Match Thread Crystal Palace v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Milkman]

You all need to learn that this squad are useless. Until you do, your expectations are out of tune with reality.

We're one of the worst squads in this league. Accept it. It's nothing to do with Benitez.

This post needs pinning to the top of every thread. Never known a fanbase more delusional than ours right now.

 

[Joey66]

Struggled for the last 6 years but yeah all on the manager...

Sorry unbeaten at Palace for the last 13 games - defending deep like that is asking for trouble ....

 

[Clarky cat]

Hey, which expert pundits shall we have for Palace Everton? Well Pardew used to manage Palace right? Yeah sound. And then f it Souness for the bants

I’m beginning to think Souness sleeps in the Sky sports offices and then just puts a suit on and glues himself to a studio chair every Sunday

 

[bcblue1878]

100% down to Gray that goal.

I’d say Seamus has to take a fair chunk of the blame as well tbh!

 

[thebluebullet]

You'd swear they were stats against a Chelsea, rs or City..........oh no, its Paris Saint Palace

We don't dominate any side,even Norwich had more possession than us at Goodison.

 

[Efcjake]

Players will have to be told things at half time that they just continuously don’t grasp.

‘Run harder you lazy idiots’ ‘actually try’ ‘clear your lines properly first time’ ‘maybe tackle some of their players’

Seems like if they’re not being constantly told this all the time then they just go back to walking around half arseing everything.

Mate we are winning the running though

 

[tadpole]

And looking at what we have on the bench:

Rondon ... never scored for us ...

Gordon ... never scored for us ...

Iwobi ... only ever scores for us against Wolves

 

[TheBigIguana]

isn't that the problem? No home grown talent will ever progress there, why aren't we the club to show a progression to players? Instead we constantly hire managers who want "experience" no matter how wank that player is.

I'm not defending our academy.

But we should not be looking at what the mega clubs are doing when we can't spend like they spend. Compare us to Leicester or something. Which is still bad.

 

[lungo]

Park the bus gift them a goal game plan out of the window

Its the same scenario every time. You have only to wait and guess when it will happen.

 

[GoldenToffee]

As usual no options on the bench so consider this game over already.

 

[billyblue80]

Tactical dinosaur Mr Benitez strikes again. We finally play three in midfield and he instructs them not to retain it and spray it wide or launch long balls to a forward who doesn't win headers and can't hold it up. A half-hearted press that Palace play around with ease, we should be more than one down. No wonder we have two key players calling him out. Pathetic. #Istandwithdigne

 

[Tubey]

God no, it's still a write off. We're still looking at 13th or so. There's every chance Palace beat us.

Make no mistake, that is still a dreadful squad. We got dragged over the line by our few decent players tonight, which is how we usually only win games - Richarlison, Doucoure and Gray basically.

^ from after the Arsenal game.

Read and learn ffs

 

[Lloydystark]

That lad Gallagher needs to be man marked, or double him, needs to stop him, murdering whole mf 3 single-handedly, also running in for defense .

He wants signing for us

 

[Predictorchamp]

The pundits on sky are really awful Souness why is he even present so dour and biased.
We need to get dacoure going forward and gomes sit back we really missing Allan
Hope we get some fire in our bellies 2nd half ?
Godfrey getting back to his old self but needs to be careful if he mistimes on of those tackles he’s gone
UTT

 

[h8kurdt]

All that first half does is justify what Digne has been saying. Ugly football at its worst. I'm finding myself just browsing my phone whilst watching I'm that bored.