75% possession, 13 shots off target, 3.5xG

Chelsea 0 - 1 Crystal Palace

9 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

75% possession, 13 shots off target, 3.5xG

Chelsea 0 - 1 Crystal Palace

Sounds about right. Their goal will come from a panicked clearance ricocheting off Disasi's arse and into our own net and Jackson will be sent off late on for kicking the ball away.

Edited December 26, 20232 yr by Gonoir Beniashile

1 hour ago, timetowaste said:

75% possession, 13 shots off target, 3.5xG

Chelsea 0 - 1 Crystal Palace

Pretty much this

3 hours ago, Gonoir Beniashile said:

Sounds about right. Their goal will come from a panicked clearance ricocheting off Disasi's arse and into our own net and Jackson will be sent off late on for kicking the ball away.

Or, you know, the same goal we've conceded all season. 7 v 5 defending a set piece/cross with 3 open players in the far post. 

5 hours ago, timetowaste said:

75% possession, 13 shots off target, 3.5xG

Chelsea 0 - 1 Crystal Palace

Seems about right.  There will also be a lot of almost shots and indecisive opportunities*.

*What are indecisive opportunities? Haven't really decided. 🫠 it is part of the general goal mouth fumbling that we are expert at. Error, mistake, miskicked, misunderstanding, caught underfoot, slipped, overrun, underrun, lost, failed, did not see, did not anticipate, fell over, could not choose, misplaced, overlooked, passed to opposition.

Edited December 26, 20232 yr by TheCeleryKing

Sounds like Caicedo will hopefully be back after illness. Enzo still out. Any chance Lavia will get some minutes from the bench? Nkunku should also get some minutes. I suspect more likely from the bench but would be great to see him start. 

Ugochukwu also confirmed as out, so the pivot is basically Conor plus whoever is least crocked out of Caicedo and Lavia. Be amazed if Poch starts both of them with Conor as #10.

Nkunku will probably start given Sterling and Palmer are suspended from the “passion” they displayed according to Poch. 

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Nkunku will probably start given Sterling and Palmer are suspended from the “passion” they displayed according to Poch. 

You've really got it in for Poch now huh ... pretty much on any thread you can fit it in LOL

7 hours ago, Gonoir Beniashile said:

Their goal will come from a panicked clearance ricocheting off Disasi's arse and into our own net

Pretty sure @axman2526 has used this OG description before when explaining the rules in Predictions threads.

5 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

You've really got it in for Poch now huh ... pretty much on any thread you can fit it in LOL

Normal when talk the talk isn’t being backed.

Calling the accumulation of yellow cards as competitive passion vs lack of discipline was just so silly to me. 

Good news guys. Palace has not won in the league since November 4th. Another reason to be optimistic :)

10 minutes ago, Munkunku said:

Pretty sure @axman2526 has used this OG description before when explaining the rules in Predictions threads.

So you do read what I post...

2 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Normal when talk the talk isn’t being backed.

Calling the accumulation of yellow cards as competitive passion vs lack of discipline was just so silly to me. 

I agree. Passion is getting a yellow for an over-zealous challenge perhaps. But not for kicking the ball away or dissent, when the rules now say that should be a an automatic yellow.

13 players out injured/suspended. It’s not going to be pretty. 

2 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Good news guys. Palace has not won in the league since November 4th. Another reason to be optimistic 🙂

In theory you would think it is a good time to play Palace, especially given our decent recent record against them. But with our awful form and current injuries/suspensions I am not sure it is a good time for us to play anybody.

Can't wait for Jackson to do his Bambi On Ice impression and for Disasi to make Jeffrey Schlupp look like prime Jairzinho.

3 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Normal when talk the talk isn’t being backed.

Calling the accumulation of yellow cards as competitive passion vs lack of discipline was just so silly to me. 

Yep. It's not passion, it's petulance. They can't get their own way so they take it out on somebody else. He had a lot of this at Tottenham and it's one of the reasons why they were such massive losers. 

45 minutes ago, JM7 said:

13 players out injured/suspended. It’s not going to be pretty. 

Even with those injuries we have a competitive side, on paper. 

Not like he has to even play a single reserve team or under 18s player.

Though I I wonder who plays next to Gallagher if Caicedo does not make this game. Maybe Matos? 

43 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Though I I wonder who plays next to Gallagher if Caicedo does not make this game. Maybe Matos? 

Matos may get some minutes for sure. Lesley is confirmed out, along with Enzo. Despite Lavia making the bench last game I'm guessing he isn't ready. Although if that is the case why even use up a spot on the bench?

5 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Matos may get some minutes for sure. Lesley is confirmed out, along with Enzo. Despite Lavia making the bench last game I'm guessing he isn't ready. Although if that is the case why even use up a spot on the bench?

Would Poch be forced to start Lavia if Caicedo is out?

Hmmm with Sterling and Palmer suspended, maybe we need to change our approach:

Which two Palace players can we get sent off to enable Jackson to get some goals?

 

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Would Poch be forced to start Lavia if Caicedo is out?

Good question. we finished Sunday's game with only Conor as a recognized midfielder. But we were chasing the game at that point. Hard to imagine we would start a game that way. So I suspect it would mean players out of position. Probably Colwill back to LB, with Maatsen into mid. But honestly your guess is as good as mine. 

Cause for a bit of festive optimism perhaps, they are in worse form than Chelsea. Got day off so feet up snd a couple of ciders and hopefully a late Christmas pressie! 

 

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