Glasner under pressure after Everton beat Palace 2-1

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Glasner under pressure after Everton beat Palace 2-1  28/09/2024  Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK

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00:00After a good start for you, where do you think it went away from you today, the game?

00:25I think we controlled most of the first half,

00:29and then we had a bad 15 minutes straight after the kick-off to the second half,

00:35where we lost the game in those 15 minutes, we lost the momentum.

00:39So when you see the end of the first half, I could hear the crowd a little bit booing,

00:44and they were not really pleased with the performance of the home team.

00:51We gave the momentum to Everton straight after half-time with an easy goal.

00:57Our mistake, it was a long ball from Pickford, we knew it was always the same after a kick-off.

01:03Long ball, stupid foul on the corner, clear the free kick, lose the ball again,

01:09and then a great finish.

01:11They got the belief back, they got the momentum,

01:14and the second goal is again a second phase after a set-play, wide free kick, we clear it.

01:20We were not ready for the second ball and then we lost the game.

01:23We tried everything, the players did everything until the end of the game,

01:26but we could see we got a little bit nervous then,

01:29we wanted to get the equaliser but we didn't find the right spaces,

01:34then they defended with everything they had,

01:36they celebrated every clearance in their own box.

01:39Within 15 minutes we lost the game today, really disappointing.

01:44Did you feel you could take advantage of that situation with the crowd,

01:48the way you were putting the balls into the box,

01:51and the nervousness from the home fans, that was something you were looking to exploit?

01:57Yeah, but it has changed.

01:59I don't know if we really had the ball in the second half until the equaliser,

02:03we cleared the wide free kick and then we had the ball when we lost it,

02:08and I don't know how many touches were in between,

02:11not many from Everton and not many from us,

02:14so of course we said, yeah, let's continue playing like this,

02:18let's move the ball, be ready for the long balls, be ready for the set-piece,

02:22because Everton is very good within this,

02:26so they scored many goals already in this season,

02:30two at Villa, two here against Bournemouth,

02:32but they conceded too much, and for us it is,

02:35if you concede too many goals, that's clear,

02:38then it's not too easy to take a point,

02:42over many parts of the game it didn't look like we lost this game,

02:47so therefore it's more disappointing.

02:54You spoke about exploiting Everton's weakness,

02:57was the idea to get Eze and Nketiah behind Everton's midfield

03:01work really well in the first half,

03:03and what changed in the second half to stop that attacking potency?

03:07Yes, to get them in the pocket to turn and having the wing-backs high,

03:12creating a five-against-four making runs,

03:15we had these situations many times in the first half,

03:18we were not that accurate in these passes to score more of it,

03:22but we had the lead after a set-play,

03:25so we were dangerous in set-plays as well,

03:29but you can't always score two or three or four goals to win a game,

03:35you need to be focused on the defending of the set-plays,

03:40but it wasn't like this,

03:44when they have to get the equaliser we will get our spaces

03:48and then decide the game for us,

03:51but when you don't even touch the ball and you have the equaliser,

03:55the crowd back, the confidence back,

03:58then it was an open game and one more set-play decided the game for Everton.

04:04There's been a lot of defensive combinations and rotations in your back line,

04:09how much has that disrupted things in terms of the relationships

04:12that can be formed at the back?

04:14I think today both goals had nothing to do with the back three, five, four,

04:22whatever it is, because it were two second balls after set-plays,

04:28I don't think we gave them many chances from open play,

04:32we didn't give them many chances in transition,

04:35but yes, they were dangerous in set-plays, we knew this,

04:38and twice we defended it, that makes it hurt much more,

04:43because we defended the set-play and conceding the goals after a clearance

04:49hurts even more than when they score a goal from where they are really good in.

05:02Oli, obviously the result means your team is just above the relegation places,

05:07you talked about nervousness, is there a nervousness at the moment,

05:10considering performances seem to be there in spells,

05:12but obviously you're not picking up points.

05:14Yes, we're not pleased having this start.

05:17I mentioned before, but I think everybody forgot because of the last seven games

05:22at the end of the season, but we've been in the same situation seven rounds

05:26before the end of the season, so we don't want to be there,

05:33we are not happy to be there, we are not happy that we don't have a win,

05:37so we also can see the players investing a lot to score a goal,

05:42to play, to create situations, and even after 2-1 we tried everything,

05:51the players played forward, but at the moment it's not going so easy.

05:58We have to now, for a long time in football, stick together,

06:07I don't know how you say it in English,

06:10two different ways you can deal with the situation,

06:16blame the other ones, blame whoever, or start with yourself changing something,

06:22and not the head in the sand, otherwise...

06:26Sleeves up.

06:28Sleeves up, and keep going, because mentality is great, character is great,

06:33and we have to get the momentum back,

06:40and we will try it next week against Liverpool, of course.

06:45Thanks a lot, everyone.

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