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With reports during the international break that Wilcox and Ashworth weren't happy with the game model, wonder if that is the reason we are now seening a shift towards a more possession based style.
This was one of Ten Hag's better games as manager. So many positives to take from it even though we didn't win.
We look to be going in the right direction. Patience.
No ones denying the point tally isn't good enough, but to think we only had some reasonable attacks in the first half is stone cold bollocks. Perhaps becuase we were strangling Palace for 45mins and weren't as dominating in the second you think this. But we had chances in the second half too, Bruno is fecking terrible for us right now, the way he missed a gaping net the way he did.
First 45 were fantastic and we were extremely unlucky not to be beyond the horizon, but that last 30 mins was soul destroying. No bravery to try and win it
The last 15 minutes made me realize that teams no longer fear us, and Palace had the belief that they could go on and win it.I was watching the game and in the second half I really felt that I wasn't that bothered about the outcome anymore. Yeah it would be great for us to win but 5 games into the season we are pretty much an irrelevant team now. We won't be in a relegation battle & we won't be anywhere near the top 4-5. Cup games might be the only ones to enjoy
One of his better games and just as unlucky to not lose to Palace. Says it all as well. After tomorrow we prob will be closer to bottom than top of table already. Says it allOne of his better games as manager and yet one of the main talking points is still how terrible his game management was and how bafflingly poor his subs were. Says it all.
Yeah, just have to take from it that the players who were good today (Zirkzee, Garnacho, Diallo) will turn into top players one day and that we will look towards the profile of Eriksen in future signings and move on the likes of Fernandes. Even if we had a side ready to be challenging the top positions we’d probably be undone by City anyway. Need to sort out the direct of travel for 2-3 years time when City might tail off and an arrival opens up.I was watching the game and in the second half I really felt that I wasn't that bothered about the outcome anymore. Yeah it would be great for us to win but 5 games into the season we are pretty much an irrelevant team now. We won't be in a relegation battle & we won't be anywhere near the top 4-5. Cup games might be the only ones to enjoy
It has to be fans over the last decade who have never seen a SAF managed game. If defies logic. 0-0 to a team that has what, nothing. I guess they have also never heard the "hair dryer" term either. This game was an pure embarrassment as was our illustrious captain Bruno. Lazy player, lazy team. They are not moving forward.It's a cultural problem at the club and the fanbase is the root cause of it.
Despite being a huge, rich club - our potential is severely capped because of the clubs own fanbase.
Ask yourself this, if we landed on a Roberto Di Matteo who fluked himself a CL title or a league title like Ranieri, how far would the club have to sink before we would sack that person? Relegation?
Doubt it, he’d be more of a Bruno alternative if anything, though he is probably more composed and will keep the ball better than Bruno.Can Mount do it?
One sub wasn't good. Then the doube sub after was the right move. He was criticised heavily for his lineup before a ball was kicked and not one person who called him names or was certain it was going to fail has said "fair play he was right for that lineup".Yes, Bruno is fecking awful. Who's fault was it that he stayed on? Showing he's capable of putting a good 45 minutes together against Palace really isn't good enough. Yes, we were unlucky not to be winning, but he's the manager, and his 2nd half management was poor.
The approach in the last half an hour was sad really. Just showed we’re not going for anything? You wouldn’t see other top teams in the league settling like that, it’s a shame.
Yes. They don’t make the decisions.And the fans are blameless?
I was watching the game and in the second half I really felt that I wasn't that bothered about the outcome anymore. Yeah it would be great for us to win but 5 games into the season we are pretty much an irrelevant team now. We won't be in a relegation battle & we won't be anywhere near the top 4-5. Cup games might be the only ones to enjoy
7 points in 5 games is not improvement!One sub wasn't good. Then the doube sub after was the right move. He was criticised heavily for his lineup before a ball was kicked and not one person who called him names or was certain it was going to fail has said "fair play he was right for that lineup".
And we were more than just "good" in that 45. Palace don't really get dominated at Selhurst like that unless it's City. We dipped in the second half and yes Zirkzee was the wrong sub. But it's just terribly underplaying our improvement as a team to claim all we showed today was a "good 45".
One sub wasn't good. Then the doube sub after was the right move. He was criticised heavily for his lineup before a ball was kicked and not one person who called him names or was certain it was going to fail has said "fair play he was right for that lineup".
And we were more than just "good" in that 45. Palace don't really get dominated at Selhurst like that unless it's City. We dipped in the second half and yes Zirkzee was the wrong sub. But it's just terribly underplaying our improvement as a team to claim all we showed today was a "good 45".
Exactly. Playing better is great, but to not win that game is also a real disappointmentOne of his better games as manager and yet one of the main talking points is still how terrible his game management was and how bafflingly poor his subs were. Says it all.
It's a matter of opinion. I disagree his game management was poor. We dominated for large periods away to Palace which is not an easy ground for anyone. His subs were pretty straightforward. They didn't work out but you could see the intent.One of his better games as manager and yet one of the main talking points is still how terrible his game management was and how bafflingly poor his subs were. Says it all.
7 points in 5 games is not improvement!
Sure, but that's an issue of poor finishing, we were set up well and it led to us deserving to win comfortably.
They had the biggest chances to score actually
Get in!That's certainly a matter of opinion.
Statistically not true, as our xG was double theirs.
.it's interesting people just ignore that. They had by far the biggest chance“Deserving to win” counts for nothing in this league. You’re also ignoring the fact that Palace could have easily scored a couple in the second half.
One sub wasn't good. Then the doube sub after was the right move. He was criticised heavily for his lineup before a ball was kicked and not one person who called him names or was certain it was going to fail has said "fair play he was right for that lineup".
And we were more than just "good" in that 45. Palace don't really get dominated at Selhurst like that unless it's City. We dipped in the second half and yes Zirkzee was the wrong sub. But it's just terribly underplaying our improvement as a team to claim all we showed today was a "good 45".
Some people were adamant we would improve all of last season. Did we?7 points in 5 games is not improvement!
That's certainly a matter of opinion.
Statistically not true, as our xG was double theirs.
That cowardice to not want to lose was so evident in the players and that is coming down from the manager. Fergie would have absolutely lost it had this been under his watch. You can clearly see the last 20 mins how the game drifted off into a draw, yet the manager made no change to impact us positively. No messages to get the tempo up again. He was happy with the draw and to continue being in a job despite being absolutely woeful for the large part.First 45 were fantastic and we were extremely unlucky not to be beyond the horizon, but that last 30 mins was soul destroying. No bravery to try and win it