Palace's problems are with the defense and midfield.
by steez_nutz (2016-12-27 02:40:14)

In reply to: Well, Pardew is pretty good.  posted by NDMike2001

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The defense has been abysmal and the midfield somewhat disorganized. Benteke has played well thus far, though his PK on Boxing Day was terrible. I haven't looked at the updated table, but the number of goals conceded by Palace is bottom-3, and a large number of those occurred within the closing minutes of a half and/or in stoppage time. I think they are mid-table in terms of goals scored, with Benteke probably leading the team. I know he didn't fit well with Liverpool, but he's been pretty good up top for Palace. All that said, Palace has slide dramatically in the last 12 months. Last year around Christmas, they were in the top 5-7 in the league (mostly with smoke & mirrors), and then they didn't win a league game for about 4 months. They were never close to relegation, but they were close to having to think about it. This year has been more of the same, only with more goals (both ways).

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