Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway says he will cut out the jokes ahead of return to Premier League Only three teams outside the top four scored more goals than Holloway's men, whose swashbuckling style produced entertaining football but also meant they conceded 78 goals, eight more than anyone else. When asked whether he saw any similarities between that team, who won 39 Premier League points in 2010/11, and this Palace one, the 50-year-old responded: "None whatsoever. We were an attack-minded team, we are a defence-minded team here. I won't be so open, I won't be so gung-ho because I haven't got so many attacking players. I'm going to have to learn how to judge other teams" passing patterns instead. We [Blackpool] had a great run at it when we were predicted to be the worst team ever who wouldn't even get 10 points. I've learnt an awful lot so hopefully my experience in this will help everybody around me. Following the departure of Wilfried Zaha, and Glenn Murray's long-term anterior cruciate ligament injury, Holloway is bereft of attacking options for tomorrow's curtain raiser. One of the few forwards at his disposal is Marouane Chamakh, the Moroccan striker who joined from Arsenal earlier this month. The 29-year-old scored 11 goals in his first 22 appearances for the north London club but has found the net just four times since November 2010. Holloway was asked how he intended to inspire Chamakh's early Arsenal form and, without the slightest hint of comedy, the Palace manager replied: "I would suggest picking him, that might be a start."