Team vs Palace and Marriner

[pboromag]

that is the side iw ould play probably not perez though

[Zippity]

Agree...Perez offers nothing apart from hard work.

I'd even be tempted to put Murphy wide and Ritchie through the middle.

[Andy1981_2]

Agree...Perez offers nothing apart from hard work.

I'd even be tempted to put Murphy wide and Ritchie through the middle.

Ritchie is our best (only?) crosser of the ball, so playing him through the middle would remove what has proven to be one of our most effective routes for goals so far this season. Murphy can't cross for ****. If we have to play Murphy, he'd be the better choice to play through the middle. But failing that, why not Muto in for Ayoze? Isn't he a 'number 10'? He has some pace, so alongside a slower, bigger striker like Rondon he might be a good choice.

I think Joselu will start mind. I suspect we'll be focused for the first hour on stopping Zaha, and then (assuming we're still in the game), we'll look to nab a goal and take the points. It's Rafa's way. And hopefully it'll work - more than anything, we need a win today. Doesn't matter who plays or scores or assists, we desperately need to get a win on the board before it becomes a 'thing'.

[Zippity]

Tbh, it'll be insane if we start with Joselu.