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

[Elephant Pyjamas]

FT.

A points not good enough to save his job. Off you pop, Gaz.

It shouldn't be, but it will be I think.

 

[Squeak]

OK, Gary. Thank you for your efforts. You ain't capable of getting us out of this mess. I get the players are still playing for you but your lack of ability to stop conceding is going to get us relegated.

 

[Alan]

Common theme of the season, but look at the effort Cunha gave at the end to win the ball off Kamada.

Fuck me, he deserves better than this.

 

[prawnking]

Half hearted boos at the end, probably not enough to see him off tonight.

Club probably waiting to see how he doesn't beat Southampton

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Common theme of the season, but look at the effort Cunha gave at the end to win the ball off Kamada.

Fuck me, he deserves better than this.

JSL too getting back to the RB position for their disallowed goal.

The spirit and effort is definitely there, they clearly like GON. (Joao celebrated with GON for the goal too)

But he's just not doing his job properly.

 

[Dire Wolf]

It's hard to look past the looming spiral of doom. Relegation, sale of assets, years in the Championship. Is this the future? It feels likely.

 

[NicholasG1973]

He has two hands on the ball and the striker is bundling into him. It's a foul.

Fair. I disagree.

 

[The Bear]

He has two hands on the ball only for a split second and it was him that slid in front of the attacker to initiate contact in the first place.

It was fortunate IMO.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

First 60 mins clearly on Gon.
Never want to see sarabia again, and i would sell ait nouri at the first decent bid we recieve

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

He has two hands on the ball only for a split second and it was him that slid in front of the attacker to initiate contact in the first place.

It was fortunate IMO.

Agreed. Very much a decision that could have gone either way.

 

[Squeak]

He has two hands on the ball only for a split second and it was him that slid in front of the attacker to initiate contact in the first place.

It was fortunate IMO.

I get where you are coming from but let's say this is a corner and he goes for it and gets two hands on it and is then knocked at the same time. It's always given as a foul.

 

[Alan]

He has two hands on the ball only for a split second and it was him that slid in front of the attacker to initiate contact in the first place.

It was fortunate IMO.

One of those that would have had to stand as called on the pitch, IMO. Sá just barely gets there first so the foul is on Kamada (I think it was him).

 

[Squeak]

First 60 mins clearly on Gon.
Never want to see sarabia again, and i would sell ait nouri at the first decent bid we recieve

I've loved watching Ait-Nouri but there is a time when he has to be told his first duty is to help stop goals and not leave gapping holes on his side of the field. I mean Bellegarde at left back covering for him has to be the moment the penny drops for GON but it won't be. I know RAN gives us something when he goes forward but we just can't afford to leave ourselves exposed when he goes on his runs. Yes, much of this is on GON but someone somewhere needs to see how many goal threats have come from RAN being AWOL.

 

[The Bear]

I get where you are coming from but let's say this is a corner and he goes for it and gets two hands on it and is then knocked at the same time. It's always given as a foul.

If he's jumping in the air then yes he gets more protection as he's easily unbalanced, but when sprawled flat on the floor then I think he's lucky to get the same amount of protection.

 

[Dinowolf]

If he's jumping in the air then yes he gets more protection as he's easily unbalanced, but when sprawled flat on the floor then I think he's lucky to get the same amount of protection.

So the knee in his side should be ignored?

 

[The Bear]

So the knee in his side should be ignored?

Since it was him that dived across him then yeah. It didn't make him drop the ball IMO because he never had it under full control in the first place.

 

[Dinowolf]

I don't think he dived across him so we'll have to agree to disagree. I thought the ref got it right.