Sage in or out

Sage in or out

  • In

    Votes: 91 46.7%

  • Out

    Votes: 66 33.8%

  • Sit on the fence

    Votes: 38 19.5%
  • Total voters
    195
Big Difference against Besiktas was that Kamada and Wharton were back together rather than Kamada being out wide or pushed forward.Timber pushes up too far in the games I have seen leaving Wharton exposed.
Also Mcneil helped Khalaili who looked way less exposed
 
est1905 said:
In midfield centrally we have (when fit) Wharton, Timber, Kamada, Doucoure, Hughes, Mingueza (can and has played cetral midfield), Sarr, Lerma, Pino, Mcneil, Gozo, Ozorio.
All of the above have either previously played in central midfield and can play the role or its their natural position.
On the point of right back. I disagree. Simple as that. Kalaili is young and will make mistakes (News flash, Palace cant afford the finished article, we have to coach him into the finishe article, like we did with Eze, Guehi and countless others). He is comfortable on the ball, has good pace and his crosses are getting better all the time. Yes he is better going forward than he is defending but so was Munoz. Mingueza is the opposite. He is a better defender than attacker but has more experience and every time I have seen him I think he has had a decent game. Mingueza was named in the Europa team of the year for his performances for Celta Vigo. He also came through Barcelona's system. The lad is no mug. To say he is not good enough to be a squad player for Palace is not only laughable, its disrespectful to the lad.
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That’s fine. You are perfectly entitled to your opinion and ultimately we all have opinions on the game otherwise we wouldn’t be on here. I respect yours but I have a different one. Mingueza has been pony for us so far but may come good. Khalali has been out of his depth so far but may come good. I don’t regard Sarr as a viable midfield option but maybe I am wrong.

Your point about not being able to afford to finished article is kind of the exact point people are making. We had something like the finished article in Lacroix and Munoz. We sold them and replaced them with players who may be as good in time but aren’t right now. Hence the squad is worse and has gaps
 
JHB said:
Prefect is a bit strong given we didn’t win but they were definitely much better and we were nowhere near as open while still having good energy in attack. Much more balanced. Hope that continues.
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I agree with your assessment, however we played a Besiktas team with 9 changes and the goals we conceded were disappointing. We have now conceded 10 goals in 3 matches and this is a cause for concern.
 
MR100% said:
Big Difference against Besiktas was that Kamada and Wharton were back together rather than Kamada being out wide or pushed forward.Timber pushes up too far in the games I have seen leaving Wharton exposed.
Also Mcneil helped Khalaili who looked way less exposed
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Most balanced performance I've seen this season, and I had forgotten how much better Mateta is to the now injured new fellah, lanky Larsen ( a real tryer but sadly seems to lack that extra special bit).
 
Not much talk of us going into the lions den last night, after a shocking defeat and getting a good draw, unlucky not to get the win. Or a good first team goal and a great finish from matteta.
When we win (Forest, Fulham) we are lucky. But not many saying we were unlucky not to beat Everton/Leeds.
People saying they will wait to see how we do on sunday to see if last night was a decent result.
Seriously I bet when some of the posters on here are getting a bl*w job, they are moaning to there Mrs that last night dinner wasn’t upto scratch.

Sages first eleven when he joined would have included Henderson, Munoz, Lacoix, Sarr and JPM , the spine of the team when he came in have hardly played.
We are 14th in the league (two winnable games coming up) , last 16 in the league cup, first season in Europa 1win, 1 defeat , 1 draw.
A large proportion on here need to get a f*cking life.
 
Casual said:
Not much talk of us going into the lions den last night, after a shocking defeat and getting a good draw, unlucky not to get the win. Or a good first team goal and a great finish from matteta.
When we win (Forest, Fulham) we are lucky. But not many saying we were unlucky not to beat Everton/Leeds.
People saying they will wait to see how we do on sunday to see if last night was a decent result.
Seriously I bet when some of the posters on here are getting a bl*w job, they are moaning to there Mrs that last night dinner wasn’t upto scratch.

Sages first eleven when he joined would have included Henderson, Munoz, Lacoix, Sarr and JPM , the spine of the team when he came in have hardly played.
We are 14th in the league (two winnable games coming up) , last 16 in the league cup, first season in Europa 1win, 1 defeat , 1 draw.
A large proportion on here need to get a f*cking life.
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I have enjoyed a long life given that I am nearing 74!
As I continue to slide down the 'Bannister' of life, hopefully the splinters will not point in the wrong direction.

Apropos the Besiktas match, I have not been over-freighted by positivity on HOL, however I asserted that I had a 'Feeling in my water' that we would attain a creditable result and thankfully, for once, I was proved right.
 
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Willo said:
I have enjoyed a long life given that I am nearing 74!
As I continue to slide down the 'Bannister' of life, hopefully the splinters will not point in the wrong direction.

Apropos the Besiktas match, I have not been over-freighted by positivity on HOL, however I asserted that I had a 'Feeling in my water' that we would attain a creditable result and thankfully, for once, I was proved right.
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The amount of times I have to get up in the night, I’ve never got much water left 🤣
 
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