Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[pauliewalnuts]

Hard to disagree with the other comments, a moment of brilliance in the midst of a truly disgraceful performance has probably kept Lambert in a job, I have no idea how we kept a clean sheet, palace were unbelievably shit in the final 3rd.

Palace we absolutely brimming with energy and drive, but like you said, truly fucking awful in the final third, absolutely hopeless.

The fact we were so dreadful but managed to win there says a lot.

[Ian.]

Well we're four unbeaten, Benteke is on the score sheet, hopefully Ron and Senderos soon to be fit. If we can just bring in a decent coach to whip us into a footballing team and try and get us to play some football we might survive. If we keep doing this week in week out we wont. I don't mean the winning part but the backs to the wall shear panic and the hot potato for a football.

[saunders_heroes]

Oh and I've only just realised we're above Albion. I was wondering why my phone was a bit quiet.

[aev]

Sanchez did well I thought.

Agbonlahor and Weimann didn't offer much.

[SashasGrandad]

The last time we won at Palace (also 1-0) we went on to win the league.

Chesea only 17 pts ahead.

[Deano's Mullet]

The last time we won at Palace (also 1-0) we went on to win the league.

Chesea only 17 pts ahead.

cant believe we only 4 pts off Arsenal and Liverpool

[pauliewalnuts]

Sanchez did well I thought.

Agbonlahor and Weimann didn't offer much.

Sanchez looks like he has excellent technique, but frequently looks absolutely terrified. I think he's one of those who would improve significantly in a team with a bit of nous

[dave.woodhall]

The last time we won at Palace (also 1-0) we went on to win the league.

Chesea only 17 pts ahead.

cant believe we only 4 pts off Arsenal and Liverpool

Maybe we're not always as bad as we think we are.

[steffo]

How have we got 16 points by only scoring 8 goals so far?

[SashasGrandad]

The last time we won at Palace (also 1-0) we went on to win the league.

Chesea only 17 pts ahead.

cant believe we only 4 pts off Arsenal and Liverpool

Maybe we're not always as bad as we think we are.

Oh Yes we are!  (Well it is almost panto season)

[usav]

Warnock, for once, not being a twat with his post-match comments:

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock speaking to BBC Sport: "I think if we had Christian Benteke we would have won comfortably and that is what we are looking for in January. We are just missing that quality at the front.
"We do need that Benteke and they are hard to come by. Hopefully we can get one sooner rather than later.
"I can't fault the lads and now we have to do it the difficult way and get points at some tough places. We didn't create enough in the box.
"Sometimes you have to make your own luck and we didn't do that, although we huffed and puffed. We are shooting ourselves in the foot."

[usav]

The last time we won at Palace (also 1-0) we went on to win the league.

Chesea only 17 pts ahead.

cant believe we only 4 pts off Arsenal and Liverpool

Maybe we're not always as bad as we think we are.

Oh Yes we are!  (Well it is almost panto season)

Make no mistake, we were terrible tonight.  However, get a few players back there is a half-decent team in there somewhere if someone would produce some tactics for them to follow.

[old man villa fan]

Lambert just said "we like to try to pass it".

If kicking the ball as far as possible and hope somebody is near it is passing, then they do like to try to pass it.  Must try harder to get a player nearer to where the ball lands!

[charleeco7]

Lucky tonight but we've been unlucky in the past so I'll take it. Plenty of effort off the lads but the way he sets the team up to play is shocking.
On the plus side we have a few to come back but lambert just looks like little boy lost at the minute. Totally clueless when we are under the cosh, shows no real invention in order to change the game around. 

[The Left Side]

Lucky tonight but we've been unlucky in the past so I'll take it. Plenty of effort off the lads but the way he sets the team up to play is shocking.
On the plus side we have a few to come back but lambert just looks like little boy lost at the minute. Totally clueless when we are under the cosh, shows no real invention in order to change the game around. 

What we need is a good tactician, if he comes in to work with TSM2 or has the job himself, we need adaptability.