Ratings & Reactions: Villa v Crystal Palace

[pacbuddies]

Another dreary performance under Gerrard. How much longer do we have to suffer this!!

[Tommo_b]

4 minutes ago, maqroll said:

You'd have thought this game would be good for Olsen and Buendia to start. 

I sense some Olsen bias here.

[robby b]

And with that failing to clear for their equaliser we can more or less wave goodbye to the top ten finish now. Even equalling last season's 11th is not very likely anymore.

[hippo]

Today's excuses then...???..fill ya boots 

[Tomaszk]

It's all horrifyingly Bruce on the pitch

Incredible resources, and the minimum being gained.

[AvonVillain]

4 minutes ago, Mister_a said:

I can’t stand that we don’t start playing until Buendia comes on, it’s criminal.

I think what's criminal is more our best player finding himself on the bench game after game.

[UpTheVilla26]

Anyone know how Zaha didn't get booked? Literally hounded and sarcastically applauded the ref all game, he really is a prat. 

As for the game, fair result really, we were poor, they went route one and got what they came for. 

Oh and Buendia has to start. 

[villanmac]

You can't do anything when you CDM plays the way Nakamba did today. You are constantly on the back foot shifting momentum to the opposition. It's almost worse than being down to 10 men. He should have been hooked at half time or earlier even, proper mangers with bollocks make those decisions.

[holteend1982]

1 minute ago, foreveryoung said:

Why did we not keep Luiz as a 10. We looked a different team last week. Can only think these last few games are experimental.

We are constantly in limbo weather it's the manager or the players not performing.

Is Mancini free, at least we would know then!

Well look at how this set of players were performing under Smith and that should answer your question surely

[The_Steve]

Ollie needs to learn how to run in behind the defenders and score. Cost us 3 points.

[Guest av1]

Never again pick a starting 11 without Buendia please. 
 

Regards

Colin

[sne]

If it wasn't for Zaha and his antics most of us wouldn't have managed to stay awake for this snoozefest.

Started to get used to this particular brand of football under Gerrard and it's not something I look forward to.

Onward to next season and hopefully something completely different.

[Hank Scorpio]

Central midfield is the issue.

McGinn and Luiz need to be sold. Seemingly that won't happen. They are incapable of the basics that allow a team to succeed. We need to be ruthless and try and replace them with the next level of player. If we do not then mid table is the best we will achieve 

Edited May 15, 2022 by Pissflaps

[switters]

Draw was about right overall though frustrating not to take it when we had the lead with 10 mins to go. Palace have the edge physically, not an easy side to play against. We were too wasteful in possession for large parts of the game. Seemed to come into it and play some good stuff toward the end. Definitely looked better with Buendia and Ramsey but they also had a bit more space as Palace were pushing forward more.

[smg]

9 minutes ago, Farlz said:

Shit as always, Gerrard is a clown. 

Oh dear.

[The_Steve]

Just now, Pissflaps said:

Central midfield is the issue.

McGinn and Luiz need to be sold. Seemingly that Wong happen. They are incapable of the basics that allow a team to succeed. We need to be ruthless and try and replace them with the next level of player. If we do not then mid table is the best we will achieve 

One of the worst McGinn performances. Allowed himself to get wound up by Zaha.

[VillaFaninLondon]

10 minutes ago, The_Steve said:

Should have won that. Ollie had to take that chance - what a ball from Buendia.

We were the better team in the second half. Poor goal to concede.

Palace are a horrid, turgid team.

Ref had a mare - Zaha fouls Emi and two Palace players run into each other and he gives a foul against Emi.

Cash and Mings were solid.

Wonderful cross from Digne too.

Only one team tried to win that in the last 10 minutes.

Not sure what game you were watching.

[Delphinho123]

Two very evenly teams in draw shocker. 

We’re no better than Palace and won’t be until we sort the midfield three out. The three that started today just can’t be our midfield next season otherwise you can forget it. 

Ramsey and Buendia both need to start next game. Can understand why Ramsey didn’t start but not playing Buendia is starting to turn the fans off Gerrard. And I fully understand why too. He has to start.

If we don’t sort the midfield in the Summer, we can expect plenty more performances and results like today. 

[The_Steve]

1 minute ago, switters said:

Draw was about right overall though frustrating not to take it when we had the lead with 10 mins to go. Palace have the edge physically, not an easy side to play against. We were too wasteful in possession for large parts of the game. Seemed to come into it and play some good stuff toward the end. Definitely looked better with Buendia and Ramsey but they also had a bit more space as Palace were pushing forward more.

Injuries didn't help. We sat way too deep in midfield, Marv shouldn't have started. Luiz and McGinn very poor for large parts. Emi and JJ really changed it up. We are so desperate for a quality holding midfielder as it meant Coutinho was far too deep.

[VillanousOne]

3 minutes ago, Pissflaps said:

Central midfield is the issue.

McGinn and Luiz need to be sold. Seemingly that Wong happen. They are incapable of the basics that allow a team to succeed. We need to be ruthless and try and replace them with the next level of player. If we do not then mid table is the best we will achieve 

everything was wong today