Crystal Palace (A) 2-0 : Player Ratings - Vote Now

[Al-aLondon-Foxile]

Schmeichel 6.5 - A couple of decent stops. Couldn't really do much about either goal.

De Laet 5 - Bolasie gave him a tough time and he kept losing the ball on the right touchline in the first half.

Morgan 5 - HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF

Moore 6 - At least one great tackle, otherwise not exactly imposing.

Konchesky 5 - Average

Cambiasso 6 - Can't see where these 8 out of 10s are coming from to be honest. Looked to give the ball away a lot but marshalled the midfield well when he was on.

Hammond 4.5 - Not good enough for games when we're on the front foot.

Drinkwater 5 - At least he wants the ball all the time, but he gave the ball away way too much.

Nugent 5 - Completely ineffective. Missed a great chance, but a waste of a shirt at the tip of a diamond against a side without a deep lying creative player.

Vardy 5 - Missed a great chance, didn't play in Nugent when he should have. Should have had a pen.

Ulloa 5 - Barely worth rating him given the lack of service.

subs:

Simpson 5.5 - Marginally better than De Laet.

Mahrez 5 - One great pass, one spectacular piece of cowardice in bottling out of a 70/30 with (I think) Delaney.

James 7 - Our best player and he only played 15 minutes. Get him in the side.

Can't agree that Vardy should have had a pen if it was the incident in the 80th minute, or there abouts. I was level with it and all he did was stop and invite the collision, completely contrived, and from the defenders point of view unavoidable. I don't know why he didn't try and get a shot away, confused as to his motives if they weren't simply 'mischivious', which is another way of saying he might have been trying to cheat.

[Lambert09]

We set up that 11 specifically to work against a Man United team who play in a certain way. Brilliant, worked perfectly but why would you keep everything the same when going up a completely different side?? I said before the game that it wasnt going to work, unfortunately I was right.   

 

I think a 442 where we matched there wingers with ours would have been a better option. Mahrez for Nugent. And Knocky/ Albrighton on for Hammond. Matty James is class but tactically I think we only need 2 CM's for the Burnley game so I'd prefer him to feature from the bench once Cambiasso is blowing. 

[jmono84]

I have NP a 4, wrong formation completely but still the only guy I want in charge!

[Guest MattP]

Kasper 6
De Laet 5
Morgan 5
Moore 5
Konchesky 6
Hammond 4
Drinkwater 5
Cambiasso 4
Nugent 4
Vardy 6
Ulloa 5

James 7
Mahrez 4
Simpson 6

 

Pretty poor all round and the game was a dreadful advert for the Premier League. Thought our defenders were bullied for the first time this season and our midfield couldn't seem to do anyyhing creative. We can't get away with missing these chances at 0-0 at this level either.