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View Lanzo-Ad's Profile Lanzo-Ad Flag Lanzarote 08 Mar 23 10.43am Send a Private Message to Lanzo-Ad Add Lanzo-Ad as a friend

Originally posted by PJEagle

Lombardo was wonderful, an inspired signing. I believe he even was manager for a coupe of games?

Probably the best player we have ever had, watching him in our team was like MichelAngelo painting you shed.

 


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View Nicholas91's Profile Nicholas91 Flag The Democratic Republic of Kent 08 Mar 23 10.52am Send a Private Message to Nicholas91 Add Nicholas91 as a friend

Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad

Probably the best player we have ever had, watching him in our team was like MichelAngelo painting you shed.

That's brilliant and has really tickled me

 


Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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View Den1923's Profile Den1923 Flag 09 Mar 23 2.01pm Send a Private Message to Den1923 Add Den1923 as a friend

We just do not have the quality in our squad to do anything but continue to increase our winless run against such classy opposition. PV will make his usual post match statement, that we played and defended well but were unlucky against a top team 0-5

 

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View Uphill's Profile Uphill Flag Bedford 09 Mar 23 2.55pm Send a Private Message to Uphill Add Uphill as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

So would I. We need players to win football matches and not just to bolster the profit & loss account in future years. Having said that I'm sure that we have the players to win games and ensure survival and it's just a matter of motivation and tactics

Nail on the head - what we desperately need, and soon

 

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View PJEagle's Profile PJEagle Flag London 09 Mar 23 10.21pm Send a Private Message to PJEagle Add PJEagle as a friend

Originally posted by Uphill

Nail on the head - what we desperately need, and soon

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More or less a full team, tragically

 

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View PatrickA's Profile PatrickA Flag London 10 Mar 23 9.07am Send a Private Message to PatrickA Add PatrickA as a friend

Our next three opponents Man City , Brighton and Arsenal are probably the 3 most in form teams in the division and all play in a similar way with lots of movement and switches of play to disrupt opponents and get them out of position.
We are very likely to be outplayed in midfield in all three fixtures.
I would be inclined to treat these three fixtures as a block requiring a specific set of containing tactics as we’re not going to outplay them.
We will have had a week to work on this and I wonder if Vieira will move to a back 5 with Richards coming in.
Our full backs would not be expected to be wing backs but be tasked with stopping their direct opponents whether that be Grealish, Mahrez, Mitoma, March, Martinelli or Saka.
Having 3 centre backs would give us extra security with e.g Richards covering Clyne and Guehi covering Mitchell if the wingers get past the full backs.
The extra central defender could also block the spaces and make us less vulnerable to long balls over the top to say Haaland.
All three central defenders are comfortable on the ball so there’s no reason why we couldn’t build moves from the back.
All three could also be used as a threat from our own set pieces .
The approach I am advocating is borne out of realism rather than negativity.
Personally I would be very happy with 2 points from the next 3 fixtures.

 

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View Nicholas91's Profile Nicholas91 Flag The Democratic Republic of Kent 10 Mar 23 9.37am Send a Private Message to Nicholas91 Add Nicholas91 as a friend

Originally posted by PatrickA

Our next three opponents Man City , Brighton and Arsenal are probably the 3 most in form teams in the division and all play in a similar way with lots of movement and switches of play to disrupt opponents and get them out of position.
We are very likely to be outplayed in midfield in all three fixtures.
I would be inclined to treat these three fixtures as a block requiring a specific set of containing tactics as we’re not going to outplay them.
We will have had a week to work on this and I wonder if Vieira will move to a back 5 with Richards coming in.
Our full backs would not be expected to be wing backs but be tasked with stopping their direct opponents whether that be Grealish, Mahrez, Mitoma, March, Martinelli or Saka.
Having 3 centre backs would give us extra security with e.g Richards covering Clyne and Guehi covering Mitchell if the wingers get past the full backs.
The extra central defender could also block the spaces and make us less vulnerable to long balls over the top to say Haaland.
All three central defenders are comfortable on the ball so there’s no reason why we couldn’t build moves from the back.
All three could also be used as a threat from our own set pieces .
The approach I am advocating is borne out of realism rather than negativity.
Personally I would be very happy with 2 points from the next 3 fixtures.

Good post Pat I agree. 2 points would be a remarkable achievement and set us up nicely for the remaining 'winnable' fixtures to secure safety.

 


Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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View Uphill's Profile Uphill Flag Bedford 10 Mar 23 9.47am Send a Private Message to Uphill Add Uphill as a friend

Originally posted by Nicholas91

Good post Pat I agree. 2 points would be a remarkable achievement and set us up nicely for the remaining 'winnable' fixtures to secure safety.

The way we are playing I doubt if there are ANY 'winnable fixtures'
Confidence seems to be shot and the manager is totally incapable of inspiring the team.

 

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View Nicholas91's Profile Nicholas91 Flag The Democratic Republic of Kent 10 Mar 23 9.49am Send a Private Message to Nicholas91 Add Nicholas91 as a friend

Originally posted by Uphill

The way we are playing I doubt if there are ANY 'winnable fixtures'
Confidence seems to be shot and the manager is totally incapable of inspiring the team.

I'm inclined to agree but I would add the sentiment of 'winnable' comes more from the contrast to the sheer impossibility of us getting anything against the likes of City/Arsenal.

 


Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 10 Mar 23 10.15am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Nicholas91

Good post Pat I agree. 2 points would be a remarkable achievement and set us up nicely for the remaining 'winnable' fixtures to secure safety.

For some inexplicable reason I have a 'Feeling in my water' that our points tally will be greater than the current 27 at the end of the next 3 fixtures.

Perhaps I have truly taken leave of my senses and becoming less cerebrally blessed with each passing day.

 

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View SwordFish's Profile SwordFish Flag Peasmarsh,East Sussex 10 Mar 23 10.15am Send a Private Message to SwordFish Add SwordFish as a friend

Originally posted by Nicholas91

I'm inclined to agree but I would add the sentiment of 'winnable' comes more from the contrast to the sheer impossibility of us getting anything against the likes of City/Arsenal.

The longer this week has gone on it’s just so typical palace to go and play like prime Barcelona tomorrow and beat them 3-1

I have got more and more confident daily

 


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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 10 Mar 23 10.25am Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

Originally posted by SwordFish

The longer this week has gone on it’s just so typical palace to go and play like prime Barcelona tomorrow and beat them 3-1

I have got more and more confident daily

This happens to me before every game. But it's the hope that kills you.

 


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