Palace have probably the best attacking team we've ever seen (it was a travesty that Zaha's surperb goal was disallowed against Villa) but at the moment it's not happening. Time to replace the players who are not scoring goals no matter how much they give to the team performance. Any youth possibilities?

It's time for goals - yes, please

Now Zaha is fit again that's what I'd go with and stick with it for the next 6 games so that they can at least get some chemistry going. Can any statisticians tell us how many prem games these 3 have started this season?

I'd also back it up with a solid midfield of Hughes,Lokonga and Doucouré (when back from suspension) so that the attackers can better focus on their main responsibilities of creating chances and scoring.

Edited by samprior (07 Mar 2023 3.24pm)

The current strikers need to be coached properly about timing of the runs they make and need coaching about finishing.

PV is big mates with Ian Wright so get him in to training coaching the strikers. I know Wrighty has his various media commitments but I am sure he would only be glad to help given the chance.

Ian wright will have no interest , you have mentioned this many times but I will assure you , you’ll never see Ian wright on our training ground and also

Are you ok?

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

Brighty's at the club - he used to know where the net was. The issue is tactics and not creating any chances.

Red and Blue Army!

Dont know what people are moaning about 19 1994/95 we went 9 consecutive games without scoring . The drought coincided with Chris Armstrong being banned and we ended up with our Centre Half Chris Coleman playing centre forward maybe we should give Tompkins a go as he has been prolific this year compared to Eduard and Matetta

I just wish we’d blast in a few shots from outside the penalty area. We might get a lucky deflection or rebound or corner.

The most frustrating aspect of our ‘attacking’ play is fiddling around the penalty area, pretending to be Brazil, with inevitable consequences - ie we lose the ball and set up the opposition for a counter-attack.

Sometimes it pays to go primitive.

Who's going to score them ? The entire squad apart from Zaha and possibly Olise and Eze are clueless in the final third or their game is so flawed they can't be trusted / selected consistently.

Nonetheless Vieira and Roberts have to take responsibility for how slow everything is.

Yes, that's a good comparison. We got relegated that season.

Anyway, my recollection is that we created tons of clear-cut chances in those 9 matches but our strikers were f***ing hopeless at putting them away. Now we barely create anything.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)