No one argues that, James03, but MJ still has not been up to his standard the last 2-3 games. To drop him at the moment makes no sense, but winning the ball and giving it away two seconds later is NOT PL standard whatever the statistics tell.

Thanks James03 you confirmed everything I knew about him already. I'm aware he considered a good player by many for us. I am just having an opinion and I think he is a less than average player.
To say I don't watch palace play ? Or ever been to see a game makes me laugh. No I don't get to go a lot I'm married and have a young family and live in lymington so getting to games is less than simple. But, that doesn't mean I don't watch every game if its being shown online il watch it and I can see virtually every game Jedi plays in.
You all confirm what I've said when you defend him, he does tackle and work hard I've never once said that he doesn't. If you read the posts properly, I think half of you on here are merely to scared to have an opinion yourself? Agree with everyone else because it's easy or pundit because "they must know " what there talking about. Opinions are what makes forums interesting. If it everybody agreed what would be the point?. To start calling people names because you think your right and there wrong is funny. Once again Jedi is less than average I would drop him in my opinion which I'm allowed by the way !
Team without Jedi: in 4 3 3 Christmas tree

Speroni
Ward. Dann. Delaney. Parr
Ledley
Puncheon. Guierdiola
Bolasie. . Chamack Ince

Edited by Eagle welder (15 Feb 2014 8.46am)

Perhaps that's because he's knackered? He runs himself in to the ground for the team. This break we've got before Man U should recharge his batteries & I reckon he'll be back on form.

First of all those that have commented on Jedi's passing in the last few games seem to have forgotten how he came to misplace most of those passes in the first place - he won the ball. Then having given it away in many cases he went and won it back again. He is a stand out player for us and when he makes a mistake it is noticed, disected and everyone says he is having a bad game. At least the last few games, unlike earlier in the season, his losing the ball has not resulted in us conceding every time.

So back to Eagle Welder - you have decided that Ledley is a defensive midfielder - please go tell him that! You also state, in yet another post on your defence of the indefensible, the Jedi is rubbish. Not going through a bad patch, not average, not poor, not giving awqay a few short passes but RUBBISH. Are you having a laugh, really, honestly, you cannot be serious and if you are I repeat you know NOTHING about the game.

Your suggested team would be torn to shreds by leaving out not only Jedi but also KG/any other proper defensive midfield player. Sir, you do not have a clue about football other than through the Ossie Ardilles school of football management perhaps.

I am happy to debate anything with anyone who has a worthy opinion but your opinion is just complete and utter cack. I hope you have a better knowledge of 'welding' than you do about football.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho Marx

I wouldn't mind seeing a Ledley-Guedioura combination, having said that, Jedi is the heartbeat of the team, if he goes, we fail. (This season anyway)

Some people really are clueless. You can not drop Jedi. We play with two defensive midfielders, and Jedi is the one who breaks up play by far the best. His presence in central midfield an the way he battles given the opposition a hard time, without him we would be by far a less solid unit.