Those influential changes referred to against Chelsea and Watford are valid ones but are not much to show for the amount of time Hodgson has been at the club and they seem an eternity ago.
With regard to trying other players in the squad they may not be good enough but we’ll never know if they’re not given a proper run of games.
Riedewald was one of our better players today but you just knew he’d be the one that would get the hook while a poor Luka stays on.
So disheartening for the player.
Even Hodgson fans would have to acknowledge that he’s not the best manager for younger players.
Before people mention AWB, he only played due to injuries and was so excellent from day one it would have been very difficult to leave him out.

A long time ago but the options were there.
Irrespective of what peoples' theories are about AWB once he emerged he was used and his pace enabled us to play in the opposition half more.
Personally I've seen enough of Meyer and Riedewald to form the opinion that they are unable to bring sufficient intensity or cutting edge than to make them anything more than decent squad players and no amount of subbing or playing in different positions is likely to change that.
It was noticeable that set piece delivery improved in Luka's absence when PVA and McCarthy were on them and the stat today around corners isn't great.
Guaita has been outstanding all season and should be cut some slack for his last couple of performances.

Same s*** different day

and of course his replacement would be Mr Dependable, a perfect keeper who only gets beaten by worldies, commands his area 100% and is top of the ratings for keepers (well maybe in Wales)

Edited by the silurian (05 Jul 2020 9.59am)

I don't want relegation - I'm frightened of it because Palace could go into free-fall like so many other smaller clubs.

But I also don't want the feeble football we've played for the last three games. It's like watching an old toothless man in a pie eating contest.

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

With the greatest of respect, I have proven over the years on HOL I am far more self-deprecation than self-promotion, accordingly I dismiss your assertion that I yearn for our team to get relegated (After supporting them since the 60s) so that I can wallow in the fact that I have been proved right and bellow out "Told you so" to the HOL multitudes.

I have given my honest assessments on our prospects and if my negativity has been unfounded I am delighted.