Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Post Debacle Thread

[Exeter 77]

All the things Gerrard was good at as a player we don’t posses. Drive, attitude, fight, awareness. Where’s the coaching.

With the number we have you would have thought some would be good but that might be the problem - too many of them.

[Vegas]

We either bring in another couple of quality players, sensible, winners, or we are going to struggle.  I don't know whether it's the Manager or the purchases as we seem as ordinary a fuck.  I used the term Frankenstein's monster in the match thread and will stick to that.

I’m.
Adding further expensive signings to the mix is like using £50 notes as sticking plasters! We have a squad MORE THAN capable of competing in the top half of the table - The manager however, far from it!

not sure. I think our midfield is absolute shite

[Villa in Denmark]

We either bring in another couple of quality players, sensible, winners, or we are going to struggle.  I don't know whether it's the Manager or the purchases as we seem as ordinary a fuck.  I used the term Frankenstein's monster in the match thread and will stick to that.

You could sign peak playing era Viera, Zidane and Shearer and we'd still look rank with these tactics.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Positives
It was only 3

Negatives
Only 3 too..
the defence, the midfield and the attack.

[coreyfeldman]

Someone mentioned it in the match thread -  to perform like he has with all the noise in the background, Mings looks like the only leader out there. Mcginn a captain? I wouldn't even have him on the bench on current form.

I counted 4 times at least just in the second half that emi1 kicked it straight out of touch/to an opponent when trying to find cash as there were no other options at all. It's so easy to press us into hoof ball and we have no answers to it. Conversely we can't effectively press to save our fucking lives with Bournemouth and Palace playing through us at will. Looking forward to hearing what shite SG is going to spout tonight

[steamer]

Everyone out
I am sick of being crap
No plan, no structure
Defence clueless , most lightweight, pussy midfield in league no presence up front
some fucking long haired twat as set ball specialist, did I imagine that cringeworthy attempt at a free kick towards the end ?
As for the manager, I have come off the fence, get rid.

[andyh]

No doubt we’ll hear the same words from Gerrard when he speaks. Not good enough….it’s on him….blah blah blah.
The problem he is constantly having to excuse piss poor performances. Different players, different teams, different formations…..one common denominator.

[ozzjim]

It was obvious early on that Eze and Zaha had the run of the park.  A tactical. Switch should have been made to get tight on Eze and stop the ball into Zaha. We didn't,  and it hit us.

The tactic of playing a powder puff midfield giving no protection to the back 4 and expecting Kamara to do it all is just fucking thick.

A bigger,  physical presence is desperately needed in the middle.

[Legion]

He's Tim Sherwood but without the charisma and tactical awareness.

[ozzjim]

He's Tim Sherwood but without the charisma and tactical awareness.

Yep. 

[Martyn Smith]

Kamara didn't look like he'd been given a single instruction, at one point stopping, looking around and waving his hands in the air like 'what do I do now?'

[Tom_Mc9?]

As we won’t be challenging for honours any time soon, it would be good if we established an identity like Palace have done in recent seasons. They are a club who have energy and a vibrancy about them whilst we play ambling, shambolic nonsense. Sadly, our manager is way off the right level and many of our players are too. Dismal.

[KevinGage]

Most predictable result of the day.

I have a feeling that NSWE will back Germbert with at least one more big signing - maybe the no 8 who most of us would get on board with.

But we've got worse the more players SG has signed by the looks of things, so it brings its own risks.

Our best form under him was when he signed no one and made the most of what he had pre window, with Targett doing OK at left back (until Brentford away) and Marv doing well in a narrow three man midfield.

[Villa in Denmark]

He's Tim Sherwood but without the charisma and tactical awareness.

Finally something to make me smile.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Poor.
A team starting with McGinn and Ramsey in midfield is not going to make the next level. They're too static and don't quite link up play between the defence and attack.
I was also concerned about our full backs today up against Palace's wide attacking players.
This is a team that appears to be regressing despite the fact we have an able squad. We had a starting 11 and bench that a lot of teams would love in the pl. Our manager does not know how to use the players at his disposal.
Only positive for me was Ollie's goal. He's contributed to all 3 of our goals this season so far.