Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[brian green]

The problem with Gabby can be cured at BH in two minutes. Put him on the scales and weigh him. Write his weight on a piece of paper for him to keep. Then explain to him that when he was the player he once was he was (at a guess) a stone lighter. Then say get properly back in shape or you don't play. There is no reason at his age why he has become so slow other than weight.

[LTA]

Sinclair hard done by to be dropped whilst Gabby is getting 90 mins.

Neither deserve to be in the team. Gestede must miss the tactics at Blackburn. I doubt very much he appreciates the hoofs up field all afternoon.

Disagree, Sinclair has something about him and an eye for goal. Gabby has neither.

Can't imagine how peed off Sinclair must be to be harshly dropped while Agbonlahor continues to be given a free run.

[Rudy65]

3 games, 1 goal scored. It's pretty obvious what we need.

And very few chances created either

[Monty]

Why has 'all fart and no shit' suddenly become the phrase to use?

I think Risso describing Grealish as that was much worse than Rudy's use of it to describe Sinclair. I know football is a game about which people have incredibly diverse opinions, but Grealish useless? Really?

[silhillvilla]

The problem with Gabby can be cured at BH in two minutes. Put him on the scales and weigh him. Write his weight on a piece of paper for him to keep. Then explain to him that when he was the player he once was he was (at a guess) a stone lighter. Then say get properly back in shape or you don't play. There is no reason at his age why he has become so slow other than weight.

I said the other week he needs to lose at least a stone.
For someone who trains for 3 or 4 hours a day to be the weight he is he must be eating or drinking a serious quantity of shite. His biggest asset is his pace and to use that he should be about 11st. I reckon he may even be 13st currently

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Why has 'all fart and no shit' suddenly become the phrase to use? Bit unfair to be comparing Sinclair to N'Zogbia when the poor bloke hasn't even played today, he's a far better option than bloody Agbonlahor who I believe did play today for some strange reason.

Maybe it's because like Gabby and N'Zogbia, he has no end product. The only hope is that due to him not playing for a couple of years he's still got it but it will take time for him to rediscover his form. I'm not going to hold my breath.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

Austin got 18 goals for a rubbish QPR team. There are no goals in that Villa team at the moment. It's too obvious. Get him in there. Or Berahino

[olaftab]

Agbonlahor has now cost us 3 goals this season simply because he is wasted. Feeble efforts against Bournemouth and today with only Keeper to beat and poor header against Manu. This kind of incompetence can be allowed to continue.

[Ads]

One in four is no end product? Ok.

[Goldie.7]

The problem with Gabby can be cured at BH in two minutes. Put him on the scales and weigh him. Write his weight on a piece of paper for him to keep. Then explain to him that when he was the player he once was he was (at a guess) a stone lighter. Then say get properly back in shape or you don't play. There is no reason at his age why he has become so slow other than weight.

The problem is with his footballing brain, he just doesn't have one. He was clean through today, being a little bit lighter still wouldn't mean he slots it in.

[Lastfootstamper]

I don't think Austin is the answer...we need someone more dynamic and mobile. Austin thrives on the same service that the likes of Gestede needs and we just don't have those players (with the possible exception of Traore).

Gestede is useless if you don't supply good quality crosses and Gabby is just, well...useless. TS surely must only be persevering with Gabby until Ayew is fit or he brings in a better goalscoring option.

See, you say that about Austin, I too was a doubter. I wasn't sure cos I don't pay that much attention to players from other sides, so I watched a montage of ten of his goals from last season on YouTube. To me, he scores the type of goals I've been expecting Gabby to score for some years now. Nothing spectacular, just "alive" in the box, and knowing where the goal is. Without changing much, I think he'd bag 15 a season for us. With the players (Amavi, Traore, Gil, Grealish) we have around the squad now, he could get 20. I say buy.

[brian green]

I think you may be right about his weight Sil. GH was the first to comment on it but we we told he was trying to bulk up. Yeah, lifting a knife and fork and a glass.

[villadelph]

The problem with Gabby can be cured at BH in two minutes. Put him on the scales and weigh him. Write his weight on a piece of paper for him to keep. Then explain to him that when he was the player he once was he was (at a guess) a stone lighter. Then say get properly back in shape or you don't play. There is no reason at his age why he has become so slow other than weight.

I said the other week he needs to lose at least a stone.
For someone who trains for 3 or 4 hours a day to be the weight he is he must be eating or drinking a serious quantity of shite. His biggest asset is his pace and to use that he should be about 11st. I reckon he may even be 13st currently

Gabby is still pretty damn quick. I think the problem is he can't receive a ball properly, he can't dribble very well anymore, he is becoming a poor finisher, and he's not exactly a dangerous passer of the ball. Unfortunately, I think those weaknesses have more to do with technique and ability rather than weight.

I've always liked Gab, just need a lot more from him.

[PaulWinch again]

Why has 'all fart and no shit' suddenly become the phrase to use? Bit unfair to be comparing Sinclair to N'Zogbia when the poor bloke hasn't even played today, he's a far better option than bloody Agbonlahor who I believe did play today for some strange reason.

Maybe it's because like Gabby and N'Zogbia, he has no end product. The only hope is that due to him not playing for a couple of years he's still got it but it will take time for him to rediscover his form. I'm not going to hold my breath.

3 goals in 12 games for a winger is not no end product.

[brian green]

When you are fit and slim you are mentally sharp. When you are fat your whole outlook changes. Cole is exactly the same except his weight problems are masked by his injuries and the two are not entirely unrelated.