm Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by PZ Eagle

Some clown said get at them and if they run past us so what. Their third goal a prime example of what would have happened if we had done that all game. As for someone else saying our players weren't trying that's a disgrace because at this level players do try but sometimes you have to accept that he other team is just to good for us.

no need to be insulting Mr Tyler just because someone might know a bit more than you do about football and tactics.

PZ Eagle you know absolutely nothing about football. You would have us losing safely 1-0 every week by the sounds of things. Are you related to Roy by any chance?


 

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View Eaglecoops's Profile Eaglecoops Flag CR3 14 Apr 19 5.47pm Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by braunstoneagle

maybe a lot of people on here only started supporting when we got promoted...but genuinely, people should understand how good we currently have it as palace fans.

if they experienced the years struggling in the 2nd tier they wouldnt moan.

No prizes for looking backward mate, look forward. Do not compare past history to our current position. People rightfully expect that we should keep it going at this level. It would be wrong to criticise them for thinking otherwise.

 

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View Crystal_Clear's Profile Crystal_Clear Flag Belfast 14 Apr 19 5.58pm Send a Private Message to Crystal_Clear Add Crystal_Clear as a friend

No shame in losing to City.

However, I think the performance is indicative of our home form.

Gary Neville was spot on with his comments that we defended too deep and didn't go out to close down the city midfield. They almost had the freedom of Selhurst to try and pick out a pass, we just tried to cut it out. Sooner or later we were going to get punished.

Why Van Aanholt didn't go with Sterling for the first goal is beyond me, PVA isnt exactly slow. That being said Sterling took it really well, didn't give Guiata a chance.

I thought Palace looked more creative when Meyer came on. Whilst he may not be effective away from home, I wonder if he should be used from the start at home more.

Benteke isn't a lost cause, but needs play in a 4-4-2 formation. 4-3-3 doesn't work for him.

 

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View andy p's Profile andy p Flag Warrington cheshire 14 Apr 19 6.02pm Send a Private Message to andy p Add andy p as a friend

We could still lose 20 league games this season,which with the players that we have at our disposal just is'nt good enough.I worry about next season if we continue with what we have.

 


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View spartakev2's Profile spartakev2 Flag Anerley 14 Apr 19 6.04pm Send a Private Message to spartakev2 Add spartakev2 as a friend

Originally posted by Crystal_Clear

No shame in losing to City.

However, I think the performance is indicative of our home form.

Gary Neville was spot on with his comments that we defended too deep and didn't go out to close down the city midfield. They almost had the freedom of Selhurst to try and pick out a pass, we just tried to cut it out. Sooner or later we were going to get punished.

Why Van Aanholt didn't go with Sterling for the first goal is beyond me, PVA isnt exactly slow. That being said Sterling took it really well, didn't give Guiata a chance.

I thought Palace looked more creative when Meyer came on. Whilst he may not be effective away from home, I wonder if he should be used from the start at home more.

Benteke isn't a lost cause, but needs play in a 4-4-2 formation. 4-3-3 doesn't work for him.

Exactly what I've been saying, but people on here who know better don't agree....Happy to just try and keep the score down against City.

 

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