Palace v Saints - Match and Reaction

[OttawaSaint]

Bit too slow and ponderous all over the park. Hoping for a Ralph shakeup at HT. Maybe give Djenepo a go. Need a bit of speed and guile in there.

[Mr X]

Wow we look lethargic, we may as well not have a midfield, palace are bypassing it every time!

Edited 12 September, 2020 by Mr X

[skintsaint]

Just pumping it long now, no chance for Ings and Che.

[bpsaint]

We look the opposite of how we started against Watford post lockdown.

Have to search for a new stream at half time, can’t stand that fucking scouse twat Mcmanaman.

[Saint_clark]

Long up top would give us an option to play it in the air, Adams hasn't even touched it has he?

[Mr X]

been a while since we've created so little in a half and looked so poor, hope Ralph gives them the hairdryer at half time! 

[skintsaint]

well that was a fucking horrible 45 minutes.

[OttawaSaint]

Need to be much better. Maybe change things up a bit at 60 mins if we can’t raise our game. Long and Djenepo on for Adams and Smallbone. Need a much quicker tempo.

[trousers]

Can't see us finishing top 10 after that...  #seasonover

Edited 12 September, 2020 by trousers

[Jonnyboy]

1 minute ago, skintsaint said:

well that was a fucking horrible 45 minutes.

We were alright the first 10

[S-Clarke]

Looks like Burnley away at the start of last season for me, we look off it in every position. Weirdly, it looks like we're on the beach.

No chance for Ings or Adams to get into the game, but you kinda want to see more from Adams in games like this?

Smallbone, completely unbalanced us in my opinion. It's like paying with 10 men. Credit to Palace, they're marking tightly and hitting us on the break. Very tricky as it stands to even see us creating a chance.

[Baird of the land]

Well that was complete rubbish. A Completely lethargic display.

Redmond looks miles off the pace. Is it just me or has he bulked up?

 

[Saint-Reece]

Crap. 

[cloggy saint]

6 minutes ago, trousers said:

Can't see us finishing top 10 after that...  #seasonover

Yep, relegation beckons.

[stevy777_x]

-If we are counting on Romeu to be a starter for the whole season in midfield then we are in big trouble.

-Right winger is not Smallbone’s position.

Again if Boufal leaves, we are very light in the winger position. As soon as we get an injury to Redmond or Armstrong, we will get found out.

 

1st half doesn’t bode well

Our play is too slow and we seem to have introduced diagonal balls since last season which can be a good tactic if Opposite teams are playing narrow.

 

[igsey]

Strange game, not sure anybody is playing badly but we're very narrow, Redmond and Smallbone barely involved. I worry without changes that Palace will just full-on defend and we'll be stuck passing it between our defence. 

 

Ralph to shake things up at HT, I'd like to see Djenepo on relatively soon too. We need to keep it on the floor more, faster passing and get it to Ings at his feet much more. 

[qwertyell]

Comfortable for Palace. Sitting in because they know we don't have a creative (small)bone in our body, and threatening on the break where their attackers have the legs on our defence.

Hasenhuttl must've known that's exactly how Palace would set up, yet we look bereft of ideas so far.

Hard to see how we turn this around - Palace will just keep on doing the same.

[S-Clarke]

Just now, stevy777_x said:

-If we are counting on Romeu to be a starter for the whole season in midfield then we are in big trouble.

-Right winger is not Smallbone’s position.

Again if Boufal leaves, we are very light in the winger position. As soon as we get an injury to Redmond or Armstrong, we will get found out.

 

1st half doesn’t bode well

Our play is too slow and we seem to have introduced diagonal balls since last season which can be a good tactic if Opposite teams are playing narrow.

 

Romeu is ok, but I do agree that his position is where the money needs to go. Someone with a bit of a 'box to box' nature about them, we lack that drive and power from CM.

Smallbone cannot play the Armstrong role. Hopefully throw Moussa on in the 2nd half and scrap the Smallbone idea.

[Sheaf Saint]

8 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Long up top would give us an option to play it in the air, Adams hasn't even touched it has he?

Apart from that lovely little touch through to Ings during the first ten minutes, he's not had any service so far.

I know we're missing Armstrong, but Smallbone looks like a weak link there to me. 

Very disappointing goal to concede. I'll take nothing away from Zaha for the finish, but we got caught napping when the ball broke to Townsend, and we left him completely unmarked at the back post. Unforgivable really.

We've had 72% possession. We never, ever win games with that much possession. Palace are rigid in their defensive formation, and we don't have any ideas or anybody with any real dribbling skill to break through and get in behind. Same as it has been for the last few years now.

[trousers]

Come on The New Saints!

 

[Baird of the land]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Apart from that lovely little touch through to Ings during the first ten minutes, he's not had any service so far.

I know we're missing Armstrong, but Smallbone looks like a weak link there to me. 

Very disappointing goal to concede. I'll take nothing away from Zaha for the finish, but we got caught napping when the ball broke to Townsend, and we left him completely unmarked at the back post. Unforgivable really.

We've had 72% possession. We never, ever win games with that much possession. Palace are rigid in their defensive formation, and we don't have any ideas or anybody with any real dribbling skill to break through and get in behind. Same as it has been for the last few years now.

I don't think Smallbone has been great but he's been miles better than Redmond so far. Very worrying as Redmond has been very important to how we've been successful under Ralph.

[S-Clarke]

Vestergaard on for Stephens. Here is the creativity...😉

[Disco Stu]

Our wing play must improve. I've been disappointed with our fullbacks and with Redmond. Perhaps Djenepo can make a difference?

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Vestergaard on for Stephens. Here is the creativity...😉

Vestergard on for Bednarek not Stephens.

[bpsaint]

Great - enter the donkey.

[benjii]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Vestergaard on for Stephens. Here is the creativity...😉

Stephens is still out there.

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Vestergaard on for Stephens. Here is the creativity...😉

Bednarek off... Que?

[skintsaint]

Even slower centre back on...fun times.

[Archers Road Stand]

Vestergaard on and we'll probably still be playing a very high line. 

 

Gulp. 

[benjii]

Hope nothing bad wrong with Bednarek. 

[skintsaint]

good start. Redmond should have done better.

[Saint_clark]

Redmond should have scored.

[OttawaSaint]

Should be 1-1. Poor shot by Redmond.

[trousers]

Good move Saints. Redmond probably should do better 

[striker]

cmon Redmond

 

I rewatched the Palace goal. I know Zaha was unmarked and wide open, but McCarthy was way out of position

[trousers]

Slide in Adams FFS...?

[Mr X]

redmond straight at the keeper with little power!  

[benjii]

Maybe Vest came on because he's a better passer.

[skintsaint]

down to 10 fFS

[Saint_clark]

What??????

[benjii]

Moss loving that

[skintsaint]

Walker Peters off and not even that bad a challenge...where is VAR?

[Mr X]

game over now ffs

[benjii]

By the way, awful ball by Romeu again.

[obelisk]

Never a red.

[trousers]

FFS

[Sheaf Saint]

That is never a red card.

[Saint_clark]

Never a red, VAR working well.

[HarvSFC]

Big fat Moss can’t run over to the monitor, let alone keep up with play.

[striker]

Good reversal there. KWP still not having a good game though