What i find really odd is the long runs of good and bad,top five last Christmas then didn't win again til March. Some good early performances then the recent shambles. We were the last team to concede from a set piece last year now we are have concede more than anyone else comfortably.
Despite the perceived arrogance I'm not that sure Pardew has all that confidence or a clear way of wanting to play.So when things go wrong he changes things,drop players etc rather than have the confidence of Tony Pulis to say this is what we are good at this is what we do and stick with it.
Every little switch takes us away from what we are good at defending and hitting on the counter,Pardew is all tactics and no strategy.

One supporter of hacking argued that without it "you will do away with the courage and pluck of the game, and I will be bound to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with a week's practice -Blackheath secretary at first meeting of the F.A

Firstly, our squad is too thin and thus we don't have enough options for change or competition for places. And I think all the players know this. And most damningly, so does Pardew. Mutch, Sako, Speroni, Campbell, Chungy et al, know full well that they are NEVER going to be play regularly. That they may or may not be good enough is a seperate debate but it leaves Pardew few options for genuine change. But whose fault is this?

Secondly, our midfield four or five are/have become really poor at defending. Zaha, Townsend and McCarthur have let their players go at vital times recently and led to goals. Cabaye and Jimmy Mac seem to struggle in every game; rarely dominating, creating or making clean tackles.

Thirdly, the loss of Soare cannot be underestimated (& imo, he won't ever fully recover). Kelly is as poor a replacement as there can be, both defensively and going forward. He has been subbed numerous times (how often are full backs ever subbed) yet continues to be first pick for the next game. On this topic, I now have no hair left to pull out.

And lastly, no leadership. Mute goalkeepers, pansy centre backs and moany midfielders is what we now have. For all his faults, Damo is the only leader in the squad.

Spirit of 1974

1.Playing Kelly at Left Back.need Fryers or a left footed player.

2.Remove Captaincy from Dann (affecting his game).

3.Remove Cabaye from the team, we never win with him on the pitch at the final whistle.

Palace 13th 2017/18.

I'll be watching a show while we lose to Southampton next week, so can't be there. Really not sure what mood I'd be in if I was there, I'm still fuming.

That's Life
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a Dream.
KEEP THE FAITH!!!!!

What are we doing wrong?
Well, given the squad we have and the results we are getting with it, I`d say we are playing football wrong.

Edited by lankygit (27 Nov 2016 1.27pm)

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