Crystal Palace Vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[Colonel Dax]

Disaster if Dembele is out of the NLD

 

[kaz Hirai]

Palace working very very hard, can't see them sustaining it much longer

Ref is fat and stupid

Our goal hasn't been threatened at all really but neither has there's.

 

[faze_coys]

Dembele injury would be worse thing that can happen right now, can't go into the 2nd half with a pivot of dier and wanyama.

I'd even say now with be time to put onomah to the sword in his real position.

 

[dagraham]

They're on to Dembele like a rash

As they should be. He has to pick his moments more carefully and release the ball quicker, although the movement of the team has been poor.

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

Because title winners steamroll every team in the league every game.......

They win titles tho!

 

[Sweetsman]

Thank God we got to half-time without losing any goals. Dembele appears to be injured, so that can be treated. Son and Janssen to come on, maybe N'Koudou?

 

[Cornpattbuck]

Not sure what people were expecting. We're the only team in the league in better form than Palace (just) and it always seems to be a tough game at their place anyway. Need a big second half. Fingers crossed.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Amazed people think we've been shit. Palace have played us perfectly and the ref has been their 12th man. If we get a win out this game it will be a great result.

Calling out for Son's pace down the left though.

Sam has set Palace up perfectly. As much as Moss has been awful, one has to credit them. They have got us beat thus far.

 

[mpickard2087]

Nowhere near sharp enough so far. Need far more from the likes of Alli and Kane, Walker is having one of his special needs games, and the two centre mids have been pretty rubbish. I thought we got lucky that we're not down to 10 men, looked to me like the ref was going to his pocket before realising it was Wanyama and taking pity on him.

Yes it's hard when teams put up the brick wall and defend resolutely, but we need a bit better attitude, intent and urgency in the second half.

 

[Marcus_spur]

Lacking concentration. Need to get Wanyama out during the break, and son on.
Also, should sub the ref and assistants. Shocking decisions today

 

[danielneeds]

Amazed people think we've been shit. Palace have played us perfectly and the ref has been their 12th man. If we get a win out this game it will be a great result.

Calling out for Son's pace down the left though.

This. Palace closing down everyone. Man on Eriksen at all times. They're playing cleverly.

This is what it is to be champions. Playing poorly at a tough away ground. Can you find something, dig deep? Take the other team to hell and see if they want to come...

 

[crokey]

Dele's got that good frustration today where he's pissed off and certain to score

 

[elDiablo]

Our attack has been blunted but you have to credit big sam. He's no mug and these boys are organised. Of course we havent helped by being sluggish in possession.

Hope poch gives them a rocket up their collective arses

Coys

 

[bubble07]

Big problems

Dembele should come off but Wanyama is one foul away from missing the derby

This is when we need winks

Son needs to come on for either a half fit Dembele or 1 foul aya from a red and miss the NLD Wanyama

 

[ardiles]

Need to get Son in for Wanyama and play 4231. I'm concerned that Wanyama may get booked again. Walking on thin ice.

 

[Giovanni]

Credit to palace but weve been poor and letting them ruff us up. The ball isnt sticking up top at all and the front trio cant get anything going. Son for wanyama asap. Only trouble is dembele wont last 90mins.

 

[felmani26]

Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater here - doesn't need radical overhaul but do need to take much more care of the ball in the final third.

See if Dembele can continue first but certainly won't be long before we see Son on. Wouldn't be adverse to Trippier coming on too as we desperately need some quality deliveries from out wide which has been lacking in abundance.

 

[raf18]

Pathetic performance, shit we were used to 4-5 years ago

4-5 years ago we'd be a goal or two down.

 

[SPURSLIFE]

Palace look all over the place when we actually move the into the box. Unfortunalty we are not doing this at all. This game is crying out for Son.

I think we look all over the place when they get in our box.

 

[SonicSarr]

We haven't been that poor. The ref has stifled us at every opportunity. Killed our game #hashtagsomething