Crystal Palace (A), 20/05/25, 2000 BST. Build up and Match Thread

[Tony Towner]

Yes, like that.

We may all want or expect them to go, but that doesn’t mean VP has made his mind up yet. Today could be what he needed to see to say “alright, sell ‘em”.

Sarabia is out of contract and as gone as Cunha

 

[Alan]

Hmmm. Let’s hope we’re not trying to implement much of this in concrete.

Depends what VP sees in the performance, really. Nobody should reasonably expect new tactics to just immediately look like the finished product. Vítor will be the one to try to determine if there were enough promising signs to continue with it.

 

[Squeak]

Kin hell...surely this deserves a second yellow for failing to leave the pitch quick enough?

 

[pagey]

Is he gonna get off the fucking pitch?

 

[Alan]

Sarabia is out of contract and as gone as Cunha

Well that’s not one I can rebuff, though I don’t think that an experimental approach can only be so if every position is part of the experiment.

 

[prawnking]

Joel Ward milking it just a bit now

 

[The Bear]

Kin hell...surely this deserves a second yellow for failing to leave the pitch quick enough?

That's OK. 10 mins added on for Ward's slow exit.

 

[pagey]

2nd booking would be great

 

[prawnking]

You'd think it was Messi's last game or something. Get the fuck off

 

[Squeak]

So, hopefully we've reached the point where Palace are knackered from their cup final exploits and Guedes can deliver his hat-trick.

 

[prawnking]

RAN is like a kid on FIFA that learned two skill moves

 

[Jinky]

Be nice if we could steal a draw here so at least Spurs can’t mathematically catch us going into the last game…

 

[thisisgil]

Calm down DB fan club

Tell me you're rattled without telling me you're rattled, princess

 

[Mel Evo]

Depends what VP sees in the performance, really. Nobody should reasonably expect new tactics to just immediately look like the finished product. Vítor will be the one to try to determine if there were enough promising signs to continue with it.

Maybe he’ll conclude it’s Guedes up front next season then. I’ll be paying nearly £2K to watch it though, so I kind of hope you’re wrong.

 

[Squeak]

Nice stuff Gomes.... good volley Guedes ...nearly his first...

 

[The Bear]

Oooh unlucky Guedes. That was a great move.

 

[prawnking]

Tell me you're rattled without telling me you're rattled, princess

You're weird

 

[Squeak]

That's fucked it... Hwang coming on...

 

[Jinky]

Guedes just did a thing so now maybe Vítor’s mind has been changed and we’ll keep him.

 

[Squeak]

Wow.... Munetsi... that was close...