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G O Eagle 07 Feb 23 4.25pm
We have passed three months - three months - without a PL-goal from open play. 8 PL-games beeing played. I am aware there was a 6 week break due to the world cup, but that time was meant to get the team back on track, after which we played worse than ever, and did not manage one shot on goal in the first two games. We may have a small chance againts Villa, but it is probable more likely we will get into April for another goal from open play - if at all this season. We need some good set-pieces and top depending to reach say 35 points, which may even not be enough.
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G O Eagle

07 Feb 23 4.25pm

We have passed three months - three months - without a PL-goal from open play.

8 PL-games beeing played.

I am aware there was a 6 week break due to the world cup, but that time was meant to get the team back on track, after which we played worse than ever, and did not manage one shot on goal in the first two games.

We may have a small chance againts Villa, but it is probable more likely we will get into April for another goal from open play - if at all this season.

We need some good set-pieces and top depending to reach say 35 points, which may even not be enough.

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PatrickA London 07 Feb 23 4.52pm
Others have said on a different thread what does it matter if a goal comes from open play or not as long as we score? This would be fine as long we scored enough from set pieces to compensate for lack of goals from open play, but although we got two against Bournemouth via this method and another via Olise’s free kick v Man Utd, these sporadic successes are rare and cannot be relied on for the rest of the season. In truth the goals v Bournemouth were due to their rank poor defending and Olise’s brilliant free kick v Man Utd may well prove to be a once in a season effort. For me the key to staying up this season will be how we fare against teams in the bottom half who are struggling. To win a few of these matches we need to increase our making and taking of chances. As usual, Wilf becomes critical here because I can’t see enough goals coming from our midfield and our two strikers have been woefully out of form this season. We are averaging less than a goal a game and may need to push this average up to nearer 2 goals a game to win more matches; we don’t keep that many clean sheets.
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London 07 Feb 23 4.52pm

Others have said on a different thread what does it matter if a goal comes from open play or not as long as we score?
This would be fine as long we scored enough from set pieces to compensate for lack of goals from open play, but although we got two against Bournemouth via this method and another via Olise’s free kick v Man Utd, these sporadic successes are rare and cannot be relied on for the rest of the season.
In truth the goals v Bournemouth were due to their rank poor defending and Olise’s brilliant free kick v Man Utd may well prove to be a once in a season effort.
For me the key to staying up this season will be how we fare against teams in the bottom half who are struggling.
To win a few of these matches we need to increase our making and taking of chances.
As usual, Wilf becomes critical here because I can’t see enough goals coming from our midfield and our two strikers have been woefully out of form this season.
We are averaging less than a goal a game and may need to push this average up to nearer 2 goals a game to win more matches; we don’t keep that many clean sheets.

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Elpis In a pub 07 Feb 23 6.01pm
Originally posted by PatrickA and our two strikers have been woefully out of form this season. Our two strikers have NEVER shown any form to suggest they will score anything more than an occasional goal .
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In a pub 07 Feb 23 6.01pm

Originally posted by PatrickA

and our two strikers have been woefully out of form this season.

Our two strikers have NEVER shown any form to suggest they will score anything more than an occasional goal .

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YT Oxford 07 Feb 23 6.06pm
2027 is my prediction. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 07 Feb 23 6.06pm

2027 is my prediction.

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

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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 07 Feb 23 6.12pm
Schlupp up front now? May as well as he's not shot shy. Could work, maybe Ayew but he seems to always hit the keeper currently. Edouard and Mateta here long enough to be judged, but still I'm unsure about them. Red and Blue Army!
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Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 07 Feb 23 6.12pm

Schlupp up front now? May as well as he's not shot shy. Could work, maybe Ayew but he seems to always hit the keeper currently.
Edouard and Mateta here long enough to be judged, but still I'm unsure about them.

Red and Blue Army!

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YT Oxford 07 Feb 23 6.15pm
Originally posted by PatrickA Others have said on a different thread what does it matter if a goal comes from open play or not as long as we score? This would be fine as long we scored enough from set pieces to compensate for lack of goals from open play, but although we got two against Bournemouth via this method and another via Olise’s free kick v Man Utd, these sporadic successes are rare and cannot be relied on for the rest of the season. In truth the goals v Bournemouth were due to their rank poor defending and Olise’s brilliant free kick v Man Utd may well prove to be a once in a season effort. For me the key to staying up this season will be how we fare against teams in the bottom half who are struggling. To win a few of these matches we need to increase our making and taking of chances. As usual, Wilf becomes critical here because I can’t see enough goals coming from our midfield and our two strikers have been woefully out of form this season. We are averaging less than a goal a game and may need to push this average up to nearer 2 goals a game to win more matches; we don’t keep that many clean sheets. I assume you mean an average of 2 goals per game for the final 17 games may be needed? Even better would be to lift our average for the season to 2 goals per game, which would mean scoring 57 goals in those 17 games. We can but dream! Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 07 Feb 23 6.15pm

Originally posted by PatrickA

Others have said on a different thread what does it matter if a goal comes from open play or not as long as we score?
This would be fine as long we scored enough from set pieces to compensate for lack of goals from open play, but although we got two against Bournemouth via this method and another via Olise’s free kick v Man Utd, these sporadic successes are rare and cannot be relied on for the rest of the season.
In truth the goals v Bournemouth were due to their rank poor defending and Olise’s brilliant free kick v Man Utd may well prove to be a once in a season effort.
For me the key to staying up this season will be how we fare against teams in the bottom half who are struggling.
To win a few of these matches we need to increase our making and taking of chances.
As usual, Wilf becomes critical here because I can’t see enough goals coming from our midfield and our two strikers have been woefully out of form this season.
We are averaging less than a goal a game and may need to push this average up to nearer 2 goals a game to win more matches; we don’t keep that many clean sheets.

I assume you mean an average of 2 goals per game for the final 17 games may be needed? Even better would be to lift our average for the season to 2 goals per game, which would mean scoring 57 goals in those 17 games. We can but dream!

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

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Lanzo-Ad Lanzarote 07 Feb 23 6.20pm
Originally posted by YT 2027 is my prediction. i think your being overly optimistic. “That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn
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Lanzo-Ad

Lanzarote 07 Feb 23 6.20pm

Originally posted by YT

2027 is my prediction.

i think your being overly optimistic.

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

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Lanzo-Ad Lanzarote 07 Feb 23 6.31pm
Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad i think your being overly optimistic. Mateta´s longest continual run of games is 19 with 5 goals Edouard´s is 11 with 3 goals My conclusion i have come to is, 27m and 144k a week, down the pan “That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn
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Lanzarote 07 Feb 23 6.31pm

Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad

i think your being overly optimistic.

Mateta´s longest continual run of games is 19 with 5 goals
Edouard´s is 11 with 3 goals
My conclusion i have come to is, 27m and 144k a week, down the pan

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southnorwoodhill 07 Feb 23 6.53pm
I think a lot can be laid at the door of the least ground covered stat. This is a lazy team. To score from open play usually means getting up the pitch in numbers, and then back, and so on and so forth. We have rather too many hands on hips type merchants who are happy to stroll around with the side to side passing as requested by the manager, and consequently not particularly threatening the opposition or creating chances. Lazy.
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I think a lot can be laid at the door of the least ground covered stat. This is a lazy team. To score from open play usually means getting up the pitch in numbers, and then back, and so on and so forth. We have rather too many hands on hips type merchants who are happy to stroll around with the side to side passing as requested by the manager, and consequently not particularly threatening the opposition or creating chances. Lazy.

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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 07 Feb 23 7.38pm
Originally posted by G O Eagle We have passed three months - three months - without a PL-goal from open play. 8 PL-games beeing played. I am aware there was a 6 week break due to the world cup, but that time was meant to get the team back on track, after which we played worse than ever, and did not manage one shot on goal in the first two games. We may have a small chance againts Villa, but it is probable more likely we will get into April for another goal from open play - if at all this season. We need some good set-pieces and top depending to reach say 35 points, which may even not be enough. I assume you mean home games as our 2nd game back was the 2-0 win at Bournemouth.
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Too far from Selhurst Park 07 Feb 23 7.38pm

Originally posted by G O Eagle

We have passed three months - three months - without a PL-goal from open play.

8 PL-games beeing played.

I am aware there was a 6 week break due to the world cup, but that time was meant to get the team back on track, after which we played worse than ever, and did not manage one shot on goal in the first two games.

We may have a small chance againts Villa, but it is probable more likely we will get into April for another goal from open play - if at all this season.

We need some good set-pieces and top depending to reach say 35 points, which may even not be enough.

I assume you mean home games as our 2nd game back was the 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

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kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 07 Feb 23 7.46pm
brighton to score (at least) 1 own goal sat. in our 3-1 win. yes i have been on the creme de menthe / absinthe specials. Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.
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Sussex, ex-Cronx. 07 Feb 23 7.46pm

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brighton to score (at least) 1 own goal sat. in our 3-1 win.

yes i have been on the creme de menthe / absinthe specials.

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

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sprites Auckland 07 Feb 23 7.51pm
Originally posted by ASCPFC Schlupp up front now? May as well as he's not shot shy. Could work, maybe Ayew but he seems to always hit the keeper currently. Edouard and Mateta here long enough to be judged, but still I'm unsure about them. 100%. Best finisher at the club.
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sprites

Auckland 07 Feb 23 7.51pm

Originally posted by ASCPFC

100%. Best finisher at the club.

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