Palace vs Saints - Match Thread

HT

We are easily the better side but no real clear chances.

Hoj our beet player

Redmond lively

Ings pretty poor TBH

Has Long stretched enough of the pitch for us yet

Has Tony Gale got money on how many times he can say "histrionics"?

Decent half, just need a goal or 2

Poor half by saints. Some decent play by hojberg/lemina but attacking we’ve been awful against a very poor palace side missing their star player. Their midfielder’s almost own goal header was probably the only moment of the half. Really don’t have a clue why Hughes wants to play Shane long when you hav3 gallagher/gabbi who can’t make the squad and we have a poacher like Austin on the bench.

Has Long stretched enough of the pitch for us yet

He's had a good game for me - won a lot of long balls from the back, brought them down and brought others into play.

Better side but we've created **** all and don't look like scoring tbh.

http://sportmargin.com/live-streams/channel-12/

Good stream here for anyone who needs one.

A team full of 15 million+ players and it's absolutely crap

Well on top, just need a goal. Same old story.

Reasonable half but not great in the final third.

Controlling the game. Much the better side but no goals to show for it.

We all know which way this is going to go don't we.

How many times have we seen us having the better possession, the better chances, the more corners etc. etc., only to be robbed at the death? Plus, after Woy has a word in the Ref's ear at half-time, you'll see Benteke and Ayew go down in the box under powderpuff challenges to get a pen - they've been playing for it all half the cheating miserable scrotes.

Same old same old every frigging week no goals as we have no centre forward

Great half, everything but the goal we deserve. Elyounoussi is a class act, hojberg passing superb, hoedt and vest look solid. Just unlucky not to score. Hopefully we don’t live to regret it in the second half.

So much better than this time last year.

You know what, I think we look decent so far - only issue being I said that last week and we conspired a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory ...

Long is doing well to bring others in to play, Ings shows really good touches and link up play (I have to concede I hadn't thought this was a such a strength for him), Hoj looking decent spraying balls out the Cedric, Redmond looking bright.

Our defensive shape has been fairly decent and there seems to be a clear idea of attack. Just need a goal for our hard work.

I daren't say anything too critical less it should come back to bite me but Benteke must be so frustrating for Palace fans. He bullied backlines for Villa!

He's had a good game for me - won a lot of long balls from the back, brought them down and brought others into play.

Then we should put him as a wide player more in the midfield. Strikers need to score

I am very surprised Hoedt gets picked and not Yoshi. How is he playing?

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Poor side

On balance of play Saints probably deserve to be ahead. All a bit rushed in the final third though. Austin to come on and score in the last minute.

Low quality game between pretty poor sides, but we've certainly been the better team - albeit with no cutting edge.

Palace with Zaha look potentially top 10, but without him they're potentially relegation fodder. It's amazing just how dependant they are on one player.

This one feels like a scrappy 1-0 either way. Let's hope it's to the team in, erm, yellow, blue, red and black (kit looks rubbish).

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Looking far better than I expected, but still expect us to lose. Palace picked up towards half time and could easily have nicked one from the cross McCarthy missed.

Controlling the game. Much the better side but no goals to show for it.

 

We all know which way this is going to go don't we.

Puncheon on for the last 20 minutes to grab the winner one assumes?

Think we've been pretty dire, actually.

We've created no clear cut chances and we look toothless up front against a Palace side which has offered nothing except for a few Benteke dives.

Long has worked hard and held the ball up well, Ings has been on the periphery of the match. Hoj has had a couple of long shots but apart from that we've not tested their keeper as much as their own defence has.

It seems our plan is to whip in crosses for Long and hope for the best. No interchanges of passing to try to break their defence open, just driven crosses and hope for a flick on. Not convinced by it at all, to be honest. I'm hoping for a bit more movement in the final third in the second half.

Poor half by saints. Some decent play by hojberg/lemina but attacking we’ve been awful against a very poor palace side missing their star player. Their midfielder’s almost own goal header was probably the only moment of the half. Really don’t have a clue why Hughes wants to play Shane long when you hav3 gallagher/gabbi who can’t make the squad and we have a poacher like Austin on the bench.

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Why is hoedt still in our team?

He has played well the first half. Defense and midfield have been good so far.

The question should be why are not one of Gabbi, Maya and Gallagher even on the bench?

Shane Long looking sharper than Ings so far, Lemina and Holberg are controlling the game. Cedric is crossing early which is threatening. Redmond needs to be more decisive, Moi is making good runs and getting forward but still doesn't look sharp. I think he will come good, he just needs to get up to fitness as the Swiss league compared to the Premier League is night and day. He likes to cut across and shoot which i like. So far we're the better team but i'm thinking that we lack a goal threat, perhaps Ings will score a rebound and we'll take a tight 1-0 win.

A team full of 15 million+ players and it's absolutely crap

It's not absolutely crap but it isn't very good. Most worrying is when we're on top we don't create enough. This is similar to last week so far in that we are the better side but not really creating much. Won't be surprised if the result ends up the same.

Funnily enough, in the last 15 minutes (couldn’t get stream until then) I thought we looked capable of creating chances. There were a few times where a better final ball or quicker decision making would have been the difference. Maybe it’s just a “feeling”, but we seem to be a bit more purposeful in the final third even if the quality isn’t there. That’s something, better than expecting the inevitable safe pass.

You know what, I think we look decent so far - only issue being I said that last week and we conspired a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory ...

 

Long is doing well to bring others in to play, Ings shows really good touches and link up play (I have to concede I hadn't thought this was a such a strength for him), Hoj looking decent spraying balls out the Cedric, Redmond looking bright.

 

Our defensive shape has been fairly decent and there seems to be a clear idea of attack. Just need a goal for our hard work.

 

I daren't say anything too critical less it should come back to bite me but Benteke must be so frustrating for Palace fans. He bullied backlines for Villa!

This. Impressed by Hoedt. And for all the criticism of Long, you can see Hughes' thinking. He's using him not as striker but as a reliable outlet. Lemina doing a wonderful job turning the ball over. In general, we look more determined, more competent in the 50-50s. That augurs well. We deserve to be ahead. I'm sure we'll Austin before the 70th min...

Have to confess swore under my breath at starting lineup but we were MUCH the better team in the first half. Good pace and running off the ball. Need a finisher.

Praying we don't shoot ourselves in the foot with a silly mistake at the back and get a lucky break ourselves.

He has played well the first half. Defense and midfield have been good so far.

 

The question should be why are not one of Gabbi, Maya and Gallagher even on the bench?

Maya is on the bench

I'm at the game and this is total b0ll0cks. We have played a high tempo, pressing game. Ball retention is great. Approach play good. All we're missing is a finish. Only danger is getting caught on the break with a sucker punch. Palace have shown virtually nothing, because we haven't let them.

 

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This. Long has had two decent half chances blocked when if he had been just a little sharper / more confident he would have likely scored, or at least forced a save from Henderson

This. Impressed by Hoedt. And for all the criticism of Long, you can see Hughes' thinking. He's using him not as striker but as a reliable outlet. Lemina doing a wonderful job turning the ball over. In general, we look more determined, more competent in the 50-50s. That augurs well. We deserve to be ahead. I'm sure we'll Austin before the 70th min...

Yeah, the lack of place at cb still worries me with a vest/hoedt paring but I think a settled first choice paring can be a massive plus for any side.

Long and Ings seem to be working well in tandem.

I'm at the game and this is total b0ll0cks. We have played a high tempo, pressing game. Ball retention is great. Approach play good. All we're missing is a finish. Only danger is getting caught on the break with a sucker punch. Palace have shown virtually nothing, because we haven't let them.

 

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Approach play is not good because if it was we'd have had some good opportunities to score.

We've been offered a glorious chance here with palace shorn of their one world class player & we've completely failed to take advantage of it so far.

Puncheon on for the last 20 minutes to grab the winner one assumes?

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Better today. Much better.

I do think we should try Big Sam up front though, shame he's not on the bench. His size and willingness could make for interesting possibilities....a bit like Beattie in his early days.

Get in.

Ings.....

They defend like us

Get in, Ings!

Ings!!!!!

Great finish Ings!!!

Ings.....0 - 1

Boom!

Boom!

HT

 

 

Ings pretty poor TBH

MESS

YESSSS!

Now let's not concede a crappy goal - or any goal!

Wow, that is defending we're used to seeing from the Saints. Lets see if we can hold them now

Yay

Lol, and they say our centre backs are bad

Get the **** in

Cedeic assist (bit of Hoedt and Stephens by Palace).