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This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

Lawro has spoken:

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Depends whether the Manager sets up defensively, as is his preference. The team he selected for the Wolves match was almost like saying:' Okay, I'll select an attacking line-up: Eze, Ayew, Ben, Bats and see where that gets us. Then I'll go back to doing what I do best.' So I suspect that the expansive game will be shelved for the foreseeable. That's a pity, because the best chance you have to beat Arsenal is to have a go at them.
A pity we couldn't have played them when they were in a rut. We frequently seem to come up against teams who are on the up. Keep an eye on how often we play top six opposition. It's never the twelve games per season it 'should be'!

Arsenal to bring the game to Palace with confidence based on their recent form.

Palace to score early on the break after 12 minutes despite being under constant early pressure.

Arsenal to get increasingly more frustrated and open up at the back.

Palace to go two nil up just before half time.

After half time Arsenal return to the pitch with renewed focus and determination.

Arsenal peg one back after 70 minutes with Palace fans crying out for a sub to come on for the shattered McArthur. Roy sticks to his guns keeping two up front. The pressure builds and Palace conceded a second in the 87th minute.

Roy then decided to make his first sub.

2-2.

Won't happen - but I thought I'd give everyone and exciting match to imagine.

I believe the term 'dice' is the PLURAL form of the word
'die' so perhaps the other poster was thinking of rolling two dice rather than just the one 'die'!

Edited by doombear (13 Jan 2021 4.54pm)

If so, Mr Hodgson will be excoriated by the "Roy Out" faction with high-grade ordnance dropped on him.
I too have a foreboding about this game.