Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
It seems to me that Puncheon is a player that Roy Hodgson doesn't fancy because his fading from the first team scene at Palace seems to have coincided with Hodgson's arrival. At 32, it might be that he doesn't have it in him to play central midfield in the Premier League (he started off as a wide player/wingman, but has played most of his recent first team football in the middle of the park) any more, but, based on the performance he gave when Palace won 3-0 down here in 2014 and his general level of play at Palace before Roy Hodgson's appointment, I'd say he'd give us something a bit different in central midfield because his technique is better than most we have in that position.