David Edgar

Gakpoo

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Really good read. Schar is one of my favourite all time players. Have always appreciated what he offers.

Assuming he starts, I really fancy that Isak's qualities will more than replace the loss of Bruno's passing. Feeling confident for this. Palace looked so vulnerable in transition against Manchester. Would love to see us start ASM and Isak somehow.

Another mess with Pep's tactical fingerprints all over it.

This is a massive fee for him.

De-licious.

Palace forwards are being bullied. They've got to find another way to get up the pitch than playing into their feet.

Let's go Palace. Up the Palace. Enjoy the Palace. Whatever Palace fans say.

Gallagher is super limited. Basically Ross Barkley MKII. Do not want.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

NO

Top anticipation, reading the game well.

Another (foreign) player Bruce discarded for a worse (British) alternative...

For all the shit I've been giving Wilson recently for looking a bit off the boil, I'm wondering if Isak starting behind Wilson is gonna be the best option. Wilson did a lot of good stuff yesterday and Isak's mobility made up for Wilson being a little limited there. Isak could also work playing from LW. Move Joelinton into LCM and Longstaff into DCM.

What's Ciaran Clark up to? No disrespect to him. Just mad that we had Schar on the bench...

This is why I think Howe needs to consider adding more threat to the left side. Leeds and now Fulham have done a solid job defensively, being able to focus more on our right. We could do with adding some balance across the pitch to give opponents more to think about.

Liverpool feel overrated based on their past. Their midfield is a shambles and VVD is past it and also crocked for a while.

Aye, unless he breaks the dickhead rule, he seems obvious. Would be stunning having him on the left and Bruno on the right of a midfield 2.

Hang on, have seen the penalty foul again and it just isn't... BDR just stands on Tripper then dives to the floor.

Ridiculous

He was pictured feeling his left calf at half time and looking a bit sheepish.

Yeah, I've gone too far saying he won't be around. Would probably still be here in the squad for all the reasons people have said. Dunno if he is remotely close in ability to Butt at Manchester United though. JOS is perhaps a better example, but I almost feel like it is easier to hide a poorer footballer at the back. Longstaff has a harder task to stick about, basically.

Yeah, this is definitely the case. He's not a favoured player, so gets harsher treatment. The inverse happens for the favourites.

Wouldn't mind our usual formation but with Isak in for Bruno and Longstaff at DM.