flowwolf Posted 20 November 2011 Posted 20 November 2011 Ok, WOOOOO We're the best, what an awesome game, Best team in the league. Premiership here we come. Gallagher player of the season. Unbeaten rest of the season, That's more like it ! and not even a trace of sarcasm :thumbup: :thumbup:
Captain... Posted 20 November 2011 Posted 20 November 2011 That's more like it ! and not even a trace of sarcasm :thumbup: :thumbup: In all seriousness it was a very good performance, but one that can definitely be improved upon, a good start to NP's second spell. We had a lot of false dawns under Sven such as the Derby game and the Brighton game. Next game is a tough away match against Pompey, if we win that 3-0 then we will see the superlatives.
The Quick Brown Fox Posted 20 November 2011 Posted 20 November 2011 Today was the first time I ever seen a standing ovation for a save. Great result. Gallys goals were sublime.
Thracian Posted 20 November 2011 Posted 20 November 2011 Sorry if this has already been mentioned. Dougie Freedman: "We dominated 60 mins of that game" *Looks at the stats, on the right of the screen* Shots On Target: Leicester - 10 CP- 3 Shots Off Target: Leicester - 14 CP- 11 Possession: Leicester 54% CP 46% hmmm. You are sure, yeah? REALLY FVCKING SURE??!!! 60 MINS!!!! If that had been a boxing match it might have been stopped!
Bert Posted 20 November 2011 Posted 20 November 2011 We had 24 shots. I think we should send Pearson back to hull.
Leicester_Loyal Posted 20 November 2011 Posted 20 November 2011 We had 24 shots. I think we should send Pearson back to hull. Clearly Pearson is playing for 1-0 wins
flowwolf Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 Clearly Pearson is playing for 1-0 wins And he nearly got it if it weren't for that idiot Gallagher being greedy. :thumbup:
marbelladave Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 Evening all…. It's just a jump to the left And then a step to the right With your hands on your hips You bring your knees in tight But it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insane, Let's do the Time Warp again! For about an hour it really was 2009 all over again, gritty, aggressive performance with plenty of balls into the box without an ounce of guile or real quality. Any fractional chances that we got were down to the ball just bouncing about 'in the mixer', maybe a half chance to Gallagher but none of them were clear cut enough for anyone to get a decent strike on the Palace goal. I was not that confident at half time and the the first 10 minutes of the second half was pretty much all Palace until City started to press, and the first time they put together a move of real quality saw Wellens play in Beckford for the sort of goal he will score all day if given the chances. Fifteen minutes later a couple of super strikes from Gallagher and the game was done, the last fifteen minutes was largely showbiz but the first hour was pretty tough. So how did we play……. Basically a pretty direct gameplan, a lot of long ball but tons of effort and commitment but until Beckford scored after 50 odd minutes we did not create a single clear chance. A pretty typical NFB performance to be honest, as so often in the past the result was rather more emphatic than the performance merited. A pretty standard 4-4-2, Wellens and King played fairly deep and were often bypassed going forward, this was pretty old fashioned stuff, old hat in 2008-9 let alone now. Dyer and particularly Gallagher came in off the wide positions with very real intent yet it was all very familiar, King was exceptional defensively, close to his best, Gallagher did what he does best but all too rarely and Beckford showed much more effort than usual though the style of play really did not suit him. Defensively there was more commitment but, as yet, no real improvement in organisation but this is one area I am totally confident that NFB will sort out. King's covering was excellent throughout, Gally and Dyer did their bit in wide positions yet Palace had a couple of good chances to score with the score still at 0-0. All in all a very NFB performance, good and not so good in equal measure and a fine win in his first game back, the next few months might be very interesting indeed. Genarally though I was pleased, after just a couple of days with the squad, NFP brought a sense of effort and determination that we have barely seen all season and on the day that was more than enough. Our 'style' was very predictable though and the better teams will work us out pretty quickly, but unlike 2009, NFP has the resources to strengthen so should be able to bring variety and a more flexible approach to our game, something that if we are to achieve our aim of promotion, we will have to do.
Guy Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 "We're (back) on fire"!! I had just completed my long Sunday run when on went the TV (Sky Sports News) as soon as I was able to, to hear that Beckford had literaly just scored at that precise moment! Sadly I wasn't at the game today of course, being exhiled in far SW Devon as I am but it sounded, then looked great on Sky Sports News highlights round up! "Gally-Gally-Gally-Gally-Gallagher!".....has NP put a rocket back up his arse?! - as he was woeful in the last game I actually witnessed two weeks ago v Leeds! - whereas those two goals of his were sublime today and it was obvious his confidence had returned, which was totally bereft last season under Sven at times! I appreciate he's been out injured for most of this season so far though. Beckford may well star under Pearson, providing he isn't shuffled in and out of the team (like most were under Sven's mixed, mostly frustrating reign). A more settled team will surely pay dividends rather than the "squad rotation-obsessive" adopted by Sven throughout most this season before his departure. Ok to do that in cup games perhaps but not constantly in the league! However we do have to be grateful to Sven for Schmeichel's signing (our most important one of the close season), he who kept us in the game today at 1-0! Last season he had the hapless Ricardo and erratic but mostly crap Weale to choose from - both of who easily lost us enough games to prevent us figuring in the play offs in the end (Forest away et al last season!). Then there was the crocked-before-he-started on loan Chris Kirkland. for all of 1-2 games! This much improved goalkeeping situation from last season is definitely a massive plus for Pearson in the months to come, regardless of all else on the pitch......providing Schmeichel doesn't get crocked....although if he does then maybe Weale will gain more confidence from Pearson's return and get back to his 2009-2010 form when Pearson was last here. Time will tell. While some on here are intent on keeping their feet on the floor in Pearson-esque style, maybe that's the best way to be at times but I'm enjoying today as it happened on my birthday too!! Am looking forward to my next trip to the Walkers/KPS a bit more now, even though it can't be until Boxing Day v Ipswich. Hope we're in the top six by then......!
MikeyT Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 No idea if it's already been posted as i haven't been through the other 8 pages, but for those that weren't there...here are the goals. Oh Gally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RKlFisYvKg
Captain... Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 For about an hour it really was 2009 all over again, gritty, aggressive performance with plenty of balls into the box without an ounce of guile or real quality. Any fractional chances that we got were down to the ball just bouncing about 'in the mixer', maybe a half chance to Gallagher but none of them were clear cut enough for anyone to get a decent strike on the Palace goal. I was not that confident at half time and the the first 10 minutes of the second half was pretty much all Palace until City started to press, and the first time they put together a move of real quality saw Wellens play in Beckford for the sort of goal he will score all day if given the chances. I disagree with that part, there were some quality crosses in the first half, one for King who should have scored, one for Beckford who contrived to head it upwards and away from goal, and I remember a dangerous one that I though Nigent could have gotten on the end of, we also seemed to have the majority of the possession. It wasn't a brilliant first half and at times frustrating, you could see that there was some unfamiliarity there, but it was a first half of energy and attacking intent. I was quite content at half time that we were the better team and had every chance of going on to win it. We are still a team in transition and it will take time but I saw plenty of signs yesterday to show that Nigel will get us there or thereabouts very quickly.
stix Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 We had 24 shots. I think we should send Pearson back to hull. I think it read 14 shots on goal, with 10 on target. Either way, the stats still suggest that wee Dougie is telling porkies.
Babylon Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 They were the better team for 60 minutes and could have won 3-0... WTF. Did he sit in the changing rooms watching the video of our game against them last season under Sousa?
Ric Flair Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 I've never read a collective amount of delusion as I have from associates of Crystal Palace in the past 12-18 hours. Frightening and i'd be tempted to send the men in white coats down there and this time it's nothing to do with Tunchev. That was a proper Pearson win. Great start to his tenure and i'm buzzing at what he can do with Beckford, i've a feeling Jermaine will just keep sticking it in the net and going about his business. I don't care what else he does, if he scores at the rate he did at Leeds and Everton combined then i'm happy for Nugent to do the running and intimidating and Beckford to take his chances. King looked a different player as well, asked to play more deep like he did under Nigel a few years back, he was colossal defensively and got forward when he could. Kingy will score the majority of his goals from arriving late in to the box or being amongst them at set pieces so i'm more than happy for him to not be told to play as an attacking midfielder all game. Wellens was superb as well, I am happy to admit that. Gallagher's goals were sick, he'll do that half a dozen times a season. We all knows his weaknesses but he is a great player to have in the squad, you need someone who can win you matches other than your strikers and Gallagher can do that even if he's incosistent. Stunning on his day. Konchesky and Schemichel were bob on an'all. Bring on the Pompey, let's do them over as revenge for Paulo's muck last season. Nugent hat-trick please.
Bayfox Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 I suppose football is a game of opinions and thats what makes us all come on and talk about it. for me Kasper had very little to do, pelts and both full backs looked solid and got forward at times helped by the fact they had a bit of protection for once from dyer and gally, King looked a different player compared to the last few weeks Person obviously gets the best out of him. As for creating chances, maybe not may clear cut chances, obviously would have expected beckford to do better with the 1on1 after scoring, but compared to the leeds game when we didn't even test a keeper making his debut, at least we made the palace keeper work a bit, good save from gally in the 1st half and the ball was but in the box on a number of occasions. Dyer was prehaps the 1 concern, started well but faded quickly, but at least he is willing to hang out on the touch line waiting for the ball, he doesn't go looking inside and narrowing the play. oh and SSL for a centre half spends more time on the floor than heskey, hope pearson puts Sol back in and makes tunchev the back up when fit. I think we all knew what we would get with pearson and on sunday I think he delivered, lets be fair he had 3 days or so with the players, he now has a week before a winable game at pompey, lets see if we can get 3 points there, I think the confidence in what we are doing will flow, then we should be looking at beating blackpool, p'boro, doncaster and hull in the upcoming fixtures, by that point maybe we will be in the play-off spots going into the christmas and new year period, something Sven couldn't manage.
Simmo86 Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 I suppose football is a game of opinions and thats what makes us all come on and talk about it. for me Kasper had very little to do, pelts and both full backs looked solid and got forward at times helped by the fact they had a bit of protection for once from dyer and gally, King looked a different player compared to the last few weeks Person obviously gets the best out of him. As for creating chances, maybe not may clear cut chances, obviously would have expected beckford to do better with the 1on1 after scoring, but compared to the leeds game when we didn't even test a keeper making his debut, at least we made the palace keeper work a bit, good save from gally in the 1st half and the ball was but in the box on a number of occasions. Dyer was prehaps the 1 concern, started well but faded quickly, but at least he is willing to hang out on the touch line waiting for the ball, he doesn't go looking inside and narrowing the play. oh and SSL for a centre half spends more time on the floor than heskey, hope pearson puts Sol back in and makes tunchev the back up when fit. I think we all knew what we would get with pearson and on sunday I think he delivered, lets be fair he had 3 days or so with the players, he now has a week before a winable game at pompey, lets see if we can get 3 points there, I think the confidence in what we are doing will flow, then we should be looking at beating blackpool, p'boro, doncaster and hull in the upcoming fixtures, by that point maybe we will be in the play-off spots going into the christmas and new year period, something Sven couldn't manage. He was a bit unlucky TBH, got a clip on his foot as he was about to shoot!
marbelladave Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 I disagree with that part, there were some quality crosses in the first half, one for King who should have scored, one for Beckford who contrived to head it upwards and away from goal, and I remember a dangerous one that I though Nigent could have gotten on the end of, we also seemed to have the majority of the possession. It wasn't a brilliant first half and at times frustrating, you could see that there was some unfamiliarity there, but it was a first half of energy and attacking intent. I was quite content at half time that we were the better team and had every chance of going on to win it. We are still a team in transition and it will take time but I saw plenty of signs yesterday to show that Nigel will get us there or thereabouts very quickly. There were some crosses but they were far from precise, many of them little more than long diagonal balls into the box and without a big man to aim at they were of dubious worth in any case. The Beckford goal was the first move of any real quality played with the ball on the deck, we need more of that. Otherwise it was a typical NFP game, wringing the best possible result out of a less than stella performance, my god how we needed that........ As i pointed out our tactics were old fashioned and simplistic in the extreme yet the overall determination and grit of a NFP team made all the difference. Probably not good enough in the longer term as teams will work that out pretty quickly but on this occasion he has the time and the resources to do something about it.
Burmesefox Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 Is Dougie Freeman on crack?! Std managers's response to be honest. If they admit they were shit then the axe moves a little closer to his neck., good manager though.
Zingari Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 GOALS GOALS GOALS ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3iv2XXspTo sorry if already posted elsewhere
OLD norfox Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 I found this ! Col city fan, on 07 November 2011 - 01:48 PM, said: Gallagher for me is one of the worst players in the squad. No pace, can't tackle, rubbish in the air, never beats a full back to deliver a cross from the byline and is a big pussy boy. The odd half decent free kick don't compensate for his all round crapness.. IMO And much less a player than either Wellens or King The problem against Leeds was a lack of width in the team, no pace to exploit their full backs and no final product for the strikers to work off This squad requires width, pace and the ability to counter attack quickly to put the opposition on the back foot. Gallagher is sloooooooow, always checks back and it is this momentary pause, just that split second that enabled the Leeds defence to regroup. I agree with Babs.. A bit of pace and guile would improve this team immensely And i wonder , things change fast don't they ???
Guest Col city fan Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 I found this ! Col city fan, on 07 November 2011 - 01:48 PM, said: Gallagher for me is one of the worst players in the squad. No pace, can't tackle, rubbish in the air, never beats a full back to deliver a cross from the byline and is a big pussy boy. The odd half decent free kick don't compensate for his all round crapness.. IMO And much less a player than either Wellens or King The problem against Leeds was a lack of width in the team, no pace to exploit their full backs and no final product for the strikers to work off This squad requires width, pace and the ability to counter attack quickly to put the opposition on the back foot. Gallagher is sloooooooow, always checks back and it is this momentary pause, just that split second that enabled the Leeds defence to regroup. I agree with Babs.. A bit of pace and guile would improve this team immensely. And i wonder , things change fast don't they ??? Read back through my posts. Gallys goals were sensational.. But I stick with what I wrote..... Generally he's not got enough IMO. But can pop up with something exceptional every so often. This makes him a frustrating talent but would these few moments of brilliance make me start him every game? I don't think I would.. I'd rather have two pacy wingers in the side
Corky Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 I didn't think Gallagher was exceptional, but I do like his attitude that if you don't shoot you don't score. Four times he either scored or tested the keeper.
Joe. Posted 21 November 2011 Posted 21 November 2011 Gallagher is one of our most important players. What other player in this squad touches him on creativity? He might not shine in each and every game, but, like King for example, he can turn a game on its head in an instant. There's a lot to be said for that. Technically he's our best player without a shadow of doubt.
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