MNF Podcast – 10th April
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What were the highlights of Crystal Palace's 3-0 victory over Arsenal?
What a night for Sam Allardyce.
Three home wins on the bounce, a 3-0 triumph over Arsenal. 17 attempts, 11, 6-3 on target. Arsenal without an effort on target in the second half. Very little response from them. 28 possession from Crystal Palace, the second lowest of the season, but it mattered not a jot. He's done their boost of staying up. Absolutely no harm at all. Claudio, was this a case of Crystal Palace being extremely powerful and strong tonight, or Arsenal being weak?
Yes, no weak Arsenal.
How did Sam Allardyce influence Crystal Palace's performance?
I think the strength, the mentality won on the techniques, but also the technique of Crystal Palace players are very, very high. How much did they deserve it, Jamie?
Thoroughly deserved it. It could have been more. An embarrassment for Arsenal on the night, but we shouldn't forget. You know, the night we'd speak about Crystal Palace, I'm sure, first, but we'll come to Arsenal. But a typical Sam Allardyce performance, I think Claudio got it right when he was talking about the mentality and intensity. Mi technique! And that was the massive case tonight.
Delighted to say that Andros Townsend, who scored the first goal for Crystal Palace tonight, is waiting to speak to us.
What tactical decisions did Crystal Palace make against Arsenal?
Congratulations, Andros. Yes, you looked straight down the camera at me. And tell us what you made of that this evening.
I think it was an incredible victory. The boys are full of confidence at the minute. We went to Stamford Bridge a few weeks ago and got the three points and we had full confidence we can do the same again tonight if we put in 100%.
Well, you certainly did that. Was it actually more straightforward in some ways than you expected?
No, we had to work extremely hard for that. We knew nothing was expected of us tonight.
Why was Arsenal's performance criticized during the episode?
We knew the pressure was off. We knew if we defended as well as we did against Chelsea, we'd hit them on the counter-attack and we did exactly that.
Give us an idea of your manager's thinking going into this game, Andros. Was it about hitting Christian as early as possible?
Yeah, I think it was about getting the ball to Christian and getting runners off him, getting myself and Wilf running behind and getting the bits off Christian. And I think we implemented his tactics to a tee tonight and it was a great three points and a well-needed three points.
The way you celebrated it, it seemed very significant to the Palace players and to the fans as well. What do you think now in terms of your chances of survival, having beaten Chelsea and now Arsenal?
I think we need to get our heads back in the game and focus on Saturday. When we beat Chelsea, we didn't follow up against Southampton and we lost.
What did Andros Townsend say about the team's confidence?
We kind of cancelled out the win against Chelsea. So we're fully focused. We'll go in tomorrow and start focusing on Leicester on Saturday and try and get another three points to help us to survival.
But this run of form is doing you all the power of good. Five wins out of six. Just how significant has the impact of Sam Allardyce been on your season, do you think, Andros?
Yeah, he's been incredible. I was on the wrong end of the Sam Allardyce factor last season when I was at Newcastle. His Sunderland side went on an incredible run at the end of the season and stayed up, and he looks to have worked his magic again, and hopefully if we can keep them performances up, we'll get enough points to survive.
Andros, congratulations.
How does the panel assess Arsenal's chances for the rest of the season?
Many thanks for speaking to us live tonight.
Thank you. It's a pleasure. Thank you.
What has been the secret, do you think, for Sam Allardyce and Crystal Palace? Has it been a case of making football simple for them again, do you think?
I think the more important thing is use in the right way your players. And Sam made this. And I watched a team, compact, strength, desperate to make a result. Another team, not so team, to try to play well, to go around, to make something, but not desperate.
What insights did Claudio Ranieri provide about managing teams?
And it's six points now, that gap for Crystal Palace. They've got a game in hand on, I think, pretty much every other side that's involved down there. They're not going down now, Jamie, are they?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the highlights of Crystal Palace's 3-0 victory over Arsenal?
0:01–1:04
2
How did Sam Allardyce influence Crystal Palace's performance?
1:04–1:42
3
What tactical decisions did Crystal Palace make against Arsenal?
1:42–2:12
4
Why was Arsenal's performance criticized during the episode?
2:12–3:03
5
What did Andros Townsend say about the team's confidence?
3:03–3:41
6
How does the panel assess Arsenal's chances for the rest of the season?
3:41–4:22
7
What insights did Claudio Ranieri provide about managing teams?
4:22–5:00
8
What are the implications of this match for both teams moving forward?
5:00–52:09
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