David Moyes

[Shogun]

Not that Moyes would ever go for it.
Pickford
O'Brien Tarkowski Keane
Garner KDH Gana Aznou
Ndiaye Grealish
Barry

[Cereal Killer]

Not that Moyes would ever go for it.
Pickford
O'Brien Tarkowski Keane
Garner KDH Gana Aznou
Ndiaye Grealish
Barry

Alright Ruben, calm down

[Toddacelli]

Throwing my hat into the ring…

Pickford
O’Brien Tarky Keane Mykolenko
Garner Gana
Alcaraz
Dibling Ndiaye Grealish

[Bluebridge]

Throwing my hat into the ring…

Pickford
O’Brien Tarky Keane Mykolenko
Garner Gana
Alcaraz
Dibling Ndiaye Grealish

I’d give that a whirl, wouldn’t be opposed to starting Seamus either, if/when he breaks down then bring big Jake on, we need to try something.

[The Doc]

I see Moyes drooling over Palace's system in the post match interviews, and gets me thinking...

Pickford

O'Brien Tarkowski Keane

Garner Gana KDH Aznou

Ndiaye Barry Grealish

[Cereal Killer]

I see Moyes drooling over Palace's system in the post match interviews, and gets me thinking...

Pickford

O'Brien Tarkowski Keane

Garner Gana KDH Aznou

Ndiaye Barry Grealish

Difference is Palace have a load of pace to make it work and a striker who can hold it up

We don’t have any of that

[sam of the south]

I see Moyes drooling over Palace's system in the post match interviews, and gets me thinking...

Pickford

O'Brien Tarkowski Keane

Garner Gana KDH Aznou

Ndiaye Barry Grealish

Maybe by seasons end (yep, I’d play Keane instead of Tarkowski right now on form, and I’m hoping that Barry, Dibling, Aznou and Röhl all get chances and make themselves undroppable, although I know it’s unlikely)

Pickford
O’Brien Keane Branthwaite
Dibling Gana Röhl Aznou
Ndiaye Barry Grealish

King, Patterson, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, KDH, Alcaraz, Beto

[Juanito]

I like the idea of 3-4-3 until we get modern day full backs in.

Pickford
O’Brien Tarks Branthwaite
Garner Gana Rohl McNeil
N’Diaye Grealish
Beto

[StirlingBlue]

Difference is Palace have a load of pace to make it work and a striker who can hold it up

We don’t have any of that

If you watch back the game yesterday it wasn't that Mateta was magically holding the ball up, it's that he wasn't under as much pressure from our CBs as they couldn't follow him as we were wary of the threat in behind of Pinot/Sarr/Munoz/Mitchell. Often Matata was receiving the ball with nobody within 5 yards.

Compare that to Barry/Beto trying to take in the ball with a defender or two touch tight on them and it's a way harder job. None of our wide options run beyond so opposition defences can just squeeze squeeze squeeze.

I guess my point is that even though Barry/Beto obviously have issues, if you drop Mateta into our lineup yesterday I don't think we look very different.