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 Part Time James  28 Mar 14 1.54pm |
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I don't necessarily have an issue with playing defensively to try to avoid a defeat. If we actually got a point against a big team then that'd be great. What frustrates me is that after going 1-0 down against any of the big clubs, we rarely seem to attack them. I guess goal difference is in TP's mind, but when you're 1-0 down it is harsh to watch us defend a 1-0 defeat just to keep the goal difference down. I believe I am right in saying that of the top 7 or 8 teams the only one we have scored against after going behind is Chelsea.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 28 Mar 14 2.08pm |
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Quote Part Time James at 28 Mar 2014 1.54pm
I don't necessarily have an issue with playing defensively to try to avoid a defeat. If we actually got a point against a big team then that'd be great. What frustrates me is that after going 1-0 down against any of the big clubs, we rarely seem to attack them. I guess goal difference is in TP's mind, but when you're 1-0 down it is harsh to watch us defend a 1-0 defeat just to keep the goal difference down. I believe I am right in saying that of the top 7 or 8 teams the only one we have scored against after going behind is Chelsea. I think we only really go offensive if it goes to 2-0. At 1-0 down, you've got a chance still to get back into it, even if you're playing defensively and hoping to get a break (Like Swansea where we got a penalty). Whilst you don't fashon many chances, there is always a chance that you convert one, or the otherside makes a critical mistake (or the referee throws a decision your way). Had we gone all out to get a goal, we'd probably have been 2-0 down by that point. I suspect what we really lack, that Pulis would kill for, is a Rory Delapp. That 'long throw' turned throws into a promising dead ball situation.
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| Palace15eagle London 28 Mar 14 2.22pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 28 Mar 2014 2.08pm
Quote Part Time James at 28 Mar 2014 1.54pm
I don't necessarily have an issue with playing defensively to try to avoid a defeat. If we actually got a point against a big team then that'd be great. What frustrates me is that after going 1-0 down against any of the big clubs, we rarely seem to attack them. I guess goal difference is in TP's mind, but when you're 1-0 down it is harsh to watch us defend a 1-0 defeat just to keep the goal difference down. I believe I am right in saying that of the top 7 or 8 teams the only one we have scored against after going behind is Chelsea. I think we only really go offensive if it goes to 2-0. At 1-0 down, you've got a chance still to get back into it, even if you're playing defensively and hoping to get a break (Like Swansea where we got a penalty). Whilst you don't fashon many chances, there is always a chance that you convert one, or the otherside makes a critical mistake (or the referee throws a decision your way). Had we gone all out to get a goal, we'd probably have been 2-0 down by that point. I suspect what we really lack, that Pulis would kill for, is a Rory Delapp. That 'long throw' turned throws into a promising dead ball situation. If we stay up, get Gunnarsson in for KG...
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| girvinator Poole 28 Mar 14 2.47pm |
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Not gonna lie, I would absolutely love an upset this weekend and get a 1-0 win. Perfect timing due to our poor form in the last 5, extend the gap between us and relegation which is slowly closing.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 28 Mar 14 3.12pm |
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Quote girvinator at 28 Mar 2014 2.47pm
Not gonna lie, I would absolutely love an upset this weekend and get a 1-0 win. Perfect timing due to our poor form in the last 5, extend the gap between us and relegation which is slowly closing. It'd be typical Palace to take 3 points from Chelsea and then lose against Cardiff.
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| paperhat croydon 28 Mar 14 3.13pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 28 Mar 2014 3.12pm
Quote girvinator at 28 Mar 2014 2.47pm
Not gonna lie, I would absolutely love an upset this weekend and get a 1-0 win. Perfect timing due to our poor form in the last 5, extend the gap between us and relegation which is slowly closing. It'd be typical Palace to take 3 points from Chelsea and then lose against Cardiff. this
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adrian b  Landrindod, Wales 28 Mar 14 3.31pm |
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| Joe1905 28 Mar 14 3.44pm |
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If we played attacking football could we would be 8 points worse off I would say and nailed on going down now this way we still have a sniff at staying up we just dont have the attacking options in our squad.First season in the prem is about staying up and it does not matter how you do it
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| adrian b Landrindod, Wales 28 Mar 14 3.54pm |
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Quote Joe1905 at 28 Mar 2014 3.44pm
If we played attacking football could we would be 8 points worse off I would say and nailed on going down now this way we still have a sniff at staying up we just dont have the attacking options in our squad.First season in the prem is about staying up and it does not matter how you do it
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| Joe1905 28 Mar 14 4.10pm |
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Please tell me what other teams with a squad as weak as ours our proving it ? Cardiff attack and get hammered Fulham in all fairness have a go and get hammered West Ham have got a proven squad at this level Stoke the same Swansea attack and make no doubt about it are still in the mire Sunderland again attack and get beat Palace fans need to get real and realise we are not Real Madrid we are Palace and being defensive has gven us a real sniff and I would not swap it
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blind eagle  Covington.Tennessee 28 Mar 14 8.11pm |
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After watching football mostly at The Palace and playing football in the lower echelons of the game for seventy years I can remember many upsets and I think one of the greatest was last years Cup Final when,out of the blue,Wigan beat a fancied Man City side. Upsets happen and nothing is final until The Fat Lady Sings so with these thoughts in mind I reckon we just might nick a point on Saturday. I'm not saying it will happen but it could happen and as we are due a bit of luck it may be our time to laugh.
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