PALACE XI v INTER: AVERAGE AGE 24.1. INTERNAZIONALE: 28.4.
"I want those 2 numbers next to each other and then somebody can argue with me," Gary Neville said. "The 24-year-old team had 68 per cent of the ball and did nothing with it for 45 minutes, and then their manager moved 1 player 15 yards and won the match.
"That is not a young side getting lucky. I have watched 30 young sides get found out in this competition and every one of them got found out because nobody moved anybody 15 yards."
Thierry Henry had been quiet for 14 minutes.
"Can I disagree with Jamie."
"Go on."
"You are right about those nights, I have played in them." A finger on the desk. "But you have described a problem for a club that is frightened, and the reason this one is not frightened has not been said out loud in this conversation.
"They have already had the away night.
