Interesting seeing opinions from the other side. Lots of respect for Murray, and our play in general.
As much as players are cheats these days, watching it on a stream I could tell by Murray’s reaction that it never touched his hand. He was certain it his stomach or side or whatever it was. Replays confirmed it. Var was spot on here.
100% agree with this. Also Murray has been a thorn in our side for years. He’s had some proper stormers against us. It’s our inept defence who aren’t up for the fight with him. We all saw it coming on here. Do they not think “Brighton on Saturday let’s really make sure that Murray doesn’t mug us off again”?
I like Glen Murray, a little more of his attitude and fight in our forward line wouldn’t go amiss.
Murray and his teammates must have begged Potter to play him against us because he seems to up his game 100% and imho , he looked a better front man at 36 (or is it 37) than 45m Haller.
Lucky to have got a point in the end because Fab produced some fantastic saves.
I bloody hate us playing Glenn Murray...looked twice the player that Haller was yesterday. Bet that’s the one excellent game he has this season. Maybe we should sign him for the championship next year.
The most annoying thing for me is that Murray did it once again. When they scored the second goal I don't think anybody was too naive to believe they wouldn't score the third.
The thing is, it was Murray's first start since September. He was yet to score a goal this season. And they put the 36 years old striker, who can't run properly anymore, in the starting line-up on purpose. They knew he'd score. That's how shitty our defence is.
Murray since they came up...
P 59 (30) Goals 26.
A totally under rated player. Something like 37 goals from 77 PL starts + subs across his career.
That ain't a fluke. There was one bit of control yesterday where he brought the ball down and our lot were I was sat were murmuring in appreciation at the skill.
Every Palace fan I know misses him. In fact, my mate down the road who is STH reckons that they'd have qualified for Europe this season, if they still had him. He's a great mix of dark arts nudge and niggle, with some proper technique. He's also not the kind of player to sulk or have a crisis of confidence.
apparently the best football we can play is by being industrious and flooding the middle. pinging every ball out to antonio in an attempt to get a set piece so we can load up the box. that was our peak in the first half.
when brighton ramped it up their football was of a different era to what we were playing as far as guile and tactics go, which we accomodated by a rediculous capitulation of the initiative by moving to five at the back.