Not good. As the game went on you could see that "it wasn't there" today offensively, and the defence looked weak except for Toure.
Palace did well, they managed to slow the pace of Arsenal's passing and their defence was well organized. Had Arsenal scored early on it would have made it tough for them, but as this didn't happen Arsenal had to keep pushing forward and this created space for Palace to counter. A good gameplan by the manager Dowie which was executed to perfection.
Why not start van Persie to change something and shake the team up a bit? The starting team is lacking decisiveness and confidence, if Robin was to come in and do well it would be an extra boost for the rest of the team, too.
Palace did well, they managed to slow the pace of Arsenal's passing and their defence was well organized. Had Arsenal scored early on it would have made it tough for them, but as this didn't happen Arsenal had to keep pushing forward and this created space for Palace to counter. A good gameplan by the manager Dowie which was executed to perfection.
Why not start van Persie to change something and shake the team up a bit? The starting team is lacking decisiveness and confidence, if Robin was to come in and do well it would be an extra boost for the rest of the team, too.