After seeing his team do come back and win one of the dramatic FA Community Shield game, Oliver Glasner has full of praise for his his players, fans and the club. Softfootball was a part of the historic day for Palace as we watched how the Eagles soared.
Glasner has now led Palace to two trophies with 3 months in his first season at the club. The Austrian had only won the 2022 Europa League with German team, Frankfurt in his career. Now, he has two trophies more to his name.
Speaking after another Wembley victory, Glasner talking to media via Crystal Palace official website says this is an emotional reward for fans. He explained that:
“I showed the players a video before we went to Wembley about the happiness of the fans after winning the FA Cup.
“We call it the emotional reward: standing in front of the fans, having this feeling – you can’t buy it with any money in the world.
“The players deserved it today and our fans deserved it in the same way, because they’re always supporting us from the beginning to the end, even when we were down.
“They were always pushing the team forward and it’s a great connection. In the end we all were rewarded – and this is what then stays forever”
The gaffer spoke about how his players were able to recover both mentally and physically despite going down twice. He elucidated:
“Their first shot was their first goal. The first game [of the season], playing Liverpool, their first shot, first goal… The reaction was great.
“We played forward, most of the time in their half. We scored the equaliser. Without a chance, we fell 2-1 down, but our reaction was great again.
“In the half-time break we said we’d stick to our plan, stay calm. We knew that we would get a few chances and it’d be okay to score.
“The players had the confidence, had the belief, so I’m really pleased with the performance today. After the 90 minutes, it was a game where both teams were more or less at the same level, and this makes us proud against Liverpool, the champions of the Premier League.”
Crystal Palace had missed the opportunity to play in the Europa League this coming season after the court adjudged Palace’s owners guilty of double ownership. Crystal Palace and Olympique Lyon have the same owners.
