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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 27 Jul 21 2.47pm | |
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Originally posted by thai-eagle
Benteke got some minutes when Belgium beat Finland (2-0). A total of 11 minutes.
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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 27 Jul 21 3.15pm | |
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Originally posted by TheBigToePunt
Surely Benteke will play ahead of Mateta anyway? I understand that some clubs are giving longer leave periods to players involved in international summer tournaments (apparently Kane won't feature for Spurs for the first few weeks of the season) but Benteke didn't play a minute for Belgium and I'd expect him to be available for selection soon.
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OneMax Maidstone 27 Jul 21 5.37pm | |
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Originally posted by Deabo2030
All I can say about Mateta from the friendly with Ipswich Town is; he was sluggish and looked as if couldnt find the net if it were 4ft wider and 6 ft higher?
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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 02 Aug 21 3.55pm | |
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There has been some debate on one of these threads recently about the terms of our loan agreement for Mateta. For what it's worth, in his latest article on Mateta in the Athletic, Matt Woosnam states that the obligation to buy (for £15m) kicks in after Mateta has made 15 PL starts. make of that what you will.
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PatrickA London 02 Aug 21 4.08pm | |
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So far I have not been impressed.
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Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 02 Aug 21 5.18pm | |
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I was optimistic when he joined with what seemed like a reasonable CV. But, from what little I've seen so far (friendly highlights) he has been disappointing to say the least. Maybe needs more playing time although a couple of poor first touches and apparent lack of pace don't bode well. He did score a clever goal at Brighton though.
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silvertop Portishead 02 Aug 21 5.31pm | |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
I was optimistic when he joined with what seemed like a reasonable CV. But, from what little I've seen so far (friendly highlights) he has been disappointing to say the least. Maybe needs more playing time although a couple of poor first touches and apparent lack of pace don't bode well. He did score a clever goal at Brighton though. ...for which we will always fondly remember him, stay or mot.
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Putitout Oxford 02 Aug 21 5.51pm | |
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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 02 Aug 21 6.12pm | |
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With Benteke purportedly injured (so I am told) and only having come back from his hols last week, I would expect Mateta to be leading the line against Watford, and if he performs, against Chelsea as well. The alternative would be to move Ayew back to the no 9 slot which he filled reasonably well a couple of seasons back and which he occupied when Mateta went off against Reading and promptly went and scored. That option would open up a place for Rak-Sakyi or Banks on the right until Olise is fit to play.
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NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 02 Aug 21 6.18pm | |
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As I posted the other day, on a positive note, he is getting into good positions. However he lacks composure at the crucial moment. As things stand, I don't see him getting the 15 selections that will trigger the transfer fee, which we could arguably spend elsewhere.
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BelfastEagle 02 Aug 21 7.37pm | |
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Originally posted by doombear
There has been some debate on one of these threads recently about the terms of our loan agreement for Mateta. For what it's worth, in his latest article on Mateta in the Athletic, Matt Woosnam states that the obligation to buy (for £15m) kicks in after Mateta has made 15 PL starts. make of that what you will. From the official palace press release : Crystal Palace have signed Jean-Philippe Mateta on an 18-month loan deal, subject to international clearance, with an option to make the move permanent Note it says option…..not obligation
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TheBigToePunt 02 Aug 21 8.10pm | |
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Originally posted by doombear
With Benteke purportedly injured (so I am told) and only having come back from his hols last week, I would expect Mateta to be leading the line against Watford, and if he performs, against Chelsea as well. The alternative would be to move Ayew back to the no 9 slot which he filled reasonably well a couple of seasons back and which he occupied when Mateta went off against Reading and promptly went and scored. That option would open up a place for Rak-Sakyi or Banks on the right until Olise is fit to play. Surely this is the better option? Ayew had proven himself a useful, hard working premier league striker with a reasonable goals to games ratio, has mobility and hold up play. Plus he's a hard working but crap winger in my opinion, so it's not like we'd miss him out wide. Whether it's a bit much for the likes of Banks or Rak-Sahki to fill in wide right only time will tell, but given the arrival of Gallagher it's possible that Schlupp could go out wide.
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