Palace v Villa Pre-Match Thread

[lovejoy]

I haven't seen us win live since 2010, it wont change tomorrow.

[RussellC]

With the team being so narrow at present, one change that I would make for Tomorrow is to bring Richardson in at left-back instead of Cissokho. Cissokho's solid enough defensively, but doesn't offer much going forward. I imagine that most of palace's attacking play will be channeled through Bolasie down the right, so reckon we could use Richardson as an attacking outlet. It would also give us a set-piece threat that's missing without N'Zogbia in the side.

[Tony Erdington]

were going to hammer them NIL-NIL forever the hopeful.

ill get my coat.

[Clampy]

With the team being so narrow at present, one change that I would make for Tomorrow is to bring Richardson in at left-back instead of Cissokho. Cissokho's solid enough defensively, but doesn't offer much going forward. I imagine that most of palace's attacking play will be channeled through Bolasie down the right, so reckon we could use Richardson as an attacking outlet. It would also give us a set-piece threat that's missing without N'Zogbia in the side.

I understand the idea trying to limit Bolaise but with the defence as stretched as it it injury wise, I'd leave the back four in place for now.

[supertom]

I'm quite glad I missed the Burnley match entirely. I'm not sure I can handle 2 matches in the space of a few days. One a week is my limit at the moment.
So I'll be watching (probably from behind the couch).

I think we'll lose this one. We're not fit enough to handle two games so quickly.

[Ron Manager]

Can't see us getting anything here.

I'd go with (if fit).

Guzan
Hutton Okore Clark Cissokho
Sanchez
Westwood         Cleverly
Cole
Weimann Benteke

Cole and Weimann linked up well together. Weimann is better centrally.

Benteke has to come back in.

I always think you should have a bit of pace in the attack but I'd go with that line up.

I would as well. But Lambert might have other ideas unfortunately.

[RussellC]

With the team being so narrow at present, one change that I would make for Tomorrow is to bring Richardson in at left-back instead of Cissokho. Cissokho's solid enough defensively, but doesn't offer much going forward. I imagine that most of palace's attacking play will be channeled through Bolasie down the right, so reckon we could use Richardson as an attacking outlet. It would also give us a set-piece threat that's missing without N'Zogbia in the side.

I understand the idea trying to limit Bolaise but with the defence as stretched as it it injury wise, I'd leave the back four in place for now.

You're probably right, although I would be tempted to throw Senderos or Vlaar back in if either was fit.

Going forward, I think I'd be tempted to leave Gabby in. With Benteke back, palace will have to use Hangeland to combat his height. He has the turning speed of a small planet, so Gabby could find some joy playing off Benteke, in and behind Palace's back 4. I'd also start Cole again, to try and exploit the space that will inevitably appear if Gabby does play alongside Benteke.  That would give us Weimann as an option for when Cole does tire. Probably in about the 24th minute.

[silhillvilla]

Is this game on sky or BT ?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

With the team being so narrow at present, one change that I would make for Tomorrow is to bring Richardson in at left-back instead of Cissokho. Cissokho's solid enough defensively, but doesn't offer much going forward. I imagine that most of palace's attacking play will be channeled through Bolasie down the right, so reckon we could use Richardson as an attacking outlet.

The most annoying thing about Cissokho is he does get forward attacking, down the wing plenty of times but he NEVER bloody crosses the ball. I wonder if he gets a bonus every time he reaches the byline? N'Zogbia is the same, never getting an early ball into the box, it always has to go back to the full back who even then doesn't cross it, prefering to knock it inside.

It makes little difference if we have Benteke or Gabby playing up front if we're not giving them an opportunity to get on the end of something. We really make it easy for teams to defend against us.

Hopefully we'll start the game with the same confidence we showed against Burnley and use that pressure to actually create chances. Anything like the second half showing and we'll get slaughtered.

1-1 with Villa going behind, hanging on for our lives but scoring in the late in the 2nd half.

[adrenachrome]

Is this game on sky or BT ?

Negatory.

[silhillvilla]

Is this game on sky or BT ?

Negatory.

Phew.

[pooligan]

The first forecast i saw on this thread thinks we are going to win 3-1 .Maybe i need some of what he is on ,as i can;t see us scoring three by christmas Them 1 Us 0

[Chipsticks]

Genuinely think we'll win this 1-0. Another game where take an early 1-0 lead, but with Benteke back in the team to aid ball retention we'll stand firm and hold out for the victory.

Good luck Lambert, hope you can get us a result tomorrow.

[Ads]

The first forecast i saw on this thread thinks we are going to win 3-1 .Maybe i need some of what he is on ,as i can;t see us scoring three by christmas Them 1 Us 0

Palace are like Burnley, a Championship side currently on loan at the big league, with a manager even less impressive than our own.

With Benteke back, we will have a lot more cutting edge if we adopt the same approach as Saturday.

[Villafirst]

I think we'll play well for the first 15/20 minutes, get a 1-0 lead, then get deeper and deeper until we're defending from our own 18 yard line; then low and behold we'll concede two goals in the last 10 minutes and end up with a 2-1 defeat. Lambert will say: ''we were excellent, I can't fault the lads at all - we go again''
Does this sound familiar??