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Match Threads Crystal Palace vs Spurs - Match Thread

Match Prediction

  • Spurs to win with a clean sheet

    Votes: 91 55.5%
  • Spurs to win while conceding

    Votes: 41 25.0%
  • Spurs to lose but still scores

    Votes: 2 1.2%
  • Spurs to lose without scoring

    Votes: 3 1.8%
  • Score Draw

    Votes: 22 13.4%
  • Goal-less Draw

    Votes: 5 3.0%

  • Total voters
    164
  • Poll closed .

spursfan77

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Aug 13, 2005
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Palace haven't scored against us in the league for a number of years, they have injuries and the players they do have available are on the beach. This should be an easy win by at least 3 clear goals, but it'll probably be a borefest 1-0, that's not a slight on Jose as that seems to have been the way the last few games at selhurst park.

I‘d take a boring one nil win in fairness. All about the rest this game. Just need to win.
 

Gurahl

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TEAM FORM: ----- Palace LLLLL ----- Spurs WDWWW
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I smell Newcastle....
 

spurslenny

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Nov 24, 2006
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How are we going to sit back and hit them on the counter attack, when Hodgson has them set up to do the same to us?
 

cockerel downunder

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Not sure where else to put this as Im not allowed to post in the other place but just wanted to point out that California dreaming was also performed by the beach boys and this song appeared in the daily itk thread on the same day we are linked with a player called Wilson... coincidence?
 

davidmatzdorf

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Palace haven't scored against us in the league for a number of years, they have injuries and the players they do have available are on the beach. This should be an easy win by at least 3 clear goals, but it'll probably be a borefest 1-0, that's not a slight on Jose as that seems to have been the way the last few games at selhurst park.
Palace are struggling really badly at present, but Hodgson knows how to organise a defence. They've been tight and difficult to score against for a long time. Even after losing their last 5 games, they've still only conceded 3 more goals than we have this season.
 

davidmatzdorf

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How are we going to sit back and hit them on the counter attack, when Hodgson has them set up to do the same to us?
Indeed. None of the teams we have played since the restart have done what teams would routinely do when we were finishing second and third, which was to pack 8-9 men into a low block and kill the game. Even against West Ham and Newcastle, we have had some room to play on the break.

The contrary argument is that the low block doesn't work unless you are playing a pressing, possession-based opponent. Eventually,someone has to come out and play.
 

cliff jones

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Aug 31, 2012
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How are we going to sit back and hit them on the counter attack, when Hodgson has them set up to do the same to us?

Great point. Can see this being really dull unless an early goal goes in and plans are changed.

they are better than their form suggests but our front 3 particularly H should be able to produce something to nick the win

coys
 

Mark_147

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Aug 24, 2011
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Palace are struggling really badly at present, but Hodgson knows how to organise a defence. They've been tight and difficult to score against for a long time. Even after losing their last 5 games, they've still only conceded 3 more goals than we have this season.
Yes but they have conceded 17 goals in the last 7 games.
 

philll

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Aug 31, 2012
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They're rocking at the moment, and not in a good way. Sakho, Cahill, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Kelly and Tomkins are all injured and Benteke is suspended.
 

teok

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Aug 11, 2011
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Hopefully harry can get one early on and then they will have to come out. (y)
 

whitechina

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Over on SKY , that wanker Nicholas just said
Spurs were lucky to win against NEWCASTLE, Arsanal and West ham. We didn't deserve any win. Nothing to do with JM or game plan /tactics. He said just luck!
What a complete cockwomble as he then said we'd win.
When will SKY get rid of these biased wankers they call pundits?
 

spids

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Jul 19, 2015
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Today we will need to play differently to how we have played in the last 5 games. They will have a low block and look to hit us on the counter, so we will need to break then down. Something we have been very poor at, not just under Mourinho but the last 18 months of Poch too. Shame Ndombele is injured as this could have been a game for him.
 
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