Crystal Palace (A) 3/9: Build-Up & Match Thread

[SSB]

Just too much passing and titting around in the box. Neto lacks any confidence to take on his man too

He needs to look up more as well. Head is down on every run.

 

[Johnny75]

A shockingly poor game of football.

We have zero tactics and zero movement off the ball (just as Gazza the great wanted).

I'm trying to work out why Cunha was more advanced than Silva for most of the half as it nullified Cunha and Silva was just shit.

Having Neto and Sarabia as chalk on their boots wingers like Dycheball is embarrassing poor use of both players and completely misunderstands what either are good at.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Indeed. Sadly I don’t think he’s the number 9 leading the line that we’re looking for

I'd imagine that will be Sasa's role eventually. Fingers crossed.

 

[Tony Towner]

The one positive I will give Silva is he'll have a go, now it's usually sliced, but at least he'll hit it

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Have the panel actually watched the game? Palace best team and should be ahead apparently.

Totally contradicts what Smith was saying.

There is a big Palace, Hodgson bias on Sky though.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The one positive I will give Silva is he'll have a go, now it's usually sliced, but at least he'll hit it

He peeled off nicely for that effort over the bar, just got under it.

 

[Johnny75]

He's not a PL player, been saying it since he came. Speed and physicality is too much for him. He should be Cunha's back up, the trouble is we don't have a right sided option as Neto isn't it either

David Silva did ok, Sarabia is being misused.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

He's not a PL player, been saying it since he came. Speed and physicality is too much for him. He should be Cunha's back up, the trouble is we don't have a right sided option as Neto isn't it either

He'd benefit from being central would Sarabia, he's too slow to play wide.

 

[Johnny75]

Have the panel actually watched the game? Palace best team and should be ahead apparently.

Absolutely they should. They've missed an open goal.

 

[PuntsWolf]

He's not a PL player, been saying it since he came. Speed and physicality is too much for him. He should be Cunha's back up, the trouble is we don't have a right sided option as Neto isn't it either

He’s certainainly not a PL player, out wide, in this team with this lot around him. I think he’s been massively underhwhelming (not just today) but if you had ball players around him he would be better. But we are just BallCarrier FC. Would work better in behind Sasa.

 

[Johnny75]

He'd benefit from being central would Sarabia, he's too slow to play wide.

Inside right but yes I agree far more central. The manager can't do that though, not his bag.

 

[The Bear]

He'd benefit from being central would Sarabia, he's too slow to play wide.

I could see both him and Cunha playing off a striker. It'd need to be 4-3-2-1 though.

 

[Tony Towner]

I could see both him and Cunha playing off a striker. It'd need to be 4-3-2-1 though.

I don't think we have the full backs for that, certainly not on the right anyway

 

[Loki]

We need goals, get Doc on!

 

[Wolvensam]

I don't think we have the full backs for that, certainly not on the right anyway

Wouldn’t be surprised if we went 3ATB after the international break to be honest

 

[Tredman]

Wouldn’t be surprised if we went 3ATB after the international break to be honest

GON = Lage

 

[WsWolf]

Inside right but yes I agree far more central. The manager can't do that though, not his bag.

He's played there for us before and was similarly ineffective.

 

[prawnking]

Wouldn’t be surprised if we went 3ATB after the international break to be honest

Don't worry, GON's premium attacking coaching will have kicked in before then, right @Dire Wolf?

 

[Freddeno]

Missing Adama now who could at least run and create something himself

 

[Jinky]

Alan Smith saying he prefers Neto on the right tells you everything you need to know about how much these pundits research us.