Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[silhillvilla]

How did Micah play ? Did Clark start hoofing again today ?

[Martyn Smith]

I wonder if we'll make Blancmange a fresh offer once he's fit again. No-one else bigger than us seems to be battering his door down...

[supertom]

Grealish picked out several very good passes today. Unfortunately on every occasion the ball went to Flabby Ag-roundasaball-or who did nothing. Grealish was easily our best player for 60 minutes but then ran out of steam (understandebly).

Get him, Gil and Troare playing together and we'll create. Drop Gabby asap.

[Ron Manager]

I would think that Ayew sitting on the bench for the first forty five minutes watching gormless Gabby doing absolutely naff all as per usual must have thought I should get on in the second half . But of course he didn't, we knew he wouldnt. Its demoralising just seeing his name on the teamsheet game after naffing game. Bacuna (with his stupid hair) shouldnt be at right back. He is an awful right back.

[Martyn Smith]

How did Micah play ? Did Clark start hoofing again today ?

Micah was pretty good, especially in first half.

I wonder about double training sessions. Perhaps a morning session followed by an afternoon of watching  DVDs of matches and analysing them would be more effective?...

[supertom]

How did Micah play ? Did Clark start hoofing again today ?

Okay and yes.
But to be fair, any time our CH's get the ball there's no one showing for them. Clark doesn't have the pace that Micah does, who will occasionally take a burst out to the half way line and find a pass. Richards did overplay and get caught out a couple of times though.

[silhillvilla]

Micah overplaying is probably a symptom of fuck all offering In front of him

[supertom]

How did Micah play ? Did Clark start hoofing again today ?

Micah was pretty good, especially in first half.

I wonder about double training sessions. Perhaps a morning session followed by an afternoon of watching  DVDs of matches and analysing them would be more effective?...

We were dead on our feet after 60 minutes. I recall us struggling under Houlliers double sessions early in the season too.
I think we need to wind it down a bit because clearly we're not working remotely on things like tactics if I'm being brutally honest.

[supertom]

Micah overplaying is probably a symptom of fuck all offering In front of him

Indeed.

[Martyn Smith]

Grealish picked out several very good passes today. Unfortunately on every occasion the ball went to Flabby Ag-roundasaball-or who did nothing. Grealish was easily our best player for 60 minutes but then ran out of steam (understandebly).

Get him, Gil and Troare playing together and we'll create. Drop Gabby asap.

We have to remember how young JG still is. We can't expect the finished article yet.

[supertom]

Grealish picked out several very good passes today. Unfortunately on every occasion the ball went to Flabby Ag-roundasaball-or who did nothing. Grealish was easily our best player for 60 minutes but then ran out of steam (understandebly).

Get him, Gil and Troare playing together and we'll create. Drop Gabby asap.

We have to remember how young JG still is. We can't expect the finished article yet.

Oh definitely not but given he's pretty damn good already, the potential he has is very exciting. We've got some genuine attacking quality if we can get the rest of our balance right. For that I think we're still short a striker and I'd be inclined to sit Sanchez and Gana deep, and drop Westwood.

[Villa Lew]

Adama has got to start on Tuesday. We need to get him Premier league fit ASAP.

[paulcomben]

Subs should have been Ayew for Gabby then Traore for Gana then Bacuna for Hutton.

[pauliewalnuts]

One in four is no end product? Ok.

One in four?

Last season 6 in 34
13-14: 4 in 30
12-13: 9 in 28
11-12: 5 in 33
10-11: 3 in 26

The last five years,his goal return has been godawful.

27 in 141 league games.

[Villafirst]

I see Callum Wilson scored a hat - trick for Bournemouth today. Perhaps we should've bid for him instead of Ayew?