2025/26 Iliman Ndiaye

[davids]

His contribution to that win was decisive.

Cooly slotting the penalty is one thing - and not to be underestimated. How often we have seen our players balloon critical pens. But that dribble and cross at the end was a thing of beauty. I hope that counts as an assist for him - his numbers are low. But that was his goal in many ways.

If the keeper guesses right that's an awful penalty.

 

[Drico]

If the keeper guesses right that's an awful penalty.

As a former amateur keeper, it's always a magnificent penalty when the keeper doesn't guess right.

 

[Efcjake]

Thought he was awful first half in a more suitable position weirdly.

He failed to get on the ball and dictate. It's not his game unfortunately.

 

[Efcjake]

It was a lovely cross he put in after making the space himself. More of that when he's out wide please.

 

[Eggs]

….so, we know he’s more effective from wide positions than as a no10.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

A lovely skillful player. A real gem

 

[Abraders]

Love him. He's one of the true ballers we've signed in recent years.

 

[MACCA75]

It was a lovely cross he put in after making the space himself. More of that when he's out wide please.

Getting to the by-line and putting in a cross seems to be a forgotten art from wingers these days. More of it please.

 

[bobbylatch]

….so, we know he’s more effective from wide positions than as a no10.

And Alcarez is more effective as a number 10 than out wide.

 

[overkill]

If the keeper guesses right that's an awful penalty.

Yeah I was nervous before he stepped up knowing that's how he takes pens
Kind of waits for movement from the keeper then rolls it the other direction, it's nerve inducing to watch

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

….so, we know he’s more effective from wide positions than as a no10.

Dyche had tried him in the middle and he had a bit of a stinker last season too. I think he's better with space to run at people, lot easier out wide.

 

[SuperKev91]

Let’s stop the shouts now for him to play through the middle. Miles better back out wide where he can isolate players. Great pen and the skill to get a yard for the cross for the 2nd is as good as you’ll see.

 

[Eggs]

Dyche had tried him in the middle and he had a bit of a stinker last season too. I think he's better with space to run at people, lot easier out wide.

….yep, I mentioned the same in the last few days.

My hope at the start was that he’d link really well with Grealish but that didn’t happen, KDH very much on the same wavelength. Anyway, Alcaraz was terrific when he came on, looking better equipped for that position. Ndiaye goes out wide and dinks that wonderful cross up for Beto to miss.

Square pegs in square holes.

 

[RomanReigns]

Thought there was no chance he was going to get that cross off that led to the second goal yet he found that space and beat the palace defender and put in a beauty

 

[mahermi1]

He failed to get on the ball and dictate. It's not his game unfortunately.

He was awful and Dibling couldn't get on the ball, why didn't Moyes or the players switch positions ? If it's not working tweak it. We were lucky they didn't score more if I'm honest, but we improved more the more the game went on, Alcaraz was immense, he changed the game. We deserved the win in the end. A word on the atmosphere, flat in the first half, incredible in the second. Crowds feed on players, on chances and on a terrible referee, we became a bear pit in the second half and I thought Palace wilted and lost their 20 game run.