I agree with some of this but I personally think you are putting too negative a spin on it. What you say above is the risks that are associated with his style of management but I don't think we've seen them here - Liverpool and England maybe, but not Palace.

He does move players in and out of the team but clearly he has the people he thinks always work to the game plan. All managers have that and I don't think I can criticise that. He seems to feel we do not have enough about us (in whatever way) to play more openly - we might disagree with that as fans or not but as has been said we are competitive in almost every game and have not had a slapping yet so for me he is getting it right.

He has his style and I agree with you he doesn't wholesale change it (I would not expect him to) but I think it is unfair to suggest he is totally inflexible - he doesn't just pick the same 11 (I know you didn't say he did), there is some scope for adjustment in personnel and style depending on the games, and remember when forced to "innovate" he managed to conjure up that win against Chelsea with no strikers / Andros and Wilf as strikers.

It's pretty clear to me he is a very good manager, is suited to smaller clubs who do not dominate games and while his limits are probably finishing 8th at best (maybe 6th if we got very lucky) that is pretty good. We are a solid but creative team, we do not kick people to win and we do not rely on sheer physicality either - it's a pretty good balance imo.

No it isn't.

The ratio is exactly 1:1, the win rate considerably less. All games played so far is 35 not lost, 29 lost. Very close to the 1:1 of this season.

As for the 200 loses in 695 games? Of those 695 he's won 315. 98 of those, nearly a third of his entire victory total, were with Malmö. In the 80s.

Showed an analysis on the BBC of various teams he had managed with points to game ratios and Palace out of 5 was the lowest. It was a tad higher than 1 in 1, which is usually enough to keep us in the PL. Suggests he might have more in his locker though. Happy to have him stay for next season as he seems an honest, well informed, eloquent, humble manager. If we wish to really improve probably need a decent scout/s who can find some cheap diamonds in the rough.

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Just going from English clubs where he has had more than fifty games you have 314 games and 118 losses. Clearly better than a 1:1 ratio over a long period of time. He is remarkably consistent in a competitive environment.

...and better than 1:1 ratio after todays great showing away against Leicester? Our aggregate against them in the last two games is 9-2 I think.

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Agreed.

1.44:1 win and draw/loss ratio since he arrived. 1.21 points per game. That includes sorting out a shocking mess, virtually no money, no functioning strikers, and a major injury crisis last year. Yes, he must be s*** because "Kane on corners..." nuff said.

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