Crystal Palace - v - Leeds United ***Matchday Thread***

[Pacaman]

We are disappointed but without Phillips and the 3 new quality signings we struggled. Don’t see any need to panic at all myself. I’m worried that Pablo has been put on the naughty step. For how long? We all know what happened to Pontus. Quite worrying, still rate Pablo a gem.

Roberts on the other hand just isn’t up to it so even though MB likes him, I fail to see what he adds to the team.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Need to wait till we have played 15 games or so to properly judge but sure we will be okay.

[Rev72]

Watched the highlights again on Match of Day.

Some sloppy sh1t at the back and some poor positioning from our keeper but they did score a cracker of a free kick and deserved to win.

However,
We just ain't having the rub at the moment.Wolves win with a deflected goal when its got nil nil written all over it.Pablo hits the crossbar against the foxes,IF it goes in we are level with 20 mins to go.And the VAR b0ll0ck drop today that puts us 1-1 with Palace.

Consolation is the teams at the bottom all lost/drew and we still have a 7 point gap to 18th.

[Billyni]

Watched the highlights again on Match of Day.

Some sloppy sh1t at the back and some poor positioning from our keeper but they did score a cracker of a free kick and deserved to win.

However,
We just ain't having the rub at the moment.Wolves win with a deflected goal when its got nil nil written all over it.Pablo hits the crossbar against the foxes,IF it goes in we are level with 20 mins to go.And the VAR b0ll0ck drop today that puts us 1-1 with Palace.

Consolation is the teams at the bottom all lost/drew and we still have a 7 point gap to 18th.

Apart from being on here, I have avoided all other media contacts do don’t know what the general consensus is, but I have to admit that 2 in a row 4-1 defeats does start to worry me. From being European qualifiers v Villa to relegation candidates today I’m struggling to balance.
Another international break with injuries comming up, can’t see any joy coming out of that and confidence on the wane. Wouldn’t expect any changes tho cos were just gonna attack anyway. But at least is good to watch.
Still my glass is above half full.

[asturianblanco]

We will be ok, you can lose 2 games on the spin and not get relegated, its not terminal, dont think anyone seriously though we were going to be champions, so yes, we will lose some. Will be a different story with Phillips and Llorente at the back.

[Tichi1]

Watched the highlights again on Match of Day.

Some sloppy sh1t at the back and some poor positioning from our keeper but they did score a cracker of a free kick and deserved to win.

However,
We just ain't having the rub at the moment.Wolves win with a deflected goal when its got nil nil written all over it.Pablo hits the crossbar against the foxes,IF it goes in we are level with 20 mins to go.And the VAR b0ll0ck drop today that puts us 1-1 with Palace.

Consolation is the teams at the bottom all lost/drew and we still have a 7 point gap to 18th.

As you say Rev not getting the breaks at all, Leicester, Bamford misses a sitter - they go up the field and Koch underhits a backpass...
When Philips is in it allows Klich to get forward where he contributes the most - set up both Bamfords goals yeaterday, but against the Foxes he was playing a lot deeper in the Phillips role - which isn't his best position.
Hopefully with a two week break and not too many away on international duty we will get a few back for Arsenal - Rodrigo and Phillips in particular.
As someone else pointed out our style relies upon getting bodies back when we lose posession, Ayling and Dallas are far from the quickest in that regard and it showed against Leiocester and Palace in particulart - Palace just left Saha up behind Ayling when he went forward - and their last three goals came from down that side.

Hear Victor was moaning that they didn't kick the ball out when Klich went down injured just before their second - shades of Villa in reverse.

[denver11]

Harrison lost the ball 30 times yesterday, next worse of those who played the full game was 21. Stats on every player if anyone's interested. Just click on. Leeds then the player.

https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-pa...eds-united/hsJ

[Billyni]

Just don’t like the idea of us having to depend on us getting the rub of the green.

[Rev72]

Just don’t like the idea of us having to depend on us getting the rub of the green.

Rub of the green and relying on the bottom 5/6 losing more than us billy which they are doing at the moment.

[LeedsFTW]

Just don’t like the idea of us having to depend on us getting the rub of the green.

Giving away 3 very soft goals never helps either.

Poor defending on corner, the goal itself was more luck than skill but they all count.

Free kick was well taken, but I feel our Keeper got his angles wrong this time.

Costa deflection was soft, not sure again why the keeper was not in a position to cover the front post.