can you find a stat on how many dead ball, free kicks, corners and so on he's flunked?

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If there is anyone better at set pieces then Pardew should have them take them e.g. penalties, where Benteke has missed 2 in 9, Cabaye has missed 2 in 6 (in the league, don't have cup stats)

Edited by IMpalace (13 Sep 2016 10.49am)

I agree with the OP

Pro football is a bit like a computer. Most people undestand and use about 5% of what a computer offers.
It's the same with pro footie. reading all thes posts, anyone would think we've got some pretty good cover should AP take a hike.
The truth is probably no posters here have anything like the knowledge of the pro game to make any sort of objective criticism of players or management.
Pro football has got so much depth to it a bit like the computer that very few fans can grasp the in depth position.
OK I hear it, you are all just having fun on here which is cool. But appreciate we have a top level manager, and chairman and we suddenly have a whole load of quality players at our disposal in our much improved squad.
Let AP work his magic in bringing out the players strongest assets and watch the results. even with our on going set backs re injuries and accident I remain very optimistic for our on going advance and development.
Things here at the Palace are looking better than ever in my view.

We should be better with him - no doubt at all.
I wonder if the system we use doesn't work for him?
Also is Jimmy Mac too similar perhaps?
I would always rather he played even though he hasn't generally been as good as I thought he would be

Cabaye and Mcarthur together is our best centre mid partnership without doubt (although we've not seen Flamini yet).

Our success for the first half of the season was hugely down to this partnership in the middle where both were comfortable on the ball in tight areas and we're always looking for short passes from our defenders. I think Cabaye was 2nd in for tackles and interceptions for a midfielder at Christmas behind only Kante (I might be slightly off with that stat) but a lot of his defensive work goes unnoticed because some of us (me included at the start of the season) expected him to be scoring all sorts of goals from all over the place.

When Mcarthur got injured, the Cabaye/Jedi partnership simply didn't work, and injuries to other key players certainly didn't help with results. As much of a warrior as Jedi is, he doesn't have the pace or agility to receive the balls in those tight areas which forced us to bypass the midfield more often and go direct. Although it must have been frustrating for Cabaye he certainly deserves some criticism for what seemed a lack of interest in a lot of games after Christmas when we needed him most.

I can't wait to see Cabaye/Mcarthur link up in the middle again but it would be harsh on Ledley to be dropped for the Stoke game after his solid performance last week.