Looking back I see the match, unlike many who are ecstatic for the point, a lost opportunity.

United were obviously under par and if only we had just one creative midfielder on the lines of Keith Andrews, Jonjo Shelvey, Michael Hughes who could keep the ball and allow our forwards to move into space we could have got the 3 points and the kudos for doing the double.

Instead, the usual get-rid-of-it-quick, backwards pass, high hoof and playing to a marked forward
syndrome that has blighted us for the past few years.

No wonder we can't score and rely on something exceptional to do so.

Please tell me why Luka is still captain instead of Cahill and leaves free kicks to the more skilled Eze ?

Man and boy Palace since my first game in 1948 sitting on my dad's shoulders

No VAR check of course . Its not like him to lose his cool like that . Thanks for the reply .

Probably on Saturday we felt we mustn’t loose while yesterday we didn’t feel that same pressure. Maybe from Roy ?

All PVA had to do at the end was square it for a tap in

Edited by southnorwoodhill (04 Mar 2021 7.05pm)

My suggestion also, as I've posted elsewhere. He's only been with us since last summer and was on the bench for the last two games. He's just been given and extended contract as well. Clearly the management want to encourage him. When I've seen him in the U23s, he's looked very promising both defensively and in attack down that left side.

I think our problem is that we have few creative players who are a threat. With Wilf off the only one left is Eze (Ayew to a certain extent but he gets the same treatment) so they focus on him and foul him anytime he touches the ball. Most players in the league are expert at that negative type of play.

So, he struggles in games like this. The attention he pulls should free up other players but of course, we don't have anyone else that can take advantage.

Success will lie to you but failure always tells you the truth.