Crystal Palace (A) - Pre Match Thread (April 1st)

[String fellow]

Analysis on the BBC website suggests that tomorrow's game features the two clubs least likely of the bottom nine to go down. This seems to be based on who is playing who in the remaining fixtures, with the clubs with more games against fellow-strugglers deemed to be an advantage. But surely it's best to play against mid-table sides with nothing much to play for rather than against desperate-to-win-at-all-costs sides near the bottom. 

[Alf Bentley]

1 minute ago, String fellow said:

Analysis on the BBC website suggests that tomorrow's game features the two clubs least likely of the bottom nine to go down. This seems to be based on who is playing who in the remaining fixtures, with the clubs with more games against fellow-strugglers deemed to be an advantage. But surely it's best to play against mid-table sides with nothing much to play for rather than against desperate-to-win-at-all-costs sides near the bottom. 

 

I take your point, in theory. But who are the "mid-table sides with nothing to play for", in practice?

 

I was thinking that it applies to Villa... who we play them next. But I've just had a look at the table and they still have an outside chance of qualifying for Europe (4 points behind Brighton in 7th).

Looking at the table, there are 11 teams fighting for European qualification and 9 teams in the relegation struggle. There is no mid-table! 

 

That might change. Teams like Villa, Fulham or Chelsea () might have little to play for in a few matches.

 

For now, I'd prefer to be playing teams battling relegation than teams fighting for Europe. There are reasons why teams are fighting relegation - namely they're pretty shite in many matches....just like us! 

[Clarkey123]

22 hours ago, Foxes96 said:

                      Iversen

Ricardo - Souttar - Faes - Kristiansen 

       Maddison - Ndidi - KDH

   Tetê     -     Daka     -     Barnes 

 

 

Would go with the above. Daka for his pressing and Ndidi for his physicality. 

This but nacho, for his link up play and getting the wingers into the game. 

[Clarkey123]

15 hours ago, Robbie1234 said:

do you guys think nacho or daka will start this weekend? im hoping its nacho personally

For the love of god I hope nacho starts. Daka can finish but his decision making 80% of the time is poor. I’d rather have a slower player in nacho who will hold the ball up and get madderz, Barnes etc involved more 

[filbertway]

6 minutes ago, Clarkey123 said:

For the love of god I hope nacho starts. Daka can finish but his decision making 80% of the time is poor. I’d rather have a slower player in nacho who will hold the ball up and get madderz, Barnes etc involved more 

Pace won't matter against a Hodgson team either. They'll be sitting in and looking to take advantage of the pointless risky passing we do.

[foxfanazer]

Don't wanna hear any shit about this not being a must win game

[pmcla26]

Just now, foxfanazer said:

Don't wanna hear any shit about this not being a must win game

I'd be satisfied with a point, but obviously would much rather win. It's more of a "mustn't lose" than a "must win". Wasn't easy at Selhurst Park for Man City and they got a point off of Liverpool at home, too. 

[Richmondfox]

1 hour ago, Clarkey123 said:

This but nacho, for his link up play and getting the wingers into the game. 

Depends which version of Nacho we get, if it’s the pinball bumper touch or trying to take everyone on and losing it then no.  If it’s the version who acts on instinct then always yes.  We never know which it is till it’s too late, 

[Les-TA-Jon]

43 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

Don't wanna hear any shit about this not being a must win game

It's an objective fact that we can lose tomorrow and still stay up, so...

 

Don't get me wrong, it'll be yet another unforgiveable result if we do lose, but...

[KingsX]

18 hours ago, jim5000 said:

Soumare simply must start

With most footballers, the manager just needs to figure out how to push their buttons.

 

 

Unfortunately, Soumare isn’t most footballers.

[Blueman1967]

We have to get something from this game, take the game to them, we were 2 - 0 last season here.

[Silva Fox]

13 minutes ago, Blueman1967 said:

We have to get something from this game, take the game to them, we were 2 - 0 last season here.

oops wrong thread!

Edited 31 March 2023 by Silva Fox

[LCFCJohn]

2 hours ago, Pete52 said:

I'd be satisfied with a point, but obviously would much rather win. It's more of a "mustn't lose" than a "must win". Wasn't easy at Selhurst Park for Man City and they got a point off of Liverpool at home, too. 

Narrow defeat, give them a good game and preserve the goal difference 

[jammie82uk]

2 hours ago, foxfanazer said:

Don't wanna hear any shit about this not being a must win game

I agree it is a must win game if we want to make things easier for ourselves, we win and go above palace who are currently topping our mini relegation league, we lose and we are 5 points behind them, West ham & Southampton plus Forest & Wolves are also playing each other this weekend, Leeds are at Arsenal 

[Fazzer 7]

I'd like to think we're in with half a chance of 3 points tomorrow. I will stick my neck out. Palace 1 - 2 Leicester.

[The whole world smiles]

3 hours ago, String fellow said:

Analysis on the BBC website suggests that tomorrow's game features the two clubs least likely of the bottom nine to go down. This seems to be based on who is playing who in the remaining fixtures, with the clubs with more games against fellow-strugglers deemed to be an advantage. But surely it's best to play against mid-table sides with nothing much to play for rather than against desperate-to-win-at-all-costs sides near the bottom. 

Yeah there isn't really a midtable this season apart from villa just 9 clubs in a relegation dog fight, villa then 8 clubs competing for various European spots and turn 2 sides competing for the title! 

[String fellow]

7 minutes ago, Fazzer 7 said:

I'd like to think we're in with half a chance of 3 points tomorrow. I will stick my neck out. Palace 1 - 2 Leicester.

The last 10 games these clubs have played have yielded just 2 points between them. So something's got to give tomorrow!

[weller54]

1 hour ago, String fellow said:

The last 10 games these clubs have played have yielded just 2 points between them. So something's got to give tomorrow!

..and you just know who will fold like a cheap suit!

[Cincinnati Fox]

5 hours ago, String fellow said:

Analysis on the BBC website suggests that tomorrow's game features the two clubs least likely of the bottom nine to go down. This seems to be based on who is playing who in the remaining fixtures, with the clubs with more games against fellow-strugglers deemed to be an advantage. But surely it's best to play against mid-table sides with nothing much to play for rather than against desperate-to-win-at-all-costs sides near the bottom. 

I believe my eyes

we are the most likely 

[gurru991]

7 hours ago, jerry said:

Nailed on defeat I'm afraid. Palace put seven points between us and Roy is feted as their saviour.

Wow ...That's a very negative reaction !!!

For me the outcome is 50/50.

[gw_leics772]

20 hours ago, fox_up_north said:

Not a clue which way this goes. Could see us win 2-0, lose 2-0 or another drab draw. 

 

Just put in a decent performance is all I want. 

I just want 3 points and couldn't give a Geoffrey what the performance is like. 

 

Just get through this clusterfvck of a season as quickly as possible (safety) and then write it off and never mention it again. 

 

I am still however shiitting myself over the "reboot' and hope to hell Rodgers is long gone in advance and allowed nowhere near it. Its clear we've got to sell maddison as hanging onto our players was the start of this mess so I'm resigned to that and ready for a new look Leicester, accepting that it will be shitter than it was when we were fighting for top 4 (until we shit our pants at the end) and hoping that it is better then the toss we have been served up recently. (but accepting that even if position wise it's not, we've got a team we can really support again like the good old days. 

Like either Brian Little's plodders, O'Neill's battlers, or NFP's long term project. I used to dread the end of this era, but now realised its dribbles away like a wet fart without even realising it. 

 

We are where we are, the only way is up (obviously it's not really, it could easily get worse, but I'd accept just different right now) 

 

Just hope our owner realises that managers have a shelf life and get rid at the right time from now on. 

[Spiritwalker]

1 hour ago, Fazzer 7 said:

I'd like to think we're in with half a chance of 3 points tomorrow. I will stick my neck out. Palace 1 - 2 Leicester.

I’ve been having the same thoughts, I blame the International break, I forget how shit we are.

[Guest Col city fan]

1 hour ago, gw_leics772 said:

I just want 3 points and couldn't give a Geoffrey what the performance is like. 

 

Just get through this clusterfvck of a season as quickly as possible (safety) and then write it off and never mention it again. 

 

I am still however shiitting myself over the "reboot' and hope to hell Rodgers is long gone in advance and allowed nowhere near it. Its clear we've got to sell maddison as hanging onto our players was the start of this mess so I'm resigned to that and ready for a new look Leicester, accepting that it will be shitter than it was when we were fighting for top 4 (until we shit our pants at the end) and hoping that it is better then the toss we have been served up recently. (but accepting that even if position wise it's not, we've got a team we can really support again like the good old days. 

Like either Brian Little's plodders, O'Neill's battlers, or NFP's long term project. I used to dread the end of this era, but now realised its dribbles away like a wet fart without even realising it. 

 

We are where we are, the only way is up (obviously it's not really, it could easily get worse, but I'd accept just different right now) 

 

Just hope our owner realises that managers have a shelf life and get rid at the right time from now on. 

A Geoffrey?

[Saxondale]

Big Harry is gonna score off a corner

[gurru991]

49 minutes ago, Saxondale said:

Big Harry is gonna score off a corner

I have a couple of bucks on that happening at 17 to 1.