Are you saying that the managers of the teams that are below Palace are poor too?

I'm thinking even if another £100M were to be spent Vieira still wouldn't know how to put a functional team together. Not sure what system was employed yesterday, the BBC have it as 4-1-4-1 - difficult to tell with so many lightweights milling around doing nothing of midfield consequence. Poor Luka, all on his lonesome; yes he's past it but he didn't stand a chance with those tactics.

Nottm Forest have an exceedingly talented manager in Steve Cooper and he was available when Mr Hodgson departed.
I was only singing his praises the other day.

I respect your opinion, but i worry that it may be too late by then, i think a DM and RB is all we need to loan in Jan. unless we lose a key player.

“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

I doubt they were as attacking a force as the Spurs Famous Five of 1960-61: Jones, Allen, Smith, White, Dyson.

Despite that influx of creative talent, Nice were never truly convincing. Their defence, though solid, relied too often on the heroics of keeper Walter Benítez, and Vieira jumped from one formation to the next seemingly at random. Devoid of cohesion and creativity, Nice struggled to fashion chances for poacher Dolberg. Vieira’s philosophy was close to indecipherable.
When asked about his style of play by L’Équipe upon his arrival at the club in 2018, Vieira had been vague. “I’ll try to impose a style of play, with lots of one-twos, but play attacking football, all while having a compact defensive block,” he said. “Taking risks to score as many goals as possible is something that I am ready to do. What matters for me is getting the most out of my players while playing well. I don’t think there is any system or style of play that is better than another. Great coaches like Mourinho, Wenger or Guardiola have different philosophies, but they have all won, like Antonio Conte has done at Chelsea.”
“The coach hasn’t yet found the formula to get the best performance possible,” said midfielder Wylan Cyprien after a 4-0 defeat to Dijon in August 2018.
Has PV learnt anything over the past 4 years

“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