Roy Hodgson left frustrated as Crystal Palace fail to make their possession count
BY SAM SMITH
Roy Hodgson rued a “disappointing day” for Crystal Palace as his side failed to capitalise on having the majority of possession and chances against rivals Brighton.
The Eagles had 64 per cent of the possession and 15 shots to the Seagulls’ four, but rarely looked like scoring apart from Luka Milivojevic’s penalty.
Hodgson said: “Over the 95 minutes we worked hard enough and tried hard enough to use our possession, corner kicks and free-kicks to get the goals we needed. We were not able to, and as a result it is a very disappointing day.
Photograph by Keith Gillard
Photograph by Keith Gillard
“We can consider ourselves a little unlucky with the first one they scored, because the ball got caught in the wind. It set up quite well off James Tomkins and into a perfect position for Glenn Murray to put them one up.
“After getting back in the game at 1-1 and looking like we might capitalise on the possession against a well-drilled and compact defence, we concede a goal from 25 yards – right in the joint of post and bar.
“It is always hard to lose games at home, it is even harder to lose derby games.
“It’s exceptionally hard to lose them when the home team, my team, was pretty much in control of the game. It was a poor performance in the sense that we were not able to do enough with the amount of possession we had.”
IMAGES BY KEITH GILLARD
Photograph by Keith Gillard
Photograph by Keith Gillard
Everyone at the South London Press thanks you for your continued support.
Former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has encouraged everyone in the country who can afford to do so to buy a newspaper, and told the Downing Street press briefing:
“A FREE COUNTRY NEEDS A FREE PRESS, AND THE NEWSPAPERS OF OUR COUNTRY ARE UNDER SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL PRESSURE”
If you can afford to do so, we would be so grateful if you can make a donation which will allow us to continue to bring stories to you, both in print and online. Or please make cheques payable to “MSI Media Limited” and send by post to South London Press, Unit 112, 160 Bromley Road, Catford, London SE6 2NZ
