closed Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace

[Socur Toxanarosa 145]

2 minutes ago, Mana said:

Since you're too lazy to figure it out...

If Spurs and City win their next 2 games...they will be 1 point behind us correct? As we are only 7 ahead.

We don't play until 5:30PM next weekend, while Spuds and City would have played their weekend games BEFORE us.

Get it now?

So if we keep losing and they keep winning, we'll lose our advantage? Holy shit, that's brilliant.

[Antonio8 736]

1 minute ago, Socur Toxanarosa said:

So if we keep losing and they keep winning, we'll lose our advantage? Holy shit, that's brilliant.

[cosmicway 1,298]

It happens in the best of families but it's appalling.
 

[Ledg 639]

Since you're too lazy to figure it out...
If Spurs and City (assuming they beat Arsenal) win their next 2 games...they will be 1 point behind us correct? As we are only 7 ahead.
We don't play until 5:30PM next weekend, while Spuds and City would have played their weekend games BEFORE us.
Get it now?

If if if is the key word and it's a big one. Spurs on paper will trash Swansea but it's never that simple.

It was easy on paper for us cause Palace are shit against everybody fro top 10 but it didn't turn out in their favor, didn't?

I can assume things too. City now are motivated to beat Arsenal but they'll need a lot of energy tomorrow, to go back to London in 3 days and we'll have a day less than us to rest. So on paper it looks will be more fresh them and easier for us to win, right?

We've been in the drivers seat for too long and it feels like the season is never-ending but it's too early to panic and I think people panic cause the are still 9 games left.


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[communicate 2,703]

Rather than Costa, my main problem from today is defence especially their 2nd goal. I am not sure why either puncheon/ zaha don't remember can run free like that. 

1st goal was dumb mistake by pedro and fantastic finish by zaha, it is what happen when you are in form

[Laylabelle 9,341]

First time I go this season and they do that!!! Defending was dire for the goals and amazed we lost only 2-1. So many chances and yet wasnt gana happen 

Title race was never gana be over till the end! People celebrated way way to early...still ours lose but still..play again like today and be easier to do so

 

[Vytis33 1,114]

I've never been more encouraged by a loss in my life.  The attacking prowess today was beyond impressive.  At some point you have to applaud the goalkeeping and defending...oh and sign Eden to a lifetime contract!

[Socur Toxanarosa 145]

5 minutes ago, communicate said:

Rather than Costa, my main problem from today is defence especially their 2nd goal. I am not sure why either puncheon/ zaha don't remember can run free like that. 

1st goal was dumb mistake by pedro and fantastic finish by zaha, it is what happen when you are in form

It was a lack of concentration lapse, possibly caused by overconfidence, it's good to keep your feet on ground, too bad we couldn't win the game tho.

[oxfordblues 299]

i blame ken bates,but what a cracking game.

[nono 791]

I really don't like Matic. I think he dithers on the ball too much and has no idea what to do with it. 

[Pizy 18,323]

Know everyone's criticizing Costa and rightly so, but some others had shockers as well. I though Pedro was poor and I think that may have been David Luiz's worst performance this season. He lunged in seemingly 5 times trying to knick in front of a pass and completely missed it. Hazard was completely untouchable in the first half but then kind of went off the boil. Cesc didn't really do much in the second half either.

City game is unbelievably massive now. Win and I'll be confident we'll see the job out. Lose and I'll personally be very, very worried looking at Spuds' remaining fixtures and with Kane still to come back soon.

Would be hugely embarrassing to lose the title from where we were.

[Henrique 9,133]

23 minutes ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

Some of it is over the top from the usual suspects but what bothers me is if City win against Arsenal, it's all of a sudden a massive, massive game against them next for us. And there's no reason why they can't beat us. 

By this logic you could said one day ago that Crystal palace was a massive game, because "if we lost to Palace, and will face City with 'only' 7 points, then City might beat us, then the gap will be 4 points, then if x happen, and y happen....". 

Game against City is not more massive than other games. Gap is 7 points, if City win, gap will be 4 points, still a HUGE gap in such competitive run. We are not talking about a game where if City win, City will be one the top of the lague. The goal is not to maintain a 10 point gap, but to be at the top of the table at the end of the league. A 10 point gap means you can get bad results like this one against Palace AND lost to a difficult opponent like City, and still keep a more or less confortable lead.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Just now, Henrique said:

By this logic you could said one day ago that Crystal palace was a massive game, because "if we lost to Palace, and will face City with 'only' 7 points, then City might beat us, then the gap will be 4 points, then if x happen, and y happen....". 

Game against City is not more massive than other games. Gap is 7 points, if City win, gap will be 4 points, still a HUGE gap in such competitive run. We are not talking about a game where if City win, City will be one the top of the lague. The goal is not to maintain a 10 point gap, but to be at the top of the table at the end of the league. A 10 point gap means you can get bad results like this one against Palace AND lost to a difficult opponent like City, and still keep a more or less confortable lead.

City have players like Aguero, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling and Sane in their starting line-up. Matic is getting the run around by the likes of Puncheon. It's logical I'm a bit concerned they can beat us (and Arsenal who is in disarray). 

[Jase 43,479]

People seem to have forgotten that City gave us a runaround back at the Etihad Stadium. They should have won the game but we only won thanks to some clinical counter attacks and catastrophic defending from them. Palace rode their luck against us today and I think we're need to do the same in some ways on Wednesday.

[Pizy 18,323]

Watch Palace now go and get hammered 3-0 midweek against Southampton, too. 

[Jase 43,479]

10 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Know everyone's criticizing Costa and rightly so, but some others had shockers as well. I though Pedro was poor and I think that may have been David Luiz's worst performance this season. He lunged in seemingly 5 times trying to knick in front of a pass and completely missed it. Hazard was completely untouchable in the first half but then kind of went off the boil. Cesc didn't really do much in the second half either.

Do people really expect Pedro to do well at WB? Yeah, he scored a few goals from that position in the FA Cup but he's never fully convinced and was even given the runaround by Wolves. Asking him to do it in the Premier League, even at home, is suicidal, especially against the likes of Zaha, Puncheon etc. And not to mention, it was so awkward watching him trying to beat players from wide areas. Said this from last season, he's never looked comfortable when asked to do. Surprised Conte didn't play Willian at WB instead.

[Pizy 18,323]

Just now, Jason said:

Do people really expect Pedro to do well at WB? Yeah, he scored a few goals from that position in the FA Cup but he's never fully convinced and was even given the runaround by Wolves. Asking him to do it in the Premier League, even at home, is suicidal, especially against the likes of Zaha, Puncheon etc. And not to mention, it was so awkward watching him trying to beat players from wide areas. Said this from last season, he's never looked comfortable when asked to do. Surprised Conte didn't play Willian at WB instead.

Not his defending as a wing back I'm criticizing. He really wasn't troubled much in that respect since we on the front foot nearly the entire 90. It's the fact that he got in to promising position after promising position and didn't deliver. Don't remember him even having a go at goal either.

[cosmicway 1,298]

One penalty denied in the first half.
There was no aerial power, essential in this type of situation.
Costa missed twice, the one was dead easy for him.
Now it becomes a thriller.