Live Com and Updates: Crystal Palace v Brighton and Hove Albion KO 20:00

[Sewell's lob]

Kouyate was a big miss. In his absence Brighton poured forward without much opposition. There has been a lot of talk about Eze and Olise being handfuls for opposing defences but playing both of them left the wings exposed defensively. And I know he scored, but I thought Brighton nullified Gallagher - there was always someone on him the second he got the ball. Let's hope no other clubs' coaches noticed.

[Reg_Maudling]

At the moment eze and olise should not both be starting together as neither do enough cover for the full backs
Compare with Townsend and see the difference in mitchell

[ddfunk]

Originally Posted by Reg_Maudling

At the moment eze and olise should not both be starting together as neither do enough cover for the full backs
Compare with Townsend and see the difference in mitchell

With Zaha and Ayew out who else is going to start.

They haven't started a Premier League game together and get thrown in the deep end with two Derby games.

Give them some time.

[AJ]

Originally Posted by Reg_Maudling

At the moment eze and olise should not both be starting together as neither do enough cover for the full backs
Compare with Townsend and see the difference in mitchell

Fact is that we have our 2 starting wingers at Afcon so we are down to who is available to play wide. If Shlupp had started wide and Luka in the middle then we would have had no decent subs for the midfield as 2 of our midfield starters are unavailable. The missing players are naturally having an impact on the team and without those 4 players the squad depth is very weak and our starting 11 is seriously down graded. Given all that and BHA form this season, a point last night is a very good one.

[Reg_Maudling]

just hoping macarthur is back for next game or luka can raise his game whilst we have the afcon problem, then olise and eze could share one place in the team over 90 minutes
we missed kouyate and ayew last night at least as much as zaha
olize and eze are obviously exciting talents but they are young and inexperienced at the moment

[teesdale99]

Originally Posted by ddfunk

With Zaha and Ayew out who else is going to start.

They haven't started a Premier League game together and get thrown in the deep end with two Derby games.

Give them some time.

Could have played Schlupp on the left and Luka in midfield. Although I accept it’s very hard to start the paceless Luka. Or played Benteke central and Edouard left. Eze looks a fair way off full recovery. It would be intriguing to see Olise in a central role.

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by Reg_Maudling

just hoping macarthur is back for next game or luka can raise his game whilst we have the afcon problem, then olise and eze could share one place in the team over 90 minutes
we missed kouyate and ayew last night at least as much as zaha
olize and eze are obviously exciting talents but they are young and inexperienced at the moment

The next AFCON influenced game is really not that relevant - Liverpool - any result is a bonus. We then have Hartlepool in the cup. We then have 3 winnable games in the next 4 - Norwich A, Brentford A and Burnley H, with Chelsea at Selhurst thrown in. If we 6-9 points from those 3 puts us into the 30+ points range with 10 games to go

[I H8 CWEED]

Originally Posted by redsox

Can't ignore the fact that Brighton made us look like a non league outfit. The difference between both sides was there to be seen. Olise and Eze are not defensive players they come alive in the opponents half and need strong experienced players around them to get the best out of them. Potter has done wonders for Brighton they are only a couple of players short of being top 6.

And we made them look non-league in the reverse fixture

[Jordan's Jacket]

Looking forward to Potter leaving them. He is destined for much better things. Although as is it is Brighton a role in any other club would be progression for him

[Alfies army]

Originally Posted by Reg_Maudling

At the moment eze and olise should not both be starting together as neither do enough cover for the full backs
Compare with Townsend and see the difference in mitchell

That’s Exactly my thoughts wardy and Mitchell are not getting enough cover from these two

[CP-RJW]

Originally Posted by redsox

Can't ignore the fact that Brighton made us look like a non league outfit. The difference between both sides was there to be seen. Olise and Eze are not defensive players they come alive in the opponents half and need strong experienced players around them to get the best out of them. Potter has done wonders for Brighton they are only a couple of players short of being top 6.

Hahahaha.

They're a few expensive players away from being as good as West Ham, who aren't a top 6 side, they just finished there once, and it's fairly unlikely to happen again with a thin squad and the Europa league knockouts.

They're about eight players away from having a starting 11 as good as Spurs, Arsenal or the wankers.

[sherstonpalace]

Originally Posted by Big Blue Eagle

The next AFCON influenced game is really not that relevant - Liverpool - any result is a bonus. We then have Hartlepool in the cup. We then have 3 winnable games in the next 4 - Norwich A, Brentford A and Burnley H, with Chelsea at Selhurst thrown in. If we 6-9 points from those 3 puts us into the 30+ points range with 10 games to go

Really? Without Salah and Mane they managed one shot on target against a 10-man Arsenal side, and they will have played a semi-final on the Thursday night. Surely this is as good an opportunity as any to take points off them.

[Big Blue Eagle]

Originally Posted by sherstonpalace

Really? Without Salah and Mane they managed one shot on target against a 10-man Arsenal side, and they will have played a semi-final on the Thursday night. Surely this is as good an opportunity as any to take points off them.

I agree - they are at risk against us if we play well. But under usual circumstances we would view it as a free hit - and they still have Firmino & Jota.

[Stinger1]

Originally Posted by sherstonpalace

Really? Without Salah and Mane they managed one shot on target against a 10-man Arsenal side, and they will have played a semi-final on the Thursday night. Surely this is as good an opportunity as any to take points off them.

Absolutely, I'd play Liverpool without Zaha, Kouyate and Ayew every time if it meant no Salah and Mane.

[CP-RJW]

Originally Posted by sherstonpalace

Really? Without Salah and Mane they managed one shot on target against a 10-man Arsenal side, and they will have played a semi-final on the Thursday night. Surely this is as good an opportunity as any to take points off them.

Agreed. The mostly likely result is still a loss, Jota, Minamino and Firmino are nothing to laugh at in attack, and there's obviously serious quality behind them. But it's not a typical Liverpool game, it's more on the Tottenham or Man United difficulty level.

[Wycombe Eagle#2]

See Eze is coming in for a bit of stick on here. I actually think he can play in the same team as Olise but depends where he plays and last night I think he was in the wrong position.

When Wilf and Ayew play they are part of the forward 3 and as Wilf and Ayew are the wider 2 it's them who covers the FBs time after time. Eze just isn't that type of player. He likes to be on the ball and we've seen his quality on it, vision and range of passing when on song.

I think Eze should've been central with Connor and Schlupp wide left who would've given you more natural FB cover. When Connor goes back I think Eze could fill that role by popping up in the box late on.

[ee-ay-ee-ay-ee-ay-o]

Originally Posted by Reg_Maudling

just hoping macarthur is back for next game or luka can raise his game whilst we have the afcon problem, then olise and eze could share one place in the team over 90 minutes
we missed kouyate and ayew last night at least as much as zaha
olize and eze are obviously exciting talents but they are young and inexperienced at the moment

Afcon is an opportunity. As someone else said, first time Eze & Olise have played together, so give 'em a chance. Last night and the Scousers are essentially free hits with no one expecting a lot with the Afcon absentees.

Admittedly it's not ideal against such opposition but it gives EE & MO a chance and of course valuable experience.

[meee]

Originally Posted by CP-RJW

Hahahaha.

They're a few expensive players away from being as good as West Ham, who aren't a top 6 side, they just finished there once, and it's fairly unlikely to happen again with a thin squad and the Europa league knockouts.

They're about eight players away from having a starting 11 as good as Spurs, Arsenal or the wankers.

Yeah. No doubt they have the best English manager currently.

[meee]

Originally Posted by ee-ay-ee-ay-ee-ay-o

Afcon is an opportunity. As someone else said, first time Eze & Olise have played together, so give 'em a chance. Last night and the Scousers are essentially free hits with no one expecting a lot with the Afcon absentees.

Admittedly it's not ideal against such opposition but it gives EE & MO a chance and of course valuable experience.

The 2 games have also come against a Brighton team missing their best player to AFCON and Liverpool missing their best player and 2 others. We could have had more and worse games in this period.