Evann Guessand

And, of course, everything around the game was McNeil and Gesam being left out.

of the squad and he said it was a footballing decision because basically they were fucking tossed when they played against Manchester City I don't know what the French is for that but yeah I don't know if he had the vocab for fucking tossed but I mean they were I mean Guessand's performance against Manchester City was laughable really um especially in comparison to Strand Larsson run himself into the ground and then Guessand came on and walked around

and didn't yeah um Yeah, but sorry to cut in.

I also like how Sarge kind of dealt with that because he does seem like no bullshit in these press conferences without being a knob.

They also sold Danny Imray, Tayo Adam- Adaramola, um, and a couple of other young players, including David Osoh, who I was a little bit surprised they let go.

They loaned in Evan Guessand, who was there last season for the second half of the year, Axel Disasi, Honest Ahono- A- Ahanongah, Honest Ahanongah, and Dario Osorio.

So Guessand knows the club and they know him, so that's fair enough.

Disasi as a replacement for Lacroix, I suppose he's not terrible but he is error-prone.

Strand Larsson and Nketiah are often on the pitch at the same time in Mateta's absence and the absence of some others as well.

Guessand evidently didn't really impress Sarge as the nine against City when he came off the bench.

And so that looks like an option that he didn't want to have to... draw four again if we were under the cost so he has instead played it like we did on saturday and i think it went really well i think both strikers end up coming out of it with a lot of credit which is probably best case scenario in that selection headache for him that's i'm

really pleased we're all involved can i jack can i before i ask you your thoughts as well just on the sarge thing because there were some quotes after the game about him dropping mcneil and and guess i loved it essentially right okay essentially saying just for anyone that hasn't listened haven't seen it basically saying it's my decision i wasn't happy with their performances against uh city and they need to do better essentially sort of paraphrasing his his words there um So actually quite, quite Glasner-ism approach, because I think the vibe we've been getting with Pierre Sard so far, and what we heard, and we heard from Pierre, the French journo in the summer, look, he's a very nice, he's a really nice guy.

wasn't even in the squad.

Evan Guessand wasn't even in the squad.

Dario Osorio didn't start.

Ismail Assar wasn't in the squad.

I think it's a really good opportunity to get minutes in the squad players because we are absolutely going to need them in the weeks and months ahead.

Yeah, certainly so.

And there was a few rumours about Guessand off the back of him not being included in the squad for Europe.

Now, of course, because we don't have enough club-trained and homegrown players in our quota... our squad size gets reduced doesn't it and so guys were always going to have to be left out at this stage it's just pure speculation that sarge doesn't rate guess on and that's why he's left him out there was going to have to be someone he's a low knee rather than a permanent player we've obviously got lots of other options in his position is that maybe why he's been left out

I think they're hoping that Sarr stays and we'll talk about transfers in the midweek hour.

If he does, then you've got Sarr, Pino, McNeil, Guessand, Nketiah, Gozo.

You've got six options there.

I agree.

I thought it was quite interesting how he played as the central striker and Eddie Nketiah stayed on the left.

apart from this moment apart from not holding the ball up Guessand was pretty anonymous to be honest with you Mark Gahey manages to nip it in front of him as you say Foden picks up the ball once again Palace defenders just not really engaging letting Foden run across the defence he slips in Haaland who fires it in Unfortunately, in that second half, things did become quite disjointed.

It started to feel a bit like a pre-season friendly when all of the subs are made.

You know, we brought on the likes of Guessand, McNeil, Xavier Gozo, Dezazi came on as well.

Otcomin Grazer was finally allowed on the pitch.

What a ridiculous bit of refereeing that was.

Now it's Chris Richards and J.D. Kanvo, who's very good but he's 20 years old, with Tommy Yasu supporting them at center back.

Um, instead of Mateta up front with Ismaïla Sarr in support, it's Jørgen Strand Larsen with Nketiah in support, with Pina, who's very sort of hit-and-miss, and then they're losing Munoz at wing back Um, you've got McNeil and Guessand as your attacking bench options.

I just see, I see issues everywhere at Palace.

Um, they've got Fulham away next week.

But is it likely in your mind that, you know, we end, the transfer window closes and both Watkins and Abraham are out of the door?

I think we've got these players who, like Leon Bailey, I genuinely put Evan Guessand in this bracket.

I was really surprised that Palace went back in for him.

I think Abrahams as well, where they just feel so hard to shift.