Premier League Match Thread: Crystal Palace Vs Nottingham Forest, sponsored by the HS2 Nottingham and London connections

[Trickytreesreds]

We may not be winning every game, but the difference between this season and last team wise, is light years.
We actuallly look a unit and don't have 18 men behind the ball every game.
We are learning and growing.
I prefer this way, as it stands. Slow and steady and long term.

The Clark miracle season was awesome to watch. But in the long run, turned into slow death, as a couple of stars left and we had nothing to continue it.
Lets hope, we are here to stay this time.

 

[AdebolaCornflakes]

Lads, have you seen the size of Murillo's thighs?

Mmmmmmm x

 

[in_the_top_one]

Lads, have you seen the size of Murillo's thighs?

Mmmmmmm x

But are they more girthy than Serge's? His are also impressive specimens.

Someone should measure.

 

[in_the_top_one]

Surprised (not surprised) that mgw is coming in for some stick on here. I thought he had a good game amongst unfamiliar faces. It's very important for the creative players to know where their team mates are going to run.

 

[in_the_top_one]

Even his set pieces were decent.

 

[ZedRed]

Well I think we have a potential world beater in Murillo
Another worldie of a pass. I think he may be unstoppable if he keeps this up

Praise the mother of the scout that identified him.

Praise her for the time, trouble and effort that she took to give birth to and raise the scout.

 

[ZedRed]

Don't see why we can't rely on them, they are only going to get better.

What happened to the recruitment team are shit? Zed should give a hand job to each and everyone involved in bringing murillo and Dominguez to the club.

Toff did ok again.

Would have liked to see us create more clear chances but it will come.

Decent point on the road.

See my above post.....

 

[ZedRed]

Toff had a great effort as well that on another day would have been a worldie

It's a good job the keeper got his palm to that instead of his fingers as he would have had to have been subbed off with broken fingers.

 

[ZedRed]

Could Murillo play the Libro role? Named in a back three and plays there but as game develops steps forward and helps team dominate midfield. Even joins the attack. Over loads areas.

I was thinking he would be even better in a three.

Him, Felipe and Boly would be immense.

 

[ZedRed]

Still a bit worried about the lack of any homegrown players on the pitch, so great to see Yates come on.

Maybe no need to worry, but if things were to turn sour at all and we had no homegrown players on the pitch, you'd get dark mutterings about overpaid mercenaries not delivering.

Glad to see that it looks nothing like that just now, more like SC building a cosmopolitan team that can maybe go further.

Given that we got to the FA Youth Final recently, you've got to think that there's some problem in transitioning the youth to a first team level as its only really Taylor (who isn't REALLY our youth product anyway) seemingly getting really good reviews on loan.

Perhaps if we were still Championship there might be more knocking on the door, but I'm skeptical about this.

 

[ZedRed]

There's a thread on Burnley forum right now talking about their naive tactics. Someone defends the performance against Chelsea yesterday with this:

Re: Tactics
Post Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:38 pm

"Sterling will tear every team at the bottom apart this season."


Reply:

"Didn't when they played Forest."

We're not a team at the bottom though, are we?

 

[ZedRed]

They are a desperately poor side with a clueless Head Coach, and yet they will still make it to the semi finals.

Cant see them going any further than that.

They then play France or the Saffers, and that has mismatch written all over it

They will get an almighty dicking in the semis. I don't know what the record score is in a SF but I would imagine this would threaten it should England beat Fiji (which I'd only give them a 60% chance of doing).

 

[Pope John XXIII]

This is where we were this time last season



It took us 12 games to get 9 points last season

 

[Basha73]

This is where we were this time last season

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Does bring it home, the progress.

Two wins, two draws and 3 defeats. But look at who we lost to.

The only parallel is that Cooper is once again having to get used to a new bunch of players. Difference is the players are much better and Cooper knows the division now.

Good times…

 

[Pearced]

This is where we were this time last season

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It took us 12 games to get 9 points last season

Nice to see - until I looked at the teams with 9 points...

 

[finbar70]

You'd drop Boly? He's arguably our best player thus far

He’s been great and solid as has Aurier. But with both I just feel there is an error at any minute. Like Turner.
Whereas Felipe I trust totally. I don’t disagree though that Boly has been immense, long May it continue

Murillo now starts for me.

 

[Ingy]

Praise the mother of the scout that identified him.

Praise her for the time, trouble and effort that she took to give birth to and raise the scout.

I know it's early days but there isn't another centre half in the premier that I would swap him with.

 

[Ingy]

Our only issue is the lack of goals in the team when Awoniyi isn't available.

 

[Trickytreesreds]

Lads, have you seen the size of Murillo's thighs?

Mmmmmmm x

Always sniffing you tart

 

[Trickytreesreds]

My god though, what an upgrade Dominguez is on Freuler.
He runs, he tracks, he tackles, he shoots.
Brings a tear to the eye.