Yep, a world class defender at that. By contrast, Pardew was a s*** midfielder.

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.

I am not sure he has the personnel quite yet to do that but I am sure he will look to get there. The important thing for me is that he doesn't try to change things too quickly. That is where it can all go wrong. Use our strengths and then work in training on the new philosophy and slowly bring it in.

Are you stating that Puncheon doesn't lose the ball cheaply?

- or sooner if we try to play all-out attack from the start - we know it to be suicidal. As for him coaching us in 'total football'
we ain't Ajax, Dutch, part of Cruyff's legacy or anything like it
half the team can't pass intelligently (some not at all) or get into strategic positions, and can't be taught.
This is why pragmatism (Pulis, Allardyce) worked for us - play to the team's strengths (fast clever wingers and strong CF), eliminate the grosser weaknesses (ie learn how to bleedin' defend!)
Pragmatism only works for so long. Parish wants the team to play entertaining football, I believe that has allways been his approach unfortunately that is extremely hard to achieve in the Premier League as was seen last season in how many teams were in danger of relegation last April. It could have been anyone from 10 teams.
Pardew tried and failed maybe Frank de Boere can bring it off. The current squad with a couple of replacements is capable of changing style.
Benteke will score 15-20 goals a season and Cabaye is the brains in midfield. Zaha creates problems for defenders just needs to accept that he is not going to get the protection he deserves from the referees and go into a stropp.
A good central defender and right back and we have the nucleus of a good team.
I think this is a very promising appointment. Hoping that he can have an influence on the junior players and get them playing good football, that filters all the way down not just the first team.
I am feeling very positive for the future. Allerdyce done the job he was brought in to do but for me was an expensive backward step that paid dividends.

I think he will be a legend just like Sir Steve, he will be here for years and yeas, leave and come back again because he loves us so much and will do for evermore!

The Red and Blue never leaves our Palace empire,!

To the contrary. I think Puncheon will have to adapt really quickly to keeping the ball and not giving it away. That is his only fault. Everything else is top draw.