Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[supertom]

Think a new striker is an absolute must. We need someone big who is also mobile. Gestede will be a good impact player against certain backlines, but Palace are pretty robust. Today was not his day.

I thought once again we ran out of steam badly. Amavi was very good first half, and poor in the second. Gana disappeared out the game. Grealish was done for after 70 minutes but that's no surprise really. Tim should have taken him off.
Gabby was a fucking abomination.
Bacuna is a liability. Today in particular was probably a game that would have suited Hutton more.

Traore looks a bit good. I think he'll be particularly useful coming off the bench for now.

I'll be honest, I think we're in for tough times again. There's some quality here but we're still lacking sorely in key areas and we seem compelled to gift the opposition goals and I don't see that changing under someone as gung-ho as Sherwood. In attack we largely look about as threatening as Woody Allen in boxing get up. We've got some real quality in Grealish, Gil and Traore, but we need someone more similar in ilk to Benteke up front. Physical and mobile.

 

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

At 1-1-, and three games into the season, I thought, fuck it, go for the win, does a defeat really matter at this stage? Amavi went for it, if he beat his man, we were away. He didn't, and we fucked up. It happens. I'm happy he went to go for it, but obviously disappointed at the outcome.

I hardly think being 25 yards from your own goal is away.

When you watch it again, you'll see they had quite a few players forward.

[andyh]

I am not and haven't been in the "we'll be fine" camp.
I think this season will be another long hard slog,although I hope we don't get dragged into another horrible end of season scrap.

For me the problems seem to be that we don't really raise our game.
Palace were poor first half, really poor, but they turned it up second half, looked like they had a belief they would win, and were by far the better team.

We just seem to plod along. No real variation, no stepping up of the pace, no pressing.
That's what now? 7, 8 games where we have looked totally ineffective.

I am still waiting for this winning mentality to kick in.

[David_Nab]

Fuming , just disgraceful to lose like that ..WTF was Bacuna doing giving the corner away in the first place.Then the rest jesus fuck ..

That said the front 2 offered next to fuck all , Gestede might be good at heading it in but his hold up play was hopeless.

Jack first half and Adama only bright spots

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

This really is time for Gabby to go. Guzan replaced for Bunn and Charlie Austin and we will be a top ten side ......

[andyh]

Sorry, but in no way will the addition of Charlie Austin turn us into a top 10 team.

[silhillvilla]

Well Guzan will be dropped again now . We are in trouble already , 2 defeats in a week is very very poor

Against Man Utd and away to Palace where we were 18/1 to win. Sometimes you really knwo when to say things to piss fellow fans off even more, failing to see any context or sense.

We were not 18/1 today, more like 3/1

We were 18/1. Check your facts before posting things you obviously don't know.

You're the equivalent of everything that's wrong with tabloid newspapers. You're the Louise Mensch/Katie Hopkins of this message board. Trying to create sensationalism over not a lot.

Whilst I agree, he speaks doomish nonsense, there's absolutely no way we were 18/1 pre match, none at all.

Doomish nonsense lol who have you been watching last 4 years ,  yeah I'm just back from Banksy's Dismaland , there's a dark theatre there called Aston Villa where's there's a loop of games where we concede late goals . In fact it's not even a loop it's just a very long dvd .

[silhillvilla]

This really is time for Gabby to go. Guzan replaced for Bunn and Charlie Austin and we will be a top ten side ......

top 14 I'd say

[Nastylee]

At 1-1-, and three games into the season, I thought, fuck it, go for the win, does a defeat really matter at this stage? Amavi went for it, if he beat his man, we were away. He didn't, and we fucked up. It happens. I'm happy he went to go for it, but obviously disappointed at the outcome.

I hardly think being 25 yards from your own goal is away.

When you watch it again, you'll see they had quite a few players forward.

In that case, passing to Amavi was pointless. A long ball would have cut them all out and saved risking our draw on the edge of our own box.

[silhillvilla]

Guzan is at fault IMHO , he's forever putting defenders under pressure with stupid throw outs. Get Bunn into the team ASAP.

[Chris Jameson]

I don't follow betting or ever bet but has any top flight match ever seen any team at 18/1 to win a match?
So I'm with sillhillvilla on this and calling it bollocks!

[Pete]

I don't follow betting or ever bet but has any top flight match ever seen any team at 18/1 to win a match?
So I'm with sillhillvilla on this and calling it bollocks!

Bollocks indeed. I had a tenner on us. The odds were 7/2.

[olaftab]

At 1.30 yesterday Palace were 4/5 and Villa at 3/1 with Paddypowers.

[Chris Jameson]

Well Guzan will be dropped again now . We are in trouble already , 2 defeats in a week is very very poor

Against Man Utd and away to Palace where we were 18/1 to win. Sometimes you really knwo when to say things to piss fellow fans off even more, failing to see any context or sense.

We were not 18/1 today, more like 3/1

We were 18/1. Check your facts before posting things you obviously don't know.

First time I've said this but I think sillhillvilla is owed an apology.