I think Ledley is a better fit when Jimmy Mc is playing. Cabaye is clearly a better "footballer" but that is not the same as being the most suitable.

Ledley keeps the ball moving and moves around the pitch fulling in spaces when others go forward. He is a very good if often unspectacular player. Cabaye likes to slow it down and put his foot on the ball.

At Spurs, McArthur wasn't playing.

As a partnership, I would play Ledley & McArthur over Cabaye & McArthur.

When people say Cabaye puts his foot on the ball and slows it down id say that was because there was a lack passing options available - due to no movement off the ball.

We've now seen the impact of having a stronger team all round but that shouldn't cloud our judgement, our best central midfield pairing is still Cabaye & Mac - as it was last year when we weren't afflicted with injuries and bad form from key attacking players.

Ledley's Euros performance was good but far from spectacular. Once Ramsey got suspended the Wales midfield hardly fired. When Cabaye actually got a game he ran the French midfield - something Ledley will never be able to do.

Well quite, he is Welsh after all.

I am not anti-Cabaye, I happen to think he has been underrated by many Palace fans, I just happen ti think that as a partnership Mcledley works better.

Interesting that you mentioned Cabaye running the French midfield, he played one full game and two minutes of another.

Mcarthur and Ledley together give us a solid unspectacular pairing in front of the back four. It is clear to me Mcarthur is a key player in our set up. Ledley does the simple things well and keeps player moving. When Cabaye is fit he is an upgrade on Ledley, but we are lucky to have Mcarthur & Ledley many other clubs would love them!!

We shouldn't forget we played similarly brilliantly with Cabaye in the team at the start of last season. However, away from home especially the McArthur/Ledley combination seems to just work.

It's not always about playing the best players, it's the best combinations. Look at the Gerrard/Lampard conundrum England had for years, two unbelievable players but they didn't work together.

The balance of the team is more important. Cabaye has lost his place as far as I'm concerned and must earn it back as McPunchley (sorry) is working a treat at the moment.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

I think cabaye will be one of those players who looks class when the team is confident and on form, but when you need to grind out a result he goes missing. It's a long season and all the squad will be needed and I'm sure cabaye and Ledley will be key.