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Minute by minute updates on the north London derby
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Any notes or queries? You can email Daniel
Arteta didn’t have too many decisions to make. Mosquera has been impressive so far, but in a game of this magnitude, it’s no surprise to see the more experienced Hincapie preferred. And given Merino’s scoring record when deployed as a striker, it makes sense that he continue in the role – though I wonder whether there was a temptation to try a winger through the middle. We don’t see it often, but Palace did it quite successfully in the middle of the last decade with Wilfried Zaha, Jason Puncheon and Yannick Bolasie, and when Mark Hughes was suspended for a crucial game at Norwich in 1992-93, Alex Ferguson resisted the temptation to play an extra midfielder, instead going with Lee Sharpe, Ryan Giggs and Andrei Kanchelskis – with devastating results.
Frank, meanwhile, changes his formation from 4-2-3-1 to, I think, 3-5-2. Coming in are Kevin Danso, the third centre-back andMohammed Kudus, back from injury, while Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur and Wilson Odobert are also selected; Pedro Porro, Pape Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani are all benched.
Continue reading…Minute by minute updates on the north London derbyAny notes or queries? You can email DanielArteta didn’t have too many decisions to make. Mosquera has been impressive so far, but in a game of this magnitude, it’s no surprise to see the more experienced Hincapie preferred. And given Merino’s scoring record when deployed as a striker, it makes sense that he continue in the role – though I wonder whether there was a temptation to try a winger through the middle. We don’t see it often, but Palace did it quite successfully in the middle of the last decade with Wilfried Zaha, Jason Puncheon and Yannick Bolasie, and when Mark Hughes was suspended for a crucial game at Norwich in 1992-93, Alex Ferguson resisted the temptation to play an extra midfielder, instead going with Lee Sharpe, Ryan Giggs and Andrei Kanchelskis – with devastating results.Frank, meanwhile, changes his formation from 4-2-3-1 to, I think, 3-5-2. Coming in are Kevin Danso, the third centre-back andMohammed Kudus, back from injury, while Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur and Wilson Odobert are also selected; Pedro Porro, Pape Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani are all benched. Continue reading…
