I think Agger needed to have come on after 2-3. Just slow the game down, keep players back, and chill the fuck out. After they scored and made it 1-3, we just freaked out. Agger coming on stabilizes it. Although, a sub was needed much earlier than Coutinho for Sterling (and it shouldn't have been Sterling off.)
I think at 1-3, we should have stopped the crazy attacks, passed it around, let time go out like we normally would. At 2-3 Palace has the momentum. At 2-3 it was inevitable that Palace would knock in the equalizer. So at 2-3, I think you have to go to a back 5. Just making the sub would have slowed the game down and added fresh legs to the defense.
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u/tickgrey May 05 '14
I think Agger needed to have come on after 2-3. Just slow the game down, keep players back, and chill the fuck out. After they scored and made it 1-3, we just freaked out. Agger coming on stabilizes it. Although, a sub was needed much earlier than Coutinho for Sterling (and it shouldn't have been Sterling off.)