What hurts is this is a good Palace team just one or two players away from being right. It is painfully obvious that some of our defenders are just too slow in getting back to break up a swift counter-attacks. We are hot on attack and sure enough we get hit on the break. Maybe we rely too often on some of our defenders to score goals. Play two up front and sort out the defense I say!

For all his flaws, this stretch really does highlight how important Souare's pace is at the back.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.