We were poor last night, didn't deserve to win. The only chance we created went in.
No excuses for for the goal, poor goalkeeping from Weale. Get Ricardo back in
Seriously though we definitely need a keeper in the summer.
I thought we missed Naughton, Vitor is a good player but not a right back.
PVA - well he might have had 1 good game against Burnley but as I expected I just saw the same old **** PVA who couldn't string a pass together or defend properly. Put Mee at left back, he's a far better defender as we saw again last night, and he can get forward better than PVA, despite having less pace. This would allow us to use Vitor as a centre back.
The midfield was non-existant apart from Oakley, who was MOTM, and took his goal very well. Wellens had a poor game and I'm really beginning to wonder if we've all overrated King, most of the time he does nothing but score, and his goals have dried up. He's definitely not worth his place at the moment, and maybe we should cash in in the summer because he's becoming increasingly inneffective against teams that don't allow him space. We need a real driving attacking midfielder like Mark Davies or Muzzy. I'd also like to see Wellens play further forward for this reason - he is not a holding midfielder and is more effective when he's driving at the defence with options ahead of him. If we get a real holding midfielder, it will allow the other 2 to play further forward where they are needed.
The only time in the first half we ever looked like making a chance was the 3 or 4 decent crosses, but tbf even then, nobody in the box looked capable of winning a header. Kamara was easily our best forward on the night, I've heard bad things about his attitude but he hasn't lacked effort so far, he was all over the place (in a good way). Then again, I did say that about Yakubu at first, but he was once again invisible last night. Kamara should be our central striker next season, Yakubu can go back, and then we should invest in a real winger. Gallagher was poor and Vassell not much better, he did have his usual solitary mazy run through the middle (note: it's always through the middle, he's not a winger) but again, with no end product.
Palace were surprisingly good defensively, but the fact that we couldn't beat a side 4th from bottom is pathetic and tells it's own story. We are nowhere near consistent enough and have no plan B, team spirit, or ideas when we come up against a decent outfit.
On the bright side, if Sven can sort this all out I might be able to enjoy next season, instead of spending it being constantly frustrated at the many false dawns. I just hope it goes to plan.
No excuses for for the goal, poor goalkeeping from Weale. Get Ricardo back in
Seriously though we definitely need a keeper in the summer.
I thought we missed Naughton, Vitor is a good player but not a right back.
PVA - well he might have had 1 good game against Burnley but as I expected I just saw the same old **** PVA who couldn't string a pass together or defend properly. Put Mee at left back, he's a far better defender as we saw again last night, and he can get forward better than PVA, despite having less pace. This would allow us to use Vitor as a centre back.
The midfield was non-existant apart from Oakley, who was MOTM, and took his goal very well. Wellens had a poor game and I'm really beginning to wonder if we've all overrated King, most of the time he does nothing but score, and his goals have dried up. He's definitely not worth his place at the moment, and maybe we should cash in in the summer because he's becoming increasingly inneffective against teams that don't allow him space. We need a real driving attacking midfielder like Mark Davies or Muzzy. I'd also like to see Wellens play further forward for this reason - he is not a holding midfielder and is more effective when he's driving at the defence with options ahead of him. If we get a real holding midfielder, it will allow the other 2 to play further forward where they are needed.
The only time in the first half we ever looked like making a chance was the 3 or 4 decent crosses, but tbf even then, nobody in the box looked capable of winning a header. Kamara was easily our best forward on the night, I've heard bad things about his attitude but he hasn't lacked effort so far, he was all over the place (in a good way). Then again, I did say that about Yakubu at first, but he was once again invisible last night. Kamara should be our central striker next season, Yakubu can go back, and then we should invest in a real winger. Gallagher was poor and Vassell not much better, he did have his usual solitary mazy run through the middle (note: it's always through the middle, he's not a winger) but again, with no end product.
Palace were surprisingly good defensively, but the fact that we couldn't beat a side 4th from bottom is pathetic and tells it's own story. We are nowhere near consistent enough and have no plan B, team spirit, or ideas when we come up against a decent outfit.
On the bright side, if Sven can sort this all out I might be able to enjoy next season, instead of spending it being constantly frustrated at the many false dawns. I just hope it goes to plan.
