Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United

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EPL Week 17 - Saturday 2nd January 2021 - Selhurst Park​

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Officials:

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referee: Marc Perry
Assistant Referee: Peter Kirkup
Fourth Official: Keith Stroud
Video Assistant Referee: Andre Marriner
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Richard West

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Live TV Coverage:

 

[Swinton Blade]

Hi, Stegosaurus here,

I clearly meant against Fulham. Where we lost one-nil. Try thinking, McFly.

We didn't lose 1-nil

 

[Hillsboro Blade]

Gutless fucking pricks. Lack of effort by some, I don’t mind losing, but not even trying??? Post some more pictures of them laughing in training, then going home in their £80k Mercs and BMW’s. I’d get everyone of the cunts at Lympstone tomorrow at 5am on the Royal Marines course. They’d certainly get that useless sack of shit Mousset running his fat arse off.

 

[SUFCinks]

Well i actually thought we were playing quite well, but without that killer punch up front we aren't going to score, perhaps Brewster for Moussett ? midfield the real weak link though Fleck trying but not hard enough, Bash' having a bad game by his standards, Norwood just being Norwood.
I was thinking the young lads were knitting together quite well, Osborne, Ampadu, Bogle even Moussett - perhaps knitting might be the wrong word!

Agree, possession was more composed than most weeks but just didn't offer anything with it. Shocking defensively and offensively.

 

[robbiez666]

I think I might be in a minority of one, but I thought we were better with the ball than we have been. Problem is we never look like scoring and every time they get in our half, they look like they'll score.

Thought Norwood looked more like himself in terms of his passing but if we had enough fit players, I'd send Ampadu back. Noted two or three times he's given it away and put us under pressure and he's just let Eze stroll past him to score. Far too easy.

for 5-10 minutes we changed the approach of attack by moving it across the pitch but apart from that almost all our possession was in easy areas. They let us have it and we managed to generally make easy passes.

 

[Chilttheblade]

True we have actually had possession but its like get to the final 3rd and there is some kind of hex on them where they stall, lose the ball or go backwards?

Last season we were at our best when we had 30 % possession

 

[Putney Blade]

Eze. Is the type of player we are desperate for. Creative. Strong. With pace. He epitomises what we are missing.

 

[Montymagic]

On the plus side, at 39 this team give me genuine hope that I could still play for the blades

At 78 you could get a game with this team .

 

[Bladesman98]

but thats always been his game....he has similarities to Duffy.

In possesion: a very tidy player who has the ability to dictate the tempo....great at long range passing
Out of possession: he lacks physicality and struggles. At PL level it’s like being a man short.

Always thought of Norwood as being a player you play at home but drop him for away matches.

Another interesting issue is he’s always likely to struggle in the PL but shine in the Championship..

He had a great stat last season though in terms of winning possession so it’s not like he can’t get stuck in.

 

[Stegosaurus]

We didn't lose 1-nil

Hi, Stego here

Whoops, drew 1-1. Either way my point still stands.

 

[Arcott]

On the plus side, at 39 this team give me genuine hope that I could still play for the blades

And me and I've dodgy knees and past 50.

 

[Chilttheblade]

Has anybody noticed how much stronger physically the Palace players look? We look like wimps next to them

 

[Gannon's perm]

Hi, Stego here

Whoops, drew 1-1. Either way my point still stands.

You don't have a point, you're extinct.

 

[Drunk blade]

The kit suits us... Looking and playing like cunts

 

[Sithblade]

 

[Working Class Hero]

Norwood was easily our best player in that first half, best game he's had in a long time. Still had a hand in both there goals though which pretty much sums everything up.

 

[Stegosaurus]

Hi Stegosaurus here,


Wilder to get the can after this match?

 

[BlairBlade]

Oh no, Benteke gone off.
Not good.

 

[Chris the Blade]

Gutless fucking pricks. Lack of effort by some, I don’t mind losing, but not even trying??? Post some more pictures of them laughing in training, then going home in their £80k Mercs and BMW’s. I’d get everyone of the cunts at Lympstone tomorrow at 5am on the Royal Marines course. They’d certainly get that useless sack of shit Mousset running his fat arse off.

Best post I've ever seen on this forum. The sad thing is the players will be laughing in training tomorrow because they don't care. Mousset couldn't give a toss about our football club. He's getting paid a fortune for doing nothing. As fans there's nothing we can do about It

 

[Peaktrade]

Didnt wilder opt to buy Freeman who was a little cheaper than go for Eze at the time???

 

[Arcott]

Benteke's got a dead leg. Norwood probably has 2 but his reactions are so slow he probably won't notice till Tuesday

 

[Stegosaurus]

You don't have a point, you're extinct.

Hi Stegosaurus here,

I would make a joke about us not having a point either, but we've got two so that spoils it.

 

[BlairBlade]

Hope you are.

Unfortunately, I don’t think you are.

 

[SUFCinks]

Most ive laughed all year - enjoyed that

 

[metalblade]

Has Fleck made a forward pass all game?

 

[Yarrayering]

Hi, Stegosaurus here,

You must have missed my posts. They are all reasonable and sensible.

Ur not a teacher are ya..

 

[Vikkster]

The erectile dysfunction advert was more interesting than that first half

 

[essexblade73]

Norwood was easily our best player in that first half, best game he's had in a long time. Still had a hand in both there goals though which pretty much sums everything up.

Eh? He's been woeful. A few passes here and there mean nothing. He's weaker than a David Frain tackle.

 

[BlairBlade]

Eze. Is the type of player we are desperate for. Creative. Strong. With pace. He epitomises what we are missing.

I understood we weren’t interested him in the close season.
Now I know why.

 

[essyoueffsee]

Hi Stegosaurus here,


Wilder to get the can after this match?

What's with starting every post announcing yourself?

 

[ancientblade]

Eze. Is the type of player we are desperate for. Creative. Strong. With pace. He epitomises what we are missing.

eze maupay watkins cash we were in for em all we cannot afford to be in this league we cant pay premier league salaries so were stuck in championship or league 1 till we can