Well if there is anyone who is qualified to do something without spending any money he has got to be just about the most suitable -
After all those years at Burnley operating on a shoestring budget.

If Eze isn't the future then we are in trouble. He had an off day, yesterday but still made space for himself centrally in and around the box. He won't continue to miss short passes to Mateta and decline to shoot from 12 yards out

Nail on the head ....

We have lacked a creative, ball holding midfielder these last five years.. How I wish Barry Bannon was younger .. even Jonjo Shelvey would add the creativity we desperately lack.

Converting Eze to this role is the now only possibility it seems.

Lucky, then, that we only spent £25.5m to secure their services (plus wages).

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

Not sure how last night was a stark reminder of that? If anything it was almost exactly the opposite.

Whilst Schlupp and Eze were on the pitch we were dominating them and pushing for a 2nd. It was the exact moment that Pat decided to sub both off at the same time that the game changed.

What we do need is some decent back up (so Luka never needs to get on the pitch), ideally a Schlupp upgrade, and PV to be more confident with his game management.