Week 37: Bon Voyage Roy Hodgson

[candylandriots]

Tomorrow night will be Roy Hodgson's last home game as manager for Crystal Palace, and likely for his career. He announced his retirement today. He was pretty much the perfect manager for the team, and he'll always have my eternal thanks for cleaning up the mess on aisle deBoer. I'm glad there will be some fans in the stadium tomorrow night to give him a proper send-off and thank him for the excellent work he's done, both for Palace and in his long career.

There wasn't a really good place to put this, as it seems any year I make a dedicated Crystal Palace thread for me to talk to myself about the team, they end up in a relegation battle. Hoping we see more of the team that played the 2nd half against Villa for the final two matches, and send Roy off the best way possible.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/18/roy-hodgson-to-leave-crystal-palace-and-retire-as-a-manager-at-end-of-season

 

[Stanley Steamer]

So long, Woy. He strikes me as a truly decent man.

 

[67YAZ]

45 years on the sideline! Incredible career. Think of all the players he has worked with, from Tyrick Mitchell all the way back to Ralf Edstrom.

 

[the1andonly3003]

annoying that Goal Rush is not available this matchday with multiple matches happening at the same time

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Roy has always seemed like one of the good guys in a sport without enough of them. It's great that he got to finish his career where it started.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Holy hell, Cavani

 

[the1andonly3003]

on the south coast, Bielsa is resting some of his players

think I heard a "we want glazer out" chant at Old Trafford

 

[67YAZ]

Holy hell, Cavani

That’s just a heat check.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Cavani's goal was brilliant but also blatantly offside. Did VAR even look at this?

Bruno didn't touch it, as is obvious if you look at the lack of rotation change on the ball as it goes by. The league is also admitting as much by giving the assist to De Gea.

View: https://twitter.com/PubitySportIG/status/1394710616955305985


And here is Cavani when De Gea kicked the ball.

View: https://twitter.com/PoorEPLreferees/status/1394709080766353412

 

[SocrManiac]

On the last few games of the season, the offside line is flipped. De Gea and his two nearest defenders would be the ones off if De Gea didn't have the ball. Obviously.

 

[67YAZ]

So Joe Bryan scores once every 12 months?

 

[teddykgb]

Ridiculous red card for DOGSO given to Cancelo. Thank God this match doesn’t matter

 

[67YAZ]

So, Phil Foden - is he the mythical English price who was promised?

 

[shawnrbu]

Pep and Potter have a heated conversation after the final whistle.

 

[the1andonly3003]

Pep and Potter have a heated conversation after the final whistle.

probably threatening Potter that he plans to take Bissouma this transfer window

and the more wins Potter gets, the more the Spurs want him...and the faster Kane wants out

edit: also want to add that Peacock viewers get Peter Drury/Karen Carney on the call...we are quite spoiled with how much access XFinity/Peacock customers get (even if its less free than when NBC first got the deal)

 

[tmracht]

Werner and disallowed goals name a more iconic duo?

 

[SocrManiac]

Werner and disallowed goals name a more iconic duo?

Werner and missing sitters.

 

[the1andonly3003]

was this Tuchel's master plan? let Leicester win the FA Cup, and beat them in the league while Leicester is still on a trophy high?

 

[PedroSpecialK]

The pen not given to Werner vs. the pen given just about sums it up for VAR

having said that, please score 10 more Chelsea

 

[Tuff Ghost]

was this Tuchel's master plan? let Leicester win the FA Cup, and beat them in the league while Leicester is still on a trophy high?

Ha, yeah, I did not feel great about Leicester winning this one after reading lines like this.

Vardy celebrating on the way home with some Desperados beers in the car with his family. The forward would go to bed with his winner’s medal round his neck, just as he did in 2016, and wake for a McDonald’s breakfast.

https://theathletic.com/2592228/2021/05/17/rodgers-postcards-vardys-dogs-and-tielemans-messenger-the-inside-story-of-how-leicester-city-won-the-fa-cup/?source=user_shared_article

 

[Pesky Pole]

C'mon Chelsea cheap goal here in the final 15 minutes!!!

 

[Pesky Pole]

crap

 

[SoxFanInCali]

At this point I guess I'm just rooting for another goal to be scored, regardless of which team gets it.

 

[Tuff Ghost]

What a year for Iheanacho. He came into today #1 in the Premier League in goals/90 (0.74), #1 in non-penalty goals/90 (0.74), and #4 in non-penalty goals minus non-penalty expected goals (+4.6).

 

[Conigliaro's Potential]

That was a really, really bad (and big) miss.

 

[allstonite]

Heck of a way to kill time by Chelsea here

 

[Section30]

I saw the scrum form and all I could think was please don't get in there Christian.

 

[67YAZ]

That was an unreal last 10 minutes.

 

[67YAZ]

I saw the scrum form and all I could think was please don't get in there Christian.

LOL. Would have pulled a hamstring.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Mike Dean somehow with not the worst refereeing display of the day.

Becomes pretty simple for Liverpool: win out and they're in, barring a 4+ goal victory for Leicester over Spurs; Liverpool have the h2h tiebreaker if they are tied on GD.

Hopefully having a de facto manager-less Palace at Anfield on the last day allows them to run up the score

 

[Tangled Up In Red]

That was a fun match to watch from a (mostly) neutral perspective.
Fans voices were great.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Mike Dean somehow with not the worst refereeing display of the day.

Becomes pretty simple for Liverpool: win out and they're in, barring a 4+ goal victory for Leicester over Spurs; Liverpool have the h2h tiebreaker if they are tied on GD.

Hopefully having a de facto manager-less Palace at Anfield on the last day allows them to run up the score

The next tiebreaker after GD is goals scored. Leicester have 66, Liverpool 63 (with Liverpool having played one game less, of course).

If Liverpool win tomorrow, they will have at least a +2 in GD, but If Leicester manage to end up with the same GD as Liverpool they likely will end up with more goals scored (unless Liverpool win 5-4 tomorrow or something crazy like that).

 

[shawnrbu]

In the unlikely event Leicester and Liverpool have the same goal differential, goals scored is the next tiebreaker, which Leicester will likely have the advantage if they make up the goal differential.

 

[the1andonly3003]

so Liverpool and Leicester will both try to run up the scores on Sunday. Fantastic!

 

[SoxFanInCali]

so Liverpool and Leicester will both try to run up the scores on Sunday. Fantastic!

And Leicester is playing Spurs, with Harry Kane in a fight for the Golden Boot with Mo Salah.

 

[the1andonly3003]

how does Brendan Rodgers always get himself into these situations: final matchday with everything on the line. Hope he gets better results than when he was at Merseyside

 

[PedroSpecialK]

The next tiebreaker after GD is goals scored. Leicester have 66, Liverpool 63 (with Liverpool having played one game less, of course).

If Liverpool win tomorrow, they will have at least a +2 in GD, but If Leicester manage to end up with the same GD as Liverpool they likely will end up with more goals scored (unless Liverpool win 5-4 tomorrow or something crazy like that).

Oh wow, missed that... squeaky bum time yet again

 

[67YAZ]

Oh, I haven’t missed that Crystal Palace could be Liverpool’s spoiler yet again.

 

[dirtynine]

Brighton 3 - 2 City is proof that a) eventually even terrible finishers get lucky and b) fans make a difference.

 

[dirtynine]

... oh, and c) Foden is the future

 

[candylandriots]

Oh, I haven’t missed that Crystal Palace could be Liverpool’s spoiler yet again.

I’m gonna hold off on the Dwight Gayle picture considering the results the last time they played.

 

[67YAZ]

I’m gonna hold off on the Dwight Gayle picture considering the results the last time they played.

Kind of you. I still get a twitch thinking about how it all came apart in 10 minutes.

 

[Tuff Ghost]

Brighton 3 - 2 City is proof that a) eventually even terrible finishers get lucky and b) fans make a difference.

And perhaps also, (d.) Neal Maupay is their unlucky Brady Bunch tiki and his absence cleansed their xG curse, despite Pascal Groß's best attempt to keep the curse alive with his epic whiff. (And yes, also, (e.) 80+ minutes versus 10 men helps.)

View: https://youtu.be/Jk35OtVY9pM





I cannot help but wonder what a universe in which Iheanacho and Maupay switched places looks like. Brighton honestly may be fighting for a European spot.

 

[Tuff Ghost]

I'm kind of fascinated by Maupay's season. He had 4 goals in the first four matches, and since then he has had 4 goals and 10 xG, for a -6 deficit of actual goals versus xG. He was not this bad (or unlucky, your choice) last year when he scored 10 G on 11.6 xG.

Looking at matches where he was expected to have 0.7 xG or more, but did not score, you can see the following possible loss of points for Brighton:

• Matchweek 5, away vs Crystal Palace, 1-1 draw
  • Maupay: 6 shots, 0.7 xG, 0 G
  • Potential cost: 2 points
• Matchweek 10, home vs Liverpool, 1-1 draw
  • Maupay: failed penalty kick (YouTube video of miss), 0.8 xG, 0 G
  • Potential cost: 2 points
• Matchweek 20, home vs Fulham, 0-0 draw
  • Maupay: 4 shots, 0.7 xG, 0 G
  • Potential cost: 2 points
• Matchweek 33, away vs Sheffield United, 0-1 loss
  • Maupay: 4 shots, 1.4 xG, 0 G
  • Potential cost: 1-3 points

In those 4 matches, he had 3.6 xG and 0 G. If he had put up one goal in each of those matches, Brighton would have 7 more points. It's not fair to judge someone's worst games, I know, but in total, he's had a pretty rough season overall. If you look for matches where he scored a goal with less than 0.5 xG, he added 1 point to Brighton's season:

• Matchweek 2, away vs Newcastle, 3-0 win
  • Maupay: 2 goals, 1 xG
  • Benefit of extra goal: 0 points (would have won 1-0 w/o his goals)
• Matchweek 15, away vs West Ham, 2-2 draw
  • Maupay: 1 goal, 0.4 xG
  • Benefit: 1 point
• Matchweek 29, home vs Newcastle, 3-0 win
  • Maupay: 1 goal, 0.4 xG
  • Benefit: 0 points (would have won 2-0)

 

[dirtynine]

I appreciate the breakdown. The way he started I assumed he’d be winning them extra points all year, not costing. If you just watch Brighton’s defense, build-up and possession game they easily look like a side who could have 50+ points. The optimist in me says that means they’re a shrewd signing away from sniffing top 10 (or even Europe??) next year.

 

[Tuff Ghost]

Aston Villa with Jack Grealish on the pitch is a completely different team from when he is out. He may go down easy, but I really enjoy watching him play.

Aston Villa during Jack Grealish's 22 starts before he got hurt: 1.64 goals/match, 1.56 xG/match
During the 14 matches he did not start before today (12 DNP, 2 times off bench): 1.07 goals/match, 1.11 xG/match

 

[Zososoxfan]

Bergy with an excellent effort to get Spurs ahead, which Spurs then Spursily give right back on an OG.

What is this lineup monsieur Mason? Tanganga, Dier, Winks, Dele, and Bergy?!?

 

[Jimy Hendrix]

Bit of a nightmare for Reguilon so far

 

[Zososoxfan]

Reguilon making me pine for Davies is a very bad sign for his performance today yikes!

 

[Zososoxfan]

Is there a rule that refs have to wait for a player to stand before giving him a card? Always seem silly in these situations that the ref lurks over a player rather than getting into position and speeding things up.