As was Zaha. Never seen him work so hard.

Cabaye is the problem. Mr P made a big mistake when he turned up and told everyone that if they wanted the same £80K a week as Cabaye they would have to do as well as him. I would imagine that the person who cuts the oranges at half time considered asking for £80k a week based his performances for Palace so far.
This is the same as in any workplace if the Boss introduces a favourite over everyone else and they turn out to be an average Joe.
I think the team spirit is better when Cabaye does not play as the other team players do not feel that they have to defer to him and try and play through him and watch him generally try to run things and usually fail miserably.

It will be great for Palace if his performances ever reach the level of his wages and hype.

Cabaye is horribly overrated and overpaid. He breaks up play fairly well from time to time but isn't the creative player he often gets credit for and i don't think, obviously, that we missed him that much today. He often just f***s up set pieces and gets in everyones way as you've said

Yes you have to say the Puncheon played well and Ledley just got on with it without causing any dramas. Didn't miss Cabaye at all.

Just one thing missing from Punch's game. Goals, for a number 10 he has an abysmal strike rate. We have a top class goalscorer now but he needs to knock in 7 or 8 per season to back him up.