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

[Jacob]

How do we move on when the same issues keep happening? There were fishy decisions today however it’s how you react to them and we don’t, we hide or sulk and get beat.

Before you move on you learn from the past and we don’t , on and off the pitch.

That's exactly why teams know what buttons to press for our downfall. The same weaknesses and incapabilites are there to see... week in week out. If some of the half assed coaches around can see them, why can't some of ours attempt to eradicate them.

 

[Ray Purchase]

Sobering to think.

Mason Holgate will pick up more this month, than 99% of us on here will earn in the next 2 years.

 

[Sadken]

They werent garbage I would swap them for our shower any day.

We have just been beaten 4.0 by an average mid table team .

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Why does everybody seem to want an argument because they don't necessarily have the same opinion. I don't think any of the players today deserved a vote for motm why does that seem to bother you? If you and others believe they did then fine but why does there have to be a gripe? Bit paranoid that if you ask me. I thought we were absolutely 100% poor quite simple really nothing sinister.

You do know that the forum has a MoM vote for every game for a purpose don't you? So you don't want to participate in it? That's fine. So you don't think any of the players had a good game, or were crap or whatever? That's fine, you take your opportunity to say so on this forum, but why say that nobody should vote for any of them? It isn't a matter of having an opinion, because you can express your opinion on here without voting in the poll.

Also, you do know that a forum is a place to discuss ideas, and argue!

 

[Sadken]

Championship standard backline.

Looked allright for 23 mins when we pressed high and with intensity. Because our backline wasn't needed for that. As soon as they are needed, it's game over.

Championship defending is much better than ours .

 

[when i score we riot]

If you look at Holegate, Keane, Coleman even Kenny have stood still or gone backwards since 2016. The league has got tougher and our back 3 haven’t got the confidence to play through the lines so they play the ball to fullback that are also not comfortable with the ball. The league is too good now to just hit the ball long and win 2nd balls. We need a complete overhaul of the defence and I do believe the team will improve with a solid backline and progressive fullbacks. We have got to pray weve enough to stay up and have a fire Sale in the summer.

Dude we were crushed today by a jank team that was sent out to win second balls.

I have no idea what our tactics are and obviously our players dont either. Lampard doesn't have a clue

 

[aglee]

Weird to say this but part of me is kind of glad we didn't get through to the semis. Not because I don't want Everton in the semis, but because I don't want this group of players to get any kind of reward or vindication for their performances for the most part this season. They'd just start thinking they are all that and use it as an excuse to be lazy. I hope we stay up, but I hope we stay up by goal difference only to give these players nothing more than they deserve. Couple of exceptions in there (Gordon for one) but as a squad they really need bringing down a peg or five.

 

[Bluestar]

Although it was 2-0 at half time, I didn’t feel we deserved it.

I have also watched the Zaha handball in the run up to the second goal. How did VAR miss that?

At one nil we were still in it. At two nil it was over.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Excellent start,however we needed the goal then,from the break for Townsend's injury an utter shambles,fed up saying the same stuff weekly,they have no professionalism in their make up,so easy to score against,just hope we can make it through this totally abject season with our top flight status intact as then fingers crossed we will not see 75% of these wasters in a royal blue shirt again.

 

[Sharpies volley]

We have just been beaten 4.0 by an average mid table team .

The worrying thing is we got beat 5-2 at home to an even worse team

 

[4737carlin]

Win on Thursday or win this one? Obviously both would of been great, however back to backs was unlikely and after Thursday they must of been drained.
Horror show today, I've already forgotten about it, onwards to West Ham in a couple of weeks.

 

[Sharpies volley]

I just cannot see us staying up. For all those optimists out there and there seems to be plenty of them. Why? Look at who we've been beaten by, home and away quite easily, so why the optimism. I can't see us beating Burnley or Watford to be honest and as for the other fixtures. My god!

 

[gonetomorrow]

Oh well. Onwards and downwards.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I just cannot see us staying up. For all those optimists out there and there seems to be plenty of them. Why? Look at who we've been beaten by, home and away quite easily, so why the optimism. I can't see us beating Burnley or Watford to be honest and as for the other fixtures. My god!

Because all of our remaining home games are winnable

 

[Moderatelywarmwater]

Win on Thursday or win this one? Obviously both would of been great, however back to backs was unlikely and after Thursday they must of been drained.
Horror show today, I've already forgotten about it, onwards to West Ham in a couple of weeks.

lots of truth here…

but on the down side, yet another smashing away from home. An absolute tonking. Going to need to rely on home form to stay up.