3. Loss Leader
At the start of the season, Palace went on to win all seven of the first seven games they took the lead in, however in recent weeks that resilience has deserted them. Against Spurs and Bournemouth they have taken the lead and ended up losing consecutive games. At home. Spurs and Bournemouth aren't bad sides and, in both games, Palace played reasonably well but the old never-say-die attitude Palace had under Tony Pulis, and even earlier this season, seems to have evaporated. This attitude of never ever being defeated earned us a lot of points and, while it wasn't always pretty, it gave Palace a platform to snatch unlikely victories. They need that back, urgently.