Crystal Palace (A) - Sat 5th Oct 2024 (12:30pm)

[Chocoholic]

Hard work made of that, but clear on top at the international break

 

[BeefStroganoff]

Lucky. Gotta stop playing too casual and being wasteful up front.

[liverpoolsno9]

Szobozlai does my fucking swede in. 

[Rushies tash]

1-0 despite the ref. Cunt.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

Shite performance in the second half. Better in the first but little real penetration.

 

Clean sheet and a win is good but hoping for non-devastating news for ali

[bossy]

Very sloppy. A win is a win. That’ll do for now. 

[Red_or_Dead]

Well, second half was shite, but we got 3 points, now lets fuck off home! 

[3 Stacks]

Pretty crap, but whatever.

 

The first half was probably our most comfortable 11 with the ball to feet and basically as soon as we had to make some subs, it ruined a lot. 

 

Still not conceding goals as well but Palace's finishing was awful.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

That'll do, Reds.  That'll do.

 

A lot to improve on in that second half, but we got the points and that's all that matters.

[Lee909]

Jota and Salah both should have killed that off and made it easier. 

 

Hooper made it hard work, go anywhere near pressing them and he blew up, exact opposite the other way. 

 

Mac Allister coming off really changed the game. 

 

Losing Ali is huge, need Kelleher to be at his best

[Jordy Brouwer]

Crystal Palace are a really good team in the air and I don't just mean they have some tall players. They head the ball accurately and can generally find a team mate. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

That’s a nasty little early start away win done. Next. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Just now, liverpoolsno9 said:

Szobozlai does my fucking swede in. 

 

 

[Anubis]

Couldn’t care less if we win every game 1-0 between now and the end of the season.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Just now, 3 Stacks said:

Pretty crap, but whatever.

 

The first half was probably our most comfortable 11 with the ball to feet and basically as soon as we had to make some subs, it ruined a lot. 

 

Still not conceding goals as well but Palace's finishing was awful.

In fairness, so was ours at times.  Jota should have had a hatful.

[DJLJ]

Great by the reserve keeper, probably the last time we’ll see him but done well in the couple times he was called upon. Very worrying the amount of times Ali is getting injured now. Overall 3 points and we move onto next game. 

[Harry's Lad]

My Dad, a massive red would have been 85 today. Three points. Happy Birthday Dad x.

[Torvald Utne]

2 hours ago, Torvald Utne said:

Mac Allister and Jones, draw it is then.

Wrong result thankfully but performance as expected

[KevieG]

We'll take it. Macca going off seemed to hurt us a lot. 

 

Grav and VVD excellent as per. 

 

I can see why the club are planning for life without Allison. 

[skend04]

Wasteful in the second half. The whole team caught a bout of the Jones' there with too many touches and unnecessary passes in the final third. 

[Tj hooker]

Great result that despite Hoopers best  efforts in the 2nd half , 3 points and go into the International shite top of the league Onwards and Upwards Reds 

[gkmacca]

Will Hughes is one dirty cheating weasel. It was partly down to him coming on and being allowed to do enough fouls for about three red cards that unsettled us. But shocking wastefulness for most of the match: Mo, for the third game running, seemed afraid to run and his passing was terrible; Trent once again leaning back rather than just doing the simple thing, putting his head down and shooting, Macallister going for sliced passes into the box when simple through balls were on, etc etc etc - just throwing away chances. But at least we showed enough fight to get through it, and better game management at the end than last season.

[Aventus]

How bad do we reckon the Alisson injury is? 

[Lee909]

Szoboszlai is really concerning. Seems to be second guessing everything he does. Shoots when he shouldn't, gives up shooting chances he should take. Works his arse off but on ball he has been poor.

[Baltar]

Jaros is already the greatest Czech player I've ever seen since Milan Baros.