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Crystal Palace may not be playing the prettiest football under Hodgson... but his task this season is to keep his side in the Premier League and right now 'Roy-ball' is doing the job

The fewest passes of any team after six rounds of Premier League matches, the least possession, and they doubled their shots on target for the season on Saturday alone.

And yet, Crystal Palace are winning matches, thanks to their use of 'Roy-ball'. It's not the easiest on the eye, and maybe not worth £14.95 to watch, but it's effective.

Roy Hodgson, 33 years Scott Parker's elder, taught the young pretender a lesson with a structured 4-4-2 system that is designed to block your route to goal.

Crystal Palace 's football is not the easiest on the eye but showed at Fulham it is effective
Roy Hodgson, 33 years older than Fulham's Scott Parker, taught the young pretender a lesson

Roy Hodgson, 33 years older than Fulham's Scott Parker, taught the young pretender a lesson

Fulham passed and passed and passed but none pierced Palace.