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Match Crystal Palace v. Tottenham Hotspur - Sunday, December 13, 2:15 PM GMT

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Bergwijn was fantastic against City, Chelsea and Woolwich - arguably one of our best players across all 3.

However, this game is different. We aren't playing with the same low block, allow opponents possession and we'll kill you on the counter play.

Lo Celso and/or Lucas on for him would be my choice.
 
I hope you don't mind me saying "I told you so" but... I told you so.

Add another 10m to Bale's wage costs and we could have got Eze
 
Frankly, this is the best I've seen Palace look in a while. They're a real attacking threat going forward now.

I've also grown really accustomed to our low block, feels terrifying whenever Palace are countering.
 
Really pleased with how we looked bar the last five minutes. Strong performance on the front foot. Get a second now.
 
Totti said:
Oh we knew about him.

Poch scouted him personally 3 or 4 times - it's just clear when Mourinho took over, he didn't want him. As our links died down instantly.
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Sad. And the more I have to stare at Bergwijn do abso-fucking-lutely nothing game in game out it will continue to rankle. 30M for that player that I don't even remember from the PSV games. Wonder what someone saw?
 
Totti said:
Bergwijn was fantastic against City, Chelsea and Woolwich - arguably one of our best players across all 3.

However, this game is different. We aren't playing with the same low block, allow opponents possession and we'll kill you on the counter play.

Lo Celso and/or Lucas on for him would be my choice.
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Fantastic is a huge stretch. He worked hard in those games and we sat deep but he wasn't exactly the second coming of Messi in those games.

The issue is that he has an insanely bad first touch and no close control whatsoever, he can only play with huge amounts of space. He's even worse than Moura in that regard and unless he improves drastically in close spaces, he won't make it.
 
I'd sit in this half and protect what we have, I don't want to see Eze and Zaha with that much space to run into, sit in and pick them off on the counter.

Btw I've never seen a team where every single player moans at the ref every 30 seconds, Palace are playing like its a cup final, in the refs ear every single decision.
 
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