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Brentford v Palace Match thread
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 PatrickA  London 26 Aug 23 8.57pm |
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Didn’t learn anything new from this game.
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| Booted Eagle Bristol 26 Aug 23 9.17pm |
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Take 4 points from these first 3 games. At 33 years Wardy must be one of the oldest wing backs in the PL. A year ago in a game I seem to remember he had a shocker where his lack of pace due to his age was cruelly exposed. With very fast young wingers in every PL team that position isn't for old legs. He wasn't up to it a year ago and the squad needs a ready replacement for him. Respect to him for his heroics in getting Palace to and keeping us in the PL, particularly in the play off final but his time has come. Another player that needs replacement pressure is Schlupp who seems to be non existent in more games than he makes a contribution to.
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| Kenteagle80 Kent 26 Aug 23 9.58pm |
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Originally posted by Booted Eagle
Take 4 points from these first 3 games. At 33 years Wardy must be one of the oldest wing backs in the PL. A year ago in a game I seem to remember he had a shocker where his lack of pace due to his age was cruelly exposed. With very fast young wingers in every PL team that position isn't for old legs. He wasn't up to it a year ago and the squad needs a ready replacement for him. Respect to him for his heroics in getting Palace to and keeping us in the PL, particularly in the play off final but his time has come. Another player that needs replacement pressure is Schlupp who seems to be non existent in more games than he makes a contribution to. I feel ward and schlupp make excellent squad players, but yes it’s glaringly obvious we lack depth. Both are hard workers. Let’s hope by Friday we don’t just replace people we are selling and instead add some quality in addition
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radicalsteve  ottawa 26 Aug 23 10.35pm |
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Well earned result today for sure, Ayew and Anderson carried the team today and Eze had some great plays, but no-one really helping him and probably he doesn't trust Edouard or Mateta to finish. If Eze gets injured, the current team has no goal threat and this is a high risk situation. Ahamada not impressing as a sub, so why aren't we giving JRS a run out?
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 27 Aug 23 12.52am |
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We kept Milivojevic & Benteke for too long. Their performances were total Gash. However, Ward has been utterly brilliant in the past. He is unlikely to be mustard for a full 95 minutes. But his ability to read the game and to defend against the very best has already been proven. Damien Delaney, Steven Gerrard & John Terry all performed at the highest level at age 35. Ward will be 34 at the end of October......so he still has the potential to serve us well this season. But then again, any player is only as good as his last game. Francesco Totti played in the champions League , a month past his 40th birthday.
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| YT Oxford 27 Aug 23 7.19am |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
That would be as miraculous as Lazarus. We're more likely to see Lanzo-rus in the side than Ferguson.
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| The Dolphin 27 Aug 23 7.37am |
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Ward was exposed more than once yesterday but regardless of the fact he is too old to play in that position he was being asked to do so not long after the Arsenal game!
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| mtp1958 Oswestry 27 Aug 23 8.00am |
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Good draw as always against these easy bet to win ,
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| southnorwoodhill 27 Aug 23 8.14am |
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Ward and Schlupp playing is purely down to Hodgson, he has his favourites, and it's just as it was previously. Both players are distinctly average and aren't going to improve with age. Hey-ho.
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| NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 27 Aug 23 8.30am |
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I thought that was a well earned and well deserved point. Apart from the awful defending for their goal, we largely contained Brentford thanks to the solid spine of our midfield and defence. And unlike others on here, I thought Mitchell had a good game. At the moment the creative burden is on Eze. He had a good first half but faded as the game went on and did little of positive note in the second half. Most teams will be content to let us play in front of them at the moment, we are too predictable and lack creativity. Special mention to Andersen - best player on the pitch by far.
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taylors lovechild  27 Aug 23 8.58am |
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I also thought Andersen and Ayew were the standout players for us, but once again I was really impressed with Lerma. His ability to get up and down the pitch at speed is going to really help us, as is his aerial ability (unlucky not to get a goal). He is looking like an amazing piece of business.
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Croydon-Trucker  27 Aug 23 9.12am |
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Originally posted by PalaceYank
Greetings from across the pond. First time poster to the board. My wife and I wanted to find a sport and team that both could root for and after some research and discussion we landed on Crystal Palace. We couldn't see ourselves pulling for one of the big clubs and Palace just reminded me of my NHL team, the New York Islanders, scrappy team without a goal scorer. I was happy to learn this club has a die hard fan base and is a suburban team. I am very much a novice to the sport and to the team itself, so I apologize for any seemingly dumb questions or incorrect assumptions. Today was our second match we've taken in. Much better second half today than the one versus Arsenal, even with the opposing team playing with a full 11. I thought Eze had a great game. The offense overall just seems to me like everyone is waiting for someone else to do something. Despite that, the team muscled out a draw today which given the poor play in the first half, I was quite satisfied. Although its only 2 matches, I can already feel like I'm getting into being a Palace fan and I look forward each week to the matches. It's also a plus my wife and I get to start drinking at 9am US time for the matches. Cheers everyone, I look forward to reading the message boards and learning more about our newly adopted team. Edited by PalaceYank (26 Aug 2023 6.18pm) Welcome to the Palace guys , but please remember its football and not Soccer. We have great respect for Ted Lasso and coach Beard here .
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