Fulham vs. Crystal Palace League Cup match thread

[Daddyorc]

Palace: Henderson (GK), Lerma, Richards, Ahanor, Mingueza, Hughes, Doucouré, Chilwell, Osorio, Nketiah, Guessand.

Subs: Benítez (GK), Disasi, Khalaili, Mitchell, Kamada, Wharton, McNeil, Pino, Gozo.

Fulham: Lecomte; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Larsson; Iwobi, Bobb, Palacios; Muniz.

Subs: Cairney, Castagne, Cuenca, García, King, Leno, Manuel Ángel, Reed, Kevin

 

[DenTyler]

Blimey… few changes there

 

[grumpymort]

I like this line up.

 

[Daddyorc]

I like this line up.

This is not the language of grumpymort that I've grown so fond of.

 

[123Mark]

Guess Sage doesn't care about winning this cup then.

 

[big_nige]

Come on lads. loads of shirts up for grabs, go and take them.

 

[Plaistow Eagle]

Still wedded to 3 at the back - guess the rationale being if it ain’t working - keep trying..!! 🙈

 

[StandbyPalace]

Decent looking team starting tonite, well on paper anyway (remember that awful bog paper back in the day which you took to school and used for art lessons?)

 

[JHB]

I think it is quite indicative of our issues that we can change 10 players and the playing eleven doesn’t look much different in quality on paper. Obviously weaker upfront but elsewhere not so much. We have a big squad but very few players of obvious quality and form to build a team around

 

[Plumpton eagle]

The Fulham lineup looks like much more from their first eleven.

Richards must be wondering what have I done right.......or wrong? I am hoping Doucoure puts in a good shift and comes through unscathed. It will be interesting to see Osorio start and great to have Dean back.

Feels like a bit of a free hit now. It would be great to beat Fulham at their place again - with our second eleven!

 

[JHB]

Still wedded to 3 at the back - guess the rationale being if it ain’t working - keep trying..!! 🙈

He should have doubled down, played 6 up front and given a long pre match interview about his philosophy of winning the ball high up

 

[Glazier#1]

I think it is quite indicative of our issues that we can change 10 players and the playing eleven doesn’t look much different in quality on paper. Obviously weaker upfront but elsewhere not so much. We have a big squad but very few players of obvious quality and form to build a team around

A team of strangers on the pitch.

Uhoh!

 

[JHB]

The main question is will Doucoure help an injured Nketiah off the pitch or vice versa?

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

This lineup does not fill me with overwhelming confidence, but maybe Pierre knows something I don't.

 

[JHB]

This lineup does not fill me with overwhelming confidence, but maybe Pierre knows something I don't.

French?

 

[EagleinSF]

French?

Oui

 

[Eden Eagle]

Decent looking team starting tonite, well on paper anyway (remember that awful bog paper back in the day which you took to school and used for art lessons?)

Izal? Was more like tracing paper than toilet paper 😂

 

[Willo]

Izal? Was more like tracing paper than toilet paper 😂

I have seen it described as thus :
"Hard, shiny, barely absorbent, and smelling of disinfectant".

 

[palace_in_frogland]

I have seen it described as thus :
"Hard, shiny, barely absorbent, and smelling of disinfectant".

I think I went out with her…

 

[StandbyPalace]

Izal? Was more like tracing paper than toilet paper 😂

Izal is that a resort in Turkey?