‘It’s not acceptable’ – Glasnerpublished at 22:30 GMT 11 February
FT: Crystal Palace 2-3 Burnley
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner, speaking to TNT Sports: “I can’t explain it. We gave the game away too easy. Maybe
it was too easy. There was a lack of intensity and we didn’t defend well. We
can’t show a consistent performance over 95 minutes very often. Once it’s this,
once it’s that – and you get punished.
“The start was good, scoring very nice goals. We controlled
everything. I’ve watched all the goals back and it’s just not acceptable how we
defended as a team – just jogging around, not in the duels, not in the second
balls.
“In the second half we tried everything, but we don’t
deserve to win.
“I praise the boys very often for their effort. We had a
great effort three days ago at Brighton, so it’s not about the character. I don’t
know the reason [for tonight], the players usually work hard.
“When you throw the game away like we did, you don’t deserve
to win.
“I don’t know what to do with this ball. It’s not serious
play. We just can’t clear it. We start with a kick-off after the 2-2, we play the ball long, then they have a big
chance – it’s not acceptable.
“Right now, we don’t have someone on the pitch who leads the
team in these moments, who makes the players calm and decides about the meaning
of the game – that’s why we lost.”