Crystal Palace (H) 2/11: Build-Up & Match Thread

[Wolftone]

Sa
Semedo, Dawson, Bueno, RAN.
Andre, Doyle, J.Gomes
Sarabia, Cunha,
JSL

That is my team and I'm sticking to it .
Andre and Jaoa can win the ball and give it Doyle who can find one of the three in front of him or one of the full backs.
It's a cunning plan, people might not think it's a very good plan, but it's better than no plan

 

[Tony Towner]

Tommy Doyle isn't very good. His passing range is exaggerated, he's slow, pretty immobile and whether by request or choice plays too deep, which negates the qualities he does have.

What he does do pretty well is retain possession, something Lemina and Gomes seem to have found alien this season.

 

[Wolftone]

Tommy Doyle isn't very good. His passing range is exaggerated, he's slow, pretty immobile and whether by request or choice plays too deep, which negates the qualities he does have.

What he does do pretty well is retain possession, something Lemina and Gomes seem to have found alien this season.

None of our players are 'very' good. Some are good. Cunha is 'good'. Some are 'ok'. Some are poor.
I'd describe Doyle as 'fairly good' as opposed to say Forbs who on showings so far I'd describe as 'poor'.
But perhaps Forbs can become 'fairly good' and Doyle will become 'fairly poor'.
Some of them are very good one week and very poor the next. That is difficult to deal with. Some from one minute to the next.
José Sa I'm looking at you.

 

[Tredman]

The problem for Doyle is he likes to sit deep where he has time to play his passing game and has options ahead of him. If he’s going to play as one of our deepest midfielders he needs to be able to do the defensive bit as a priority and he can’t. If he’s played further forward the scope for his passing is more limited and we’ve got Cunha there as well.

That's the nail on the head for me, he's a shit Neves.

 

[Alan]

That's the nail on the head for me, he's a shit Neves.

4/10 innit

I think it’s a fair comparison actually. Doyle is Neves with -15 on every stat.

 

[The Bear]

Don't think Doyle is anywhere near the best option from our current line up of CMs but he is an excellent back up for when we get injuries and suspensions and also when we need to make changes for game management.

I'm terms of a more attacking minded and progressive passing CM he's the best one we've got. I don't see any reason he can't be played alongside a destroyer type as part of a balanced double pivot in a 4-2-3-1.

 

[prawnking]

4/10 innit

I think it’s a fair comparison actually. Doyle is Neves with -15 on every stat.

What's the phrase DW has used, 'managed decline'?