Burnley thread

[Paul Salvage]

What a poor advertisement for the Premier League, painful and slap-dash .....
We were lucky to beat Burnley with such a lack-lustre, lower division performance.

Our defence was good, as usual but our midfield is painful. Continuous one-touch passing at pace is producing very little.

Wharton is our king-pin in midfield but he rarely holds the ball. He needs, and has the ability, to bring the ball forward before passing and should copy Guehi who is the only one confident to do it.

Can someone please tell me what Kamada's role is in our midfield? True, he occasionally produces a decent pass but more often either gives it away or throws his arms up in despair. Speaks wonders for our lack of squad depth when he gets the nod from Glasner. Tiredness now seems obvious and does not bode well for the rest of this month.

I fear Fulham will get the better of us on Sunday.

The problem with passing stats is that they do not take into account the risk and reward factor! As a team the players are clearly trained to hit first time passes forward and almost hope that a Palace player will be able to get it first. If you watch the wingbacks they constantly hit blind passes into the middle of the park and then it becomes a 50/50. When it works it is an effective way of breaking the opposition lines, and when it doesn't we have the cover to try and win the ball back. With regard to Adam Wharton he is the most forward passing player I have ever seen, and again he gives the ball away a lot, but when it comes off he plays balls that forwards dream of.
Yes it is frustrating that we give the ball away a lot, but the risk and reward is clearly by design otherwise Glasner would be bollocking players constantly.

 

[cryrst]

The problem with passing stats is that they do not take into account the risk and reward factor! As a team the players are clearly trained to hit first time passes forward and almost hope that a Palace player will be able to get it first. If you watch the wingbacks they constantly hit blind passes into the middle of the park and then it becomes a 50/50. When it works it is an effective way of breaking the opposition lines, and when it doesn't we have the cover to try and win the ball back. With regard to Adam Wharton he is the most forward passing player I have ever seen, and again he gives the ball away a lot, but when it comes off he plays balls that forwards dream of.
Yes it is frustrating that we give the ball away a lot, but the risk and reward is clearly by design otherwise Glasner would be bollocking players constantly.

Paul please Stop being logical 😂

 

[Glazier#1]

What a poor advertisement for the Premier League, painful and slap-dash .....
We were lucky to beat Burnley with such a lack-lustre, lower division performance.

Our defence was good, as usual but our midfield is painful. Continuous one-touch passing at pace is producing very little.

Wharton is our king-pin in midfield but he rarely holds the ball. He needs, and has the ability, to bring the ball forward before passing and should copy Guehi who is the only one confident to do it.

Can someone please tell me what Kamada's role is in our midfield? True, he occasionally produces a decent pass but more often either gives it away or throws his arms up in despair. Speaks wonders for our lack of squad depth when he gets the nod from Glasner. Tiredness now seems obvious and does not bode well for the rest of this month.

I fear Fulham will get the better of us on Sunday.

I thought Adam played a little deeper in the second half. He certainly had more time to pick a pass.

 

[Glazier#1]

That would be a shame,Fulham has been a happy hunting ground in recent years for Palace.

I'll never forget the 'worldie' that did for Warnock.

 

[ASCPFC]

I'll never forget the 'worldie' that did for Warnock.

I don't remember Colin being the solution to any Wordles.

 

[Glazier#1]

I don't remember Colin being the solution to any Wordles.

Kasami was the scorer. What a strike.

 

[ASCPFC]

Kasami was the scorer. What a strike.

If I'm thinking of the same one, it was a crazy tight angle from the right. Is that correct?

 

[BuzzBeats]

If I'm thinking of the same one, it was a crazy tight angle from the right. Is that correct?

Good goal…. Perhaps harsh but I did think Speroni could have done better with it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Just rewatched and to be fair it’s an unbelievable strike. Definitely too harsh on Jules

 

[Willo]

Good goal…. Perhaps harsh but I did think Speroni could have done better with it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Just rewatched and to be fair it’s an unbelievable strike. Definitely too harsh on Jules

What was remarkable is that Kasami is left-footed yet scored a wonder goal with his right foot.
Martin Jol signed the then teenager from Palermo.

 

[Casual]

Best goal I’ve ever seen. Ever
On tele , live.
The most perfect goal I've ever seen. Absolute elite class that finish was.

was

the scorer. What a strike.

 

[Glazier#1]

Best goal I’ve ever seen. Ever
On tele , live.
The most perfect goal I've ever seen. Absolute elite class that finish was.

And Neil resigned after that, didn't he?

 

[cryrst]

Best goal I’ve ever seen. Ever
On tele , live.
The most perfect goal I've ever seen. Absolute elite class that finish was.

Didn’t Defoe score a similar one in our
0-4 to Sunderland a few years ago.

 

[mileend]

Best goal I’ve ever seen. Ever
On tele , live.
The most perfect goal I've ever seen. Absolute elite class that finish was.

If Karma is slowly paying us back for that out of the world goal with three wins in 2025 against Fulham I guess acceptable, especially as one was part of the journey to winning the FA Cup

We do appear to be on the receiving end of some of the best goals of the season every season, another one today