It could also be that he relied on more experienced players to break down a defensive team with practically two lines of defence throughout the game. I don't think he doesn't value him, because given the size of our squad, he has no choice but to value all the players available.
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Yes it's a bit of a concern and very frustrating as he's one of the options to help fill Eze's void. But like you say there seems to be a disconnect. If he can't get a game against low quality opposition, in a position where we're desperately short and can't get in front of a player who is likely set to leave the club soon, then the future is not looking to rosy. A shame as it looks like he's got real promise.
agree last 15 or so minutes i would have been tempted to switch to 424 and put both wingers on. We lacked pace on the wings and the crossing was too slow.
Devenney is not a front 3 player and struggled from the off.
Whilst the bench is weak the lack of subs is a worry
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Scrabbling for an explanation but maybe the plan was to hold him back for the away leg when he'll be an unknown quantity? Not likely of course.
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TBH fed up with all the Eze and Guehi talk now. It's about time Parish and Co dipped into their deep pockets and get these players we're looking at over the line instead of quibbling over a few million. We have the money!!! Feel sorry for the best manager we've ever had. If we lose him over all this we're f***** and back to the struggling depths rather than pushing forwards like we should be. The Leicester lad looks quality and wants to come so there's a starter Steve!
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If there's any truth in Real Madrid being interested in Wharton it could be the final nail.
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Real Madrid weigh up £69m Palace transfer after Eberechi Eze's Arsenal deal
Eberechi Eze is on his way to Arsenal after Crystal Palace agreed a £67m transfer and now the Eagles risk losing another star player, with Real Madrid eyeing up midfielder Adam Wharton
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That's exactly what I thought... like an England game. Also noticed the tactics haven't changed and was very similar to last season vs Everton at home... lots of passing left to right and back again, pulling defence around but finding no space...
I think Esse will get in the side as a starter as left attacker, but will take until Nov/Dec for Glasner to plump for that as the right team configuration.. similar to his insistence on playing Kamada as an advanced player before pulling him back to central mid last season.
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I can't help but feel Esse and Glasner have fallen out. He was the obvious candidate to replace Eze. He needs game time to improve and last night would have been ideal. As much as I like Devenny for his effort, I don't think he's suited to AMC as he hasn't got any creativity. He's more of a central midfielder.
Glasner was clearly not happy with him at Anfield at the end of last season and perhaps something has rumbled on since.
Glasner was clearly not happy with him at Anfield at the end of last season and perhaps something has rumbled on since.
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Kamada, forgot about him being missing last night. Let’s hope he is back for the return leg? As for suggestions relating to Sosa playing further forward. Seems like a good idea. Devenny struggled last night in Eza position, so giving Sosa that chance in front of Mitchell might work? Liked the suggestion also that match reminded us that it was like watching England playing a minor country. It did seem like it? Esse should have been used and even Clyne replacing Lerma who could then have moved into midfield to replace a tiring Hughes or Wharton. Strange that Glasner didn’t make changes unlike our opponents who freshened tiring players?
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The lack of creativity on show yesterday was alarming - Devenny should be nowhere near the front 3 in a game where we have that much of the ball.
Agree with others that it's very worrying he doesn't seem to trust Esse in that sort of game - we were crying out for someone who could beat a man and make something happen, so if he's not seen as an option in that setting, I'm not sure when he will be.
The quality on our bench is genuinely embarrassing - I wonder if Glasner just threw Edouard on to make a point.
Agree with others that it's very worrying he doesn't seem to trust Esse in that sort of game - we were crying out for someone who could beat a man and make something happen, so if he's not seen as an option in that setting, I'm not sure when he will be.
The quality on our bench is genuinely embarrassing - I wonder if Glasner just threw Edouard on to make a point.
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I am sure in one of the after the match interviews, Glasner said none of the injured players will be back for the second leg. Esse is one for the future and maybe putting him in with Eze leaving would have focused attention on him too much?
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We spent what 12 million on Esse so him and Glasner need to sort out any problems they have, SP said last night we haven't got millions to splash because of PSR rules.
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I do think Devenny started because Eze pulling out was so last-minute, and he's perhaps seen as the most match-ready of the options, but I agree that the Esse situation is worrying given how threadbare our squad is. The Norwegians had 12 subs last night, which sounded impressive until you realised some of them had come along on a school trip. The way things are going Glasner may have to fill the bench in a similar fashion.
Yesterday reinforced what we already know.
Glasner will play 3-4-2-1 regardless of the opposition and will try and put 'round pegs in square holes' to cover for injuries etc. Unless we are losing he will make limited subs (although i accept the bench was very weak last night).
I felt a bit sorry for Devenny last night - clearly in the wrong position and not enough pace or creativity to have an impact. If he was fit Kamada would have played there and he has shown multiple times he is not much better in that position.
We knew all summer we needed an extra forward (preferably one who could play across the front 3) and another CB even if Eze and MG stayed so it now appears we need 3 or 4 in the next 10 days.
Not giving Esse a minimum of 10 minutes is a massive concern. He is raw but has pace and skill and offers us something different.
Almost certainly it will be the same front 3 on Sunday
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Glasner said when asked if Esse could feel the void of Eze:
"Not now, honestly not now. Then we don't need a signing but Romain played for six months at Millwall, he was good and we brought him in but now it's about making the next steps to be ready for Premier League football consistently.
Not once or twice, we need a player who is consistently performing."
"Not now, honestly not now. Then we don't need a signing but Romain played for six months at Millwall, he was good and we brought him in but now it's about making the next steps to be ready for Premier League football consistently.
Not once or twice, we need a player who is consistently performing."
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The U21 put in a creditable performance last night at the Lamex Stadium against a very physical Spuds team in the PL2 league -
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After completing a positive pre-season, the young Eagles were after a dream start in their first competitive game and got one, within four minutes.
A quick breakaway down the left saw the ball pulled back by Adler Nascimento for forward Zach Marsh, the Palace No. 9 duly converting from a few yards out.
That was slightly against the run of the play in the wider context of the opening quarter at the Lamex. It was the hosts who had the majority of possession, with Spurs midfielder Lucá Williams-Barnett looking a danger in the final third.
However, Palace did then go close to a second through Rio Cardines – fresh from his squad appearance in the Community Shield a few weeks back.
Receiving a pass from Asher Agbinone and driving forward, only a smart stop from Luca Gunter keeping out a powerful effort. Adler Nascimento also went close whipping an effort just wide of the post.
Spurs should have been level when Rio Kyerematen put a dangerous ball across the face of Palace’s goal, only for no-one in white to throw themselves at the ball.
Tottenham’s Oliver Irow must have thought he would level things up when played in behind the defence, only for skipper Luke Browne to make a superb last-ditch challenge.
Palace would get the second in slightly fortuitous circumstances, Gunter spilling an effort from Agbinone, before Marsh followed up from close range. Though the finish was simple, the goalscorer showed a poacher’s instinct to double Palace’s money.
The second-half was tougher work for the Young Eagles, despite Powell’s side still shading proceedings.
Spurs got themselves back into the contest four minutes after the break when Yusuf Akhamrich was allowed to drift inside before firing home.
The same player let fly from a short corner a few minutes later – and although his effort was off-target, Spurs were growing in confidence.
Palace did respond, first Agbinone rattled the crossbar from a tight angle, before Gunter was forced to divert a dangerous cross from substitute Joél Drakes-Thomas.
The Spurs keeper was visibly growing in confidence, producing an excellent stop from Browne’s close-range header. The hosts made a double substitution and changed shape in a bid to wrestle back control. For a while it appeared to work.
Tyrell Ashcroft forced a decent stop from Lee with a curling effort, before the lively Irow saw another effort well blocked.
But Marsh wasn’t done yet. With 17 minutes left to play, the young forward produced a wonderful natural finish into the far corner, with his left foot. It restored Palace’s two-goal lead and seal yet another hat-trick at this level, having hit six in the 2023/24 season before his campaign was cut short by injury.
Williams Barnett went close to getting Spurs back into an entertaining contest, but headed off-target from a few yards out. But they did set up a slightly nervy finish when Irow eventually got his goal in the dying minutes twisting and turning in the penalty area before finding the net.
Thankfully, the young Eagles saw out seven minutes of injury time without further fuss, sealing a welcome first three points of the season for Powell’s side on opening night.
Subs not used: Izquierdo (GK)
Tottenham: Gunter (GK), Rowswell, Arganese-McDermott (Hardy, 78), Byfield (Russell-Denny, 56), Ashcroft, Kyerematen (Logan, 78), Olusesi, Williams-Barnett, Akhamrich, Elliott-Parris (Thompson, 56), Irow.
Subs not used: Cassanova.
Taken from the Palace website -
After completing a positive pre-season, the young Eagles were after a dream start in their first competitive game and got one, within four minutes.
A quick breakaway down the left saw the ball pulled back by Adler Nascimento for forward Zach Marsh, the Palace No. 9 duly converting from a few yards out.
That was slightly against the run of the play in the wider context of the opening quarter at the Lamex. It was the hosts who had the majority of possession, with Spurs midfielder Lucá Williams-Barnett looking a danger in the final third.
However, Palace did then go close to a second through Rio Cardines – fresh from his squad appearance in the Community Shield a few weeks back.
Receiving a pass from Asher Agbinone and driving forward, only a smart stop from Luca Gunter keeping out a powerful effort. Adler Nascimento also went close whipping an effort just wide of the post.
Spurs should have been level when Rio Kyerematen put a dangerous ball across the face of Palace’s goal, only for no-one in white to throw themselves at the ball.
Tottenham’s Oliver Irow must have thought he would level things up when played in behind the defence, only for skipper Luke Browne to make a superb last-ditch challenge.
Palace would get the second in slightly fortuitous circumstances, Gunter spilling an effort from Agbinone, before Marsh followed up from close range. Though the finish was simple, the goalscorer showed a poacher’s instinct to double Palace’s money.
The second-half was tougher work for the Young Eagles, despite Powell’s side still shading proceedings.
Spurs got themselves back into the contest four minutes after the break when Yusuf Akhamrich was allowed to drift inside before firing home.
The same player let fly from a short corner a few minutes later – and although his effort was off-target, Spurs were growing in confidence.
Palace did respond, first Agbinone rattled the crossbar from a tight angle, before Gunter was forced to divert a dangerous cross from substitute Joél Drakes-Thomas.
The Spurs keeper was visibly growing in confidence, producing an excellent stop from Browne’s close-range header. The hosts made a double substitution and changed shape in a bid to wrestle back control. For a while it appeared to work.
Tyrell Ashcroft forced a decent stop from Lee with a curling effort, before the lively Irow saw another effort well blocked.
But Marsh wasn’t done yet. With 17 minutes left to play, the young forward produced a wonderful natural finish into the far corner, with his left foot. It restored Palace’s two-goal lead and seal yet another hat-trick at this level, having hit six in the 2023/24 season before his campaign was cut short by injury.
Williams Barnett went close to getting Spurs back into an entertaining contest, but headed off-target from a few yards out. But they did set up a slightly nervy finish when Irow eventually got his goal in the dying minutes twisting and turning in the penalty area before finding the net.
Thankfully, the young Eagles saw out seven minutes of injury time without further fuss, sealing a welcome first three points of the season for Powell’s side on opening night.
Line-ups
Palace: Lee (GK), Jemide, Browne, Grante, Benamar (Whyte, 89), Rodney (Gibbard, 83), Reid, Cardines (Drakes-Thomas, 45), Agbinone, Nascimento, Marsh.Subs not used: Izquierdo (GK)
Tottenham: Gunter (GK), Rowswell, Arganese-McDermott (Hardy, 78), Byfield (Russell-Denny, 56), Ashcroft, Kyerematen (Logan, 78), Olusesi, Williams-Barnett, Akhamrich, Elliott-Parris (Thompson, 56), Irow.
Subs not used: Cassanova.
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Also the U18 are playing Chelsea this morning, with the game being shown on Palace TV.