Always the same innit. They'll be on the fa cup buzz for all of 5mins then wonder why is it 31 years all of a sudden.
Decent enough performance by the fringe players. Bar an Endo headfart, was comfortable enough. Irony is, Endo was brilliant defensively throughout the game. Won multiple tackles but that header just completely messed up. Wonder if he got a late call to leave it as was no one around it. Both 9s scoring is what you want. Chiesa brilliant tonight. Didn’t stop going and good anticipation for the first goal and then really good run and unselfish pass for the 2nd - not sure who played the ball to Chiesa but was lovely pass to Chiesa as well
Palace wanted Gomez on loan, the club or Gomez said no. His performance tonight was absolutely shocking
Never in doubt. Good games from Chiesa and Endo (apart from his rubbish header for their goal). Rio tried but couldn't work any magic. Gomez's passing was woeful. Hope Leoni is ok. And finally... **** my old boots Ekitike, what the hell were you thinking you daft sod? Talk about from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Which has no impact on Guehi coming or going. Guehi was joining and did the media, then Igor joined West Ham and it was off.
Weird how we can see something so different lols I know he smiles but it just looks - well odd lol Doesn’t bother me tbf Never bothered me with Berbatov Just hope he is happy Until tonight he hadn’t really put a foot wrong
They had a few names in there Tarkowski, Keane both started. And new signings of Barry and Dibling. Also brought Beto, Grealish, Ndiaye & Dewsbury-Hall off the bench
Although a bit mundane at times, decent game in the end. Chiesa was fantastic and deserves more game time. I guess that's the squad quality though. Endo played well apart from "the **** up". Good to see Isak get more minutes and his first goal. Ekitike... brilliance and stupidity rolled into one. He was fantastic on the ball after coming on but two extremely stupid and irritating yellow cards
I 100% would rather have gone out tonight than get that injury to Leoni and a suspension for Ekitike. Just not worth it. A ****ing cruciate at 18 will be horrendous, and it means we're relying on Joe and/or Endo stepping up before January (when I hope we realise we have to pay whatever Palace want now), and after tonight's pantomime, I frigging dread that. Just pray we get an 'easy' draw again, because if we get a top six side we'll feel obliged to play Virgil and/or Konate. ****e.
Thought our midfield was dogshit, tbh, and our best defender got carried off with a horror injury. Apart from Chiesa, the goalie, and Ekitike (idiocy aside), there nothing to write home about here.
Leoni looking like the player we thought he would be. Hopefully the injury isn't as bad as it looked. Brilliant debuts from him and Mamadashvili. Chiesa MOTM by some way. Ekitike, what can you say. Nice cool finish for his first goal from Isak.
