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This isn't a logical approach simply because many other teams have greater squad depth than us. You know currently that when Eze or Doucoure are subbed off then Kamada is sure to come on...

Yes this is a possibility. I note that Chelsea sliced through our non-existent midfield with ease in the first half and if it wasn't for the terrible finishing of Jackson in particular another Arsenalesque scoreline was on the cards. Granted Glasner tactically fixed the gaps in the second half...

There is a similarity with Roy Hodgson's side here I think, we often started poorly under him before improving in the second half. No idea what's at the bottom of it.

Another very useful point. Chelsea are as bad as us when it comes to squandering chances. We really need to put a higher percentage away. One for the board and manager to muse over.

Granted Eze has scored the occasional spectacular goal, but the bread and butter chances he makes a mess of, either shooting straight at the keeper, scuffing the shot, or missing the target - a bit like Zaha actually now I think of it

Kamada surely to make an appearance and hit a stunning equaliser

I never expect Eze to track back or do anything to make it difficult for an opponent, Lerma isn't particularly skilled at anything, and alas Doucoure might never be his former self after serious injury - one can hope it's not the case. In other words with Glasner's formation we don't have a...

We were thumped by Arsenal because we didn't put away our chances and in the end that extra bit of class mattered. With our makeshift defence I think we'll lose today. Chelsea's forward movement is good and they'll want a return after a poor showing against Ipswich. I hope I'm wrong and we can...

In a football related discussion elsewhere yesterday it was mentioned that most players are mercenaries and will go to where the pastures are greener. There was general agreement to this sage point. One thing about Parish's reign is that the club tends to hold onto dead wood, to the extent of...

19 EPL goals in 7 seasons for Arsenal, yeah pretty good ha ha. Slightly better than Edouard's 18 EPL goals in 4 seasons for Palace, and all that with ultra defensive Hodgson as manager. No comparison to Christian "goal machine" Benteke of course.

Eddie Nketiah - bit part actor at Arsenal, despite earning £100k pw, never getting near to scoring double figure EPL goals. Signs for Crystal Palace who it is said had been chasing his signature for a while, for the sum of £25m with £5m add ons. To date used mainly as a substitute whilst earning...

Bizarre. The fact that he is often called into action and has made a number of crucial saves to me at least suggests the porous nature of the 2 man midfield and the 3 man defence...

The one player for me who has ensured that we have remained in games with the objective of picking up points is Henderson, his contribution has been vital.

Currently Nketiah is the £25m super-sub, well, not that super but one can hope that he's waiting for his chance. A curious piece of business by the board.

Problem is you nearly always predict a Palace defeat. You may think you are being clever or find it amusing in some odd way, but it's kind of dull.

I agree that cover in that position is necessary, mainly because currently we only have one player in the role. I think the problem stems from Eze, that is, he is not in his best position, and he tends to turn over possession far too often, thus putting extra pressure on Mitchell. Please note...

Mitchell's fine. What he needs is a genuine left sided player in front of him - Munoz has Sarr on the right and it works, Mitchell has Eze, not a natural left sided player. I agree with Lanzo here, Eze should be plying his trade centrally, please note his positioning for his goal. Because of...

Indeed, and wording it another way, Devenny is being denied his opportunity by Glasner's fixation with Kamada. We've seen that Glasner will also bring on Doucoure late on, probably in an effort to bring him up to match fitness, but where does this leave Devenny?

Unconvincing, but a welcome 3 points. One hopes that after the New Year things fall into place, number 1 being we put away the chances we create.

Quality goal, no doubt about that. That's what Eze can do, he needs to be more consistent throughout his game, cut out the overplay, the falling over.