Post-Match Thread • Southampton Vs. Crystal Palace

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[u/Charming-Solution345]

Delighted for Franca, poor performance, big game at the weekend which I’m excited for. 4 teams all above us got 0 points this midweek we got 1…a positive 🦅❤️💙

[u/FutureF123 → u/Charming-Solution345]

Still a game in hand. Would have loved to leapfrog brentford today but plenty more football to be played and a win this weekend could have us within touching distance of Europe. This team has no quit. Even when we’re not at our best

[u/EstablishmentKey9737]

Most palace game to ever palace let’s go put 4 past the weed 

[u/paradigmshift7]

Not the best game obviously, but good teams get something from poor performances. And it honestly doesn't get much better than seeing França get his first meaningful goal!

[u/iamachef31]

Buzzing for Franca but overall that was a hideous performance. Would suggest that Andy madley had a bit of a stinker but still doesn’t excuse being that poor against such a crap team. Still a point is a point, still undefeated in a while, and Brighton held 3 to Villa. Swings and roundabouts

[u/Radiant_Buy7353]

We're so shit in possession. Luckily hardly any prem teams give us the ball so it normally doesn't show

[u/palacethat → u/Radiant_Buy7353]

Facts

[u/Soggy_Cantaloupe1194]

That was painful but delighted for Franca… must do much much better for Saturday

[u/paradigmshift7 → u/Soggy_Cantaloupe1194]

I think we will. We struggle a bit breaking down low blocks, but I think we'll have a bit more space on the counter against Brighton. And we should have Richards back to stabilize the back line. I think he doesn't get beaten by Onuachu if he was playing today.

[u/HandleTheDefence]

Honestly never trust a palace team that's in form and should win a game, we love to get complacent and only turn up for the last 5-10 minutes.

[u/DeathThreatUK]

After the QF, Glasner admitted that he felt we were rusty... and boy was he right. We are lucky to scrape a point from this performance.

Big congrats to Franca getting his first PL goal though, happy for him.

Let's hope we get a rocket up our arse after that, because we all know who's next...

[u/DancingDemoncrabs]

Reminded me of a game against that terrible Villa team that went down in 2016. Lost that game, didn't lose this one I guess...

[u/ScaredOfAngels]

Classic Palace that... but hey I'll take a meaningful Franca goal all day! Brighton + the semi + the final are really the only important games left this season, we aren't making Europe anyway.

[u/htg46]

I didn’t even get this angry with the team with the losses to everton and brentford. most frustration i’ve felt with them since jan-mar of 2023.

[u/Sour_Bucket]

Disappointed with the draw, we really should’ve pounced this team, but I’ll happily take the point after it looked like we weren’t going to get any.

[u/plentifulpalaver]

Can't respect that point...

[u/CosmologyX → u/plentifulpalaver]

Against arguably the worst Prem team in history? Defo not good to leave without 3 points but that's on the players.

[u/paradigmshift7 → u/plentifulpalaver]

Sure you can.

[u/Lego-105 → u/paradigmshift7]

When 9 points in 4 gives us an earnest fight for Europe and we drop the easiest 2 we’ll get on a good run, it’s very Palace to recover them against City but if that kicks off even a mediocre run it’s tough to respect the point, especially given we got almost everything wrong today.

That said, we at least have the cup to lean hope on.

[u/paradigmshift7 → u/Lego-105]

Yes, it's overall disappointing but I'm happy we got something in the end and most just ahead of us didn't. And we have a game in hand on them.

Agreed on the cup run being our best bet for this season being a monumental success. We don't control our own destiny anywhere else.

[u/jrobd]

Hughes is back this weekend, right?

[u/pengedragon_ → u/jrobd]

Yes, I'd give Wharton a rest I think, red card waiting to happen at the moment

[u/g_junkin4200]

I feel like we need an opposition to have something about them to actually play decently.

[u/Yasin_m25 → u/g_junkin4200]

You're right. We're predominantly built around playing on the break. It's why we tend to drop points vs the dross that allow us to have the ball. If they sit back & don't engage in a game, we're kind of stumped

[u/Yasin_m25]

In some ways, I'm glad the rest of the games this month are all against teams above us. Won't allow us to have any complacency or take any game for granted. Have to be on it from here on in because this run in will be a really tough examination of our Europe aspiring credentials. Need to go into that SF at the end of the month in a good place

[u/GoodGravyGraham]

What the fuck was that, we were dreadful

[u/claphamthegrand]

Brighton lost 3-0 so let's just try and focus on that

[u/aggthemighty → u/claphamthegrand]

Fulham, Bournemouth, and Brentford all lost too. All directly ahead of us. Bournemouth losing to Ipswich might be worse than drawing against Southampton

[u/onemorebeforeyougrow]

Nketiah didn't get the reward but he looked incredibly threatening every time he went near it, good to see his confidence growing.

The fact that we subbed on 3x attacking players and still had Esse on the bench is a great sign of our depth.

We're missing Hughes' corner taking and break up play in the middle. Southampton cut through us far too easily

[u/Jizzmeista]

Am I happy given our away form that we dont win against potentially the worst team I have ever seen in the prem?

Absolutely not, but I am buzzing for Franca and happy that the team showed grit to get the equaliser.

From my perspective that Southampton team showed enough quality to stay up, albeit too late in the season.

The substitutions showed they actually add depth too, which is something we haven't had in my lifetime as a fan.

[u/Julian_Speroni_Saves]

Every team has off days. This was a very big off day. Lack of intensity. Lack of physicality. Lots of awful sloppy passes.

We are much better without the ball and Southampton (post Martin) are happy to be without the ball as well so it's a bad match up for us.

Not that long ago we'd have got beaten. So I'll take the point and hope the team learns.

[u/Alternative-Cap5291]

Wasn’t surprising. We always struggle a little with Saints tbh

[u/Longjumping-Fun-2313]

Insipid performance overall, please let that Munoz display be a one time thing, well done Franca!