Match Day Thread Palace v Saints FA Cup 07/01 12:30

12:30 KO gets it over and done with quicker I suppose

 

Longer to celebrate then!! That's when we actually score more goals than them at the final whistle. Keep hoping!

 

Saintsplayer channels.


12:30PM CRYSTAL PALACE VS SOUTHAMPTON

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• FA CUP 12

• ESPN PLUS 3 HD

• ASTRO SUPERSPORT 1

 

I think Viera is taking the piss, with his comments about the “quality of the games they’ve been playing”.


PATRICK VIEIRA has warned his Crystal Palace players they face an early FA Cup exit if they are distracted by Southampton’s league form.

The Eagles are hoping to repeat last season’s run to the semi-finals and a home clash with the Premier League strugglers means they are favourites to claim a spot in the fourth round.

But Vieira (left) believes Saints are in a false position and has backed their boss Nathan Jones to turn things around. The Frenchman said: “We don’t take anything for granted. The league table doesn’t reflect the quality of the games they’ve been playing. It’s about the right mindset to compete well and try to go to the next round.”

 

Oddly enough despite it being the usual pre match mind game rhetoric, I would rather believe Vieira than you in his judgement of NJ and hope his other opinions are correct but I am not convinced!

 

At this moment, based on having watched every game since NJ came in, I would sooner trust my own eyes.
He’s got a poor squad, so it’s not all down to him, but Viera making out that the quality of our performances doesn’t reflect in our being bottom of the table, is a piss take, IMO.

 

Two minutes until we see Lyanco in the starting line up…

 

Absolutely no idea what’s going on there.

Back 5 and then what?

 

And there it is. Learned nothing.

Still, at least Jimmy-Jay is on the bench.

 

He played last night, so he will get 5 minutes if anything

 

I can't work out if that's a back three and no midfield. Or a back four with a CB playing out at RB.

Either way, I'm not exactly jumping for joy. At least the game doesn't really matter.

 

AMN RWB I presume, and JWP and Aribo watching the ball go over their heads in midfield.

 

Never. Only a madman would start him.

Oh, hang on...

 

What on earth

 

I think it’s just JWP doing the watching. Aribo will be shuffling about further up, reporting back to the CB’s where the ball is landing.

 

Maybe Jones didn't take too kindly to the sarcastic cheering from the fans when he finally brought on Stu vs Forest. Not even on the bench.

 

No is clueless….total chaos

 

Ok we are doomed.

 

Aside from Eze, it looks like Palace have pretty much gone full strength.

They really didn't need to.