Yep, 100% agree, heard we'd given him time off initially. He's ideal for that Robertson/Jota threat.

26th January 2010 - Enter Administration
2nd May 2010 - D-Day 1 - Survival at Hillsborough
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I opened BBC Sport this morning, hoping to read that Arsenal had kicked Liverpool about, causing a number of their players to be ruled out or doubtful for the weekend, plus a couple of red cards for the bin-dippers for retaliation

But unfortunately Arsenal merely rolled over for a routine defeat, it seems.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

We are going to have to be a lot better than we were against Millwall and Brighton, especially in the first half and if we start mucking about trying to play out from the back we could be in for another heavy defeat. I really fear for us in this one.

Don't, agree, although Ayew is good at holding the ball and winning free kicks, he doesn't create anything, and No Salah or Mane, Attack, Attack, Attack

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Keep taking the medication

I love Kouyate but he's hardly irreplaceable. Hughes and, if we play two pivots, Milivojevic isn't a huge drop-off if the latter plays to the level he's capable of and while I'd pick Chiek ahead of Luka on any given day, we'll miss Kouyate a lot less than they'll miss Mane and/or Salah. I don't think Chiek is a "key" player for us; just a good one.

As for Wilf, until this season I'd have said he's irreplaceable; any game he missed was one we'd be lucky to get anything out of. While he remains a "key" player any way you measure it, that's no longer true. One thing we now know is that we can get results without Wilf in the side. In fact, Wilf was looking pretty jaded in the Christmas period, culminating in his red-card at Spurs. Arguably the last game he really looked much like the Wilf we're familiar with was Burnley, back in November. I think an argument can be made that AFCON has been a good thing for him; getting away and re-charging his batteries elsewhere may bring him back to Selhurst in a better frame of mind. So yes, we're missing a key player but again, the Wilf of the last two months won't be as sorely missed as the Mane or Salah of that period will be missed by Liverpool.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.