Crystal Palace Vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[LexingtonSpurs]

Need to get Dembele off now, and Wanyama soon.

 

[elDiablo]

Fuck off jamie redknapp

 

[SlotBadger]

Jamie Redknapp trying to sound intelligent by using "tender hooks."

Shame the phrase is tenterhooks, you beautiful suit-wearing labia majora.

 

[SEANSPURS1975]

Dembele looks done. Wanyama looks like a walking red card.
Both off Son and Sissoko on.
4-2-3-1
Dier & Sissoko central midfield.

 

[elDiablo]

If demebele is ok then take victor off for son

 

[danielneeds]

everybody moaning about the ref yet we cant pass 5 yards to each other

That's cos the players are getting battered by Palace challenges every time they receive the ball, and the ref is doing nowt.

 

[bubble07]

Only 2 fouls he committed in the game. Think it would have been very harsh.

2 BOOKABLE fouls

 

[slartibartfast]

Not sure what some are watching but I thought it was awful. Too slow. Palace look most dangerous when we've got the ball in or around our goal area and fk about with it.
Are we allowed to shoot? I only ask because when we receive the ball in space around edge of box everyone seems reluctant to hit the fkin thing.

 

[Sweetsman]

Dembele injury would be worse thing that can happen right now, can't go into the 2nd half with a pivot of dier and wanyama.

I'd even say now with be time to put onomah to the sword in his real position.

Not a bad idea, but it could be too much pressure for him. Janssen may produce more work for their defence, play wall passes and draw fouls.

 

[Hazardousman]

everybody moaning about the ref yet we cant pass 5 yards to each other

That's because every single time we do we have a Palace player climbing all over us and when we try to wrestle with them in a 50/50 the ref gives them a foul, rinse and repeat.

 

[Sarsipius]

We look frightened. I hate it when we look frightened.

I was going to watch the second half but instead I think I'll just stare at your new avatar pic for the test of the evening

 

[Lifeson]

Seasons gonna Peter out again, stumbling over the line. Fucking weak mentality.

Only took you 45 minutes to come to that conclusion. Talk about weak mentality.

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Not a single spurs player did themselves justice first half. Not one

I thought Eriksen was decent.

 

[Colston]

Yeah, but Eriksen into Midfield

But Eriksen seems able to cope with the pressure of playing close to their back four while Alli doesn't. He gets swamped, I think him arriving later in the area could be a decent weapon today and would change things up a bit.

 

[dagraham]

Not sure what people were expecting. We're the only team in the league in better form than Palace (just) and it always seems to be a tough game at their place anyway. Need a big second half. Fingers crossed.

I would expect some sort of threat on their goal at least. No point sugar coating it, it's been poor so far.

Son needs to come on asap.

 

[ghjk_91]

I'm slightly concerned by the mentality. We look scared - heads have dropped.

 

[DEFchenkOE]

Dembele looks done. Wanyama looks like a walking red card.
Both off Son and Sissoko on.
4-2-3-1
Dier & Sissoko central midfield.

This, it's not pretty but it has to be done. Wanyama will go 2nd half if Poch don't act. Townsend and Zaha too good at winning free kicks.

Or drop Eriksen in there and go 433.

 

[glacierSpurs]

Sam has set Palace up perfectly. As much as Moss has been awful, one has to credit them. They have got us beat thus far.

Tricky pacy wingers playing to lethal forward.. Soak up pressure and counter-attacking.. They are not the first team and won't be the last to play with such plan.. Big Sam just playing to what he has, nothing genius IMO..

 

[bubble07]

Eriksen in the 2 is an option

 

[SonicSarr]

Dembele looks done. Wanyama looks like a walking red card.
Both off Son and Sissoko on.
4-2-3-1
Dier & Sissoko central midfield.

Sissoko? I'd rather Davies in holding role and NoKanDo as left wing back.