First of all, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate CPFC2010 on the finest transfer window in the history of the club. We have signed a top class goalkeeper in Mccarthy who will be a Premiership regular for a decade or more, we have brought in a midfielder Cabaye who oozes class, a striker in Wickham who will cause havoc, and a winger in Sako who has a hammer of a left foot. Not to mention Bamford who will I am sure have a part to play as the season progresses. We have unquestionably the best squad Crystal Palace have ever had in their history.
It appears difficult even now, despite missing players for various reasons, to accommodate all our stars, such is the embarrassment of riches on offer. Going forward we are a dream, and we will score goals. Already we have scored 3 goals from set-plays, and 2 goals from counter-attacks, plus a screamer from Joel Ward. I don't expect teams to be able to contain us, and we must remain positive, especially at home.
That said, however, it is worrying how little control we seem to have in the midfield. Mccarthur is putting in huge shifts, Puncheon is pulling the strings, and Cabaye will only get better with more game time. This is not a slur on the personnel currently deployed but we look porous in the midfield. There's no protection for the defence because everyone is so far upfield. We are not creating more by having an extra player in the opposition half, and all it means is that other teams are cutting through us at will. The balance is slightly wrong.
I know it's hard to reign in the attacking intent when the manager is so passionate about the team getting forward, especially as the personnel on offer is conducive to this as stated above. But I feel that we need to protect the defence better. No clean sheets in our first 3 games is concerning, despite it being early days for the new system. I'm happy for Cabaye to play box-to-box, but the other midfielder next to him needs to hold, for the good of the team imho. I'd be interested to know other people's thoughts, and have posted a poll too.
It appears difficult even now, despite missing players for various reasons, to accommodate all our stars, such is the embarrassment of riches on offer. Going forward we are a dream, and we will score goals. Already we have scored 3 goals from set-plays, and 2 goals from counter-attacks, plus a screamer from Joel Ward. I don't expect teams to be able to contain us, and we must remain positive, especially at home.
That said, however, it is worrying how little control we seem to have in the midfield. Mccarthur is putting in huge shifts, Puncheon is pulling the strings, and Cabaye will only get better with more game time. This is not a slur on the personnel currently deployed but we look porous in the midfield. There's no protection for the defence because everyone is so far upfield. We are not creating more by having an extra player in the opposition half, and all it means is that other teams are cutting through us at will. The balance is slightly wrong.
I know it's hard to reign in the attacking intent when the manager is so passionate about the team getting forward, especially as the personnel on offer is conducive to this as stated above. But I feel that we need to protect the defence better. No clean sheets in our first 3 games is concerning, despite it being early days for the new system. I'm happy for Cabaye to play box-to-box, but the other midfielder next to him needs to hold, for the good of the team imho. I'd be interested to know other people's thoughts, and have posted a poll too.
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