From every comment I've seen or heard including those from palace fans, from the moment he got injured and didn't reappear for the second half, was like the team were being castrated during the half time break.
And to think it was being stated by some that this 'midget' was incapable of being our DM and was simply gonna get run over and destroyed in the premier league, as the size of his stature was deemed more significant than the size of his talent and tenacity.