Still unhappy about the decision, but really understand it from Tony's point of view.
He has invested a fortune in the academy and training facilities. The plan has always been that the U23's /U18's etc should play the same way as the 1st team. The idea being that players can be introduced to...
Palace are vulnerable at home against well organised defences, able to hit on the counter attack.
The performance was exactly that. Perfectly executed.
The stats you are referring to mean absolutely nothing.
percentage possession is a meaningless statistic.
as is the number of shots.
Palace...
Fair point.
Arsenal was a good all round performance.
Newcastle also proved that Hughton is able to change things with substitutions.
However it was nonetheless, disappointing that the team and fans seemed to give up after such a great start.
Particularly in a match that didn't really matter...
When the second goal went in, the atmosphere went from buzzing to dead. The players' body language and performance went totally flat.
This really summed up where the club are at the moment. We had lost the game as soon as we went behind.
Whilst I am personally disappointed in the decision, I...
Incredible to think that Tony was prepared to stick with Hyppia, but has pulled the trigger on Hughton.
Different stakes in the premier league, clearly.
I really hope Tony knows what he's doing.
Clearly the recruitment department need to know how the new man wants us to play.
So would hope Tony has someone lined up for this already.