Sorry if this has been discussed to death in other corners of the forum … but how does Crystal Palace’s situation compare to a potential scenario where both Everton and Roma qualify to the same European cup competition?
He’s delivered good performances for three seasons, lost three months to an ankle injury in 23/24. Mbuemo is not a flash in the pan. Great penalty taker too.
As a Swede, who remembers Graham Potter’s early endeavors with Östersund, I find that the “can’t get results from a limited squad” argument is not very convincing.
Of course he would have to implement his chosen system in a much shorter time here.
I hope this situation hasn’t turned into utter Özil now.
But if our recent promising form is somehow depending on keeping James out of the squad, then that’s a correct call by the manager.