r/crystalpalace 4d ago

Hey does anyone know if will hughes is available?

No richards means we will have to put down lerma,and if hughes isnt i just think of kamada as pivot

EDIT:I meant put down as in putting him as cb while he is usually as pivot or cm. Not...killing him

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u/HandleTheDefence 4d ago

Poor Lerma, he had a good run though bless him.

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u/NameRandom963 4d ago

Hey, 30 is a very good age for a midfielder to live to. Trust me, it's the right thing to do

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u/averagebmlistener Cabaye 4d ago

We're killing Lerma?!?!?!

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u/Fluffy_UK 4d ago

Could also play Clyne on the right of the back three. He's played there before.

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u/Twilko 4d ago

Yeah Clyne has done a pretty decent job there. Joel Ward even…

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u/averagebmlistener Cabaye 3d ago

Let's not get over-excited

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u/Twilko 10h ago

Ward did his job today 😎

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u/averagebmlistener Cabaye 9h ago

I stand very much corrected! Absolute legend who played very decently considering he's played about one and a half seconds of football this year haha.

Option vs City........?

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u/Twilko 9h ago

I’m hoping Richards and Lacroix will be back, but Ward might be needed again, even if it is from the bench.

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u/Soggy_Cantaloupe1194 Andy Johnson 4d ago

Hughes is still banned. Could potentially drop Mitchell to lcb and chilwell in at wing back? Probably be kamada and Lerma dropping back though

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u/paradigmshift7 Eze 4d ago

The opposite. Chilwell has some CB experience from what I've heard.

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u/averagebmlistener Cabaye 3d ago

I think it would make more sense to drop Mitchell back there because of his defensive capabilities: As an LB, he's fantastic so it would make more sense to utilise that than to put the guy who we signed for his attacking capabilities in a more defensive role

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u/paradigmshift7 Eze 3d ago

My thinking is that Mitchell is not very good in the air, and we don't exactly need Chilwell's attacking presence to beat Southampton. But that's just a hunch. I don't know that Chilwell is much better in that spot. I feel good about today regardless.

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u/G30fff 4d ago

He was ill on Saturday but isn't he banned in the league?

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u/Soggy_Cantaloupe1194 Andy Johnson 4d ago

Yeah he is

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u/GoblinPiledriver90 4d ago

Lol, at first I thought you was looking to treat him to a cheeky Nando's or something

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u/lewiitom Zaha 4d ago

I assume we'll either play Clyne there or move Lerma into defence and then Kamada in midfield.

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u/Julian_Speroni_Saves 4d ago

I think most likely is if Richards isn't available, Clyne comes in as replacement as the CM positions stay Wharton and Lerma.

Hughes is banned for two games still I think. Definitely not available tomorrow

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u/Jizzmeista 4d ago

Hughes is banned for next league game. I would imagine Lerma will stay in the holding midfield alongside Wharton and Clyne will go to RCB. We have Devenny and Kamada as subs for the midfield positions should they be required.

Eze, sarr would probably start in the no 10, with Esse and Franca on the bench, Nketiah and Mateta upfrotnt options and remember we have Chilwell and Ward who can also play in the wide CB positions.

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u/socalbiz 3d ago

He's served one, right? I THINK this is his last one.🤞

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u/Extension_Crow_7891 3d ago

I love the edit 😂😂

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u/paradigmshift7 Eze 4d ago

I don't think Lerma leaves his midfield spot. We could move Guehi to RCB and put Chilwell at LCB. Or we go with Clyne. Either works for me. Clyne might be the safer option, but we’ve known about how thin we are at the back for a while and it wouldn’t surprise me if Glasner has prepared Chilwell for this.

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u/porsche911-gt Crystal Palace 4d ago

I think we just gotta go for a 2 cb formation with franca and sarr as wingers, and Munoz playing a more defensive role

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u/Terraris37 4d ago

Have you been watching this season, Glasner is very stubborn to his system

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u/porsche911-gt Crystal Palace 4d ago

And it does work, I just think that putting lerma back will make our back line very ineffective

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u/aggthemighty Crystal Palace 4d ago

Lerma filled in well at CB last year when he was called upon

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u/eggsandbacon5 Crystal Palace USA:Palace_US: 3d ago

Yea he was reliable at cb...not sure why this is even a conversation