The fact of the matter is McArthur came on and we looked far more effective. When we are around the 18-yard box he looks like he has the ability to unlock a defence, but across the rest of the pitch he only looks good for quick, short passes. His passing range so far has been limited and he gets knocked off the ball way too easily. We are never going to build the game around him while we have Zaha. I am sure under a different system he could be very effective, but that would require an overhaul of the team as much of it is built around a fast counter-attacking tactic. I want him to succeed as I do every player at Palace, but so far he has only shown glimpses of his talent. To be honest though I was more bothered that Kouyate was on the bench again.

Sick and tired of watching the mismanagement of Max Meyer.

I hope he leaves Palace asap and gets his career back on track, and perhaps in years to come Roy will understand what he has done.

Hodgson could write an essay on how to NOT properly integrate foreign signings into the side. Patchy game time, deployed in the wrong position and system, and the only player all year to be subbed off at half time I believe. Talk about destroying a player's confidence completely and utterly.

The whole team was rubbish in the first half on Saturday, as we sleep walked through yet another first half at home. Schlupp had a far worse half, yet it is Meyer who gets subbed and now carries the can for how bad that half was, totally unfairly.

Why on earth did we sign the player in the first place when he is too lightweight for Roy and Hodgson plays long ball tactics half the time.

We were hoofing the ball up to Batshuayi and bypassing the midfield way too often. Michy is not good enough in the air and its yet another example of the wrong setup by Hodgson. It finally started to work once Benteke was in there.

Meyer is a high class player, Roy seems incapable of playing to his strengths and prefers to deploy him in the incorrect position and with a job of work to do that he is no good at.

Let him leave and get his confidence back at a team managed by someone who takes the shackles off and lets players express themselves, and backs them, not puts a target on their back with the earliest substitution all year.

Sick and tired of watching the mismanagement of Max Meyer.

I hope he leaves Palace asap and gets his career back on track, and perhaps in years to come Roy will understand what he has done.

Hodgson could write an essay on how to NOT properly integrate foreign signings into the side. Patchy game time, deployed in the wrong position and system, and the only player all year to be subbed off at half time I believe. Talk about destroying a player's confidence completely and utterly.

The whole team was rubbish in the first half on Saturday, as we sleep walked through yet another first half at home. Schlupp had a far worse half, yet it is Meyer who gets subbed and now carries the can for how bad that half was, totally unfairly.

Why on earth did we sign the player in the first place when he is too lightweight for Roy and Hodgson plays long ball tactics half the time.

We were hoofing the ball up to Batshuayi and bypassing the midfield way too often. Michy is not good enough in the air and its yet another example of the wrong setup by Hodgson. It finally started to work once Benteke was in there.

Meyer is a high class player, Roy seems incapable of playing to his strengths and prefers to deploy him in the incorrect position and with a job of work to do that he is no good at.

Let him leave and get his confidence back at a team managed by someone who takes the shackles off and lets players express themselves, and backs them, not puts a target on their back with the earliest substitution all year.