Although the stats on that front do exaggerate their problem (the first games with the new manager, and then away to Everton), it is indeed a problem for them, and they should have worked harder to have a backup for him.
It certainly should be easier for us to cover for a centre back than Palace...
If we do as well as we all hope, in any of the coming years, then some of our best players will go, that's inevitable.
That said, I don't like the general attitude on here that 'Dunk will be gone in the summer' etc. Teams like Palace have been able to keep players like Haha for a while, we...