Crystal Palace

I extracted a couple of positives from Tuesday night. Not only did Adama score by getting in at the back post – a space none of our wingers ever attack – but I thought he looked motivated for the first time in ages. Diego Costa fluffed a big chance but his forward play, particularly in […]

There’s clear deficiencies in this Wolves side – namely a complete lack of cutting edge in the final third, and avoidable defensive errors. A relegation battle is very much on the cards. Climbing up the table will only happen by ensuring the sumptuous and clinical nature of the move leading up to Adama’s goal becomes […]

Winning was all that mattered on Saturday. It would have been nice if the performance had inspired a bit more confidence, but perhaps the confidence of the team will be boosted by the victory. No other team in the bottom half of the table managed to get 3 points, so it was a dream weekend […]

Thoughts of Crystal Palace at home invariably bring on the cold sweats if you’re a football fan of my vintage. If it wasn’t Chris Armstrong wedging one in the stanchion, it’d be Bruce Dyer taking the pegs out the North Bank net. If Iain Dowie wasn’t bicycle-kicking my FA Cup dreams into obliteration, then Darren […]

I agreed with those saying the team selection wasn’t right at West Ham. It’s easy to be critical with hindsight and only Bruno Lage knows who was physically up to starting the game so soon after Arsenal, but Wolves looked weak and disjointed. The main issue was that you had a lightweight from three who […]

That was the performance of a soft midtable side. Disappointing but not entirely unpredictable. We exchanged punches with Palace in a dull first half but when they upped the pace in the second, we simply fell away. It’s for Bruno Lage to determine why that was and in doing so he must also look at […]