Glasner on his tactical mistake costing Palace in 5-2 City defeat

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Glasner on his tactical mistake costing Palace in 5-2 City defeat  12/04/2025  Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Uk

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00:00Who would like to start?

00:12Matt, if you could pass that there.

00:15Oliver, obviously a disappointing result.

00:16What did you make of the game today?

00:18Yes, disappointing, especially when you have to lead by two goals.

00:21A great start into the game, scoring a third, disallowed, having a big chance with his Mela.

00:26And then our defence, we were not good enough today in defending and made too many mistakes.

00:34And then a team like City, when you give them so many chances, they just score from it.

00:39But I think we will learn from this game and we have to learn.

00:43The last time we conceded five was against Arsenal and I think then the players did really well.

00:49We will analyse it, we will show them, we will train it and hopefully we will do it better the next time.

00:55How much of a miss was Mark Gay today?

00:57Obviously your captain played so many games, such an important part of the team.

01:01How much did you miss him?

01:03I think every team misses his captain, but it was more.

01:07Chris didn't train for 10 days, Maxence didn't train the whole week.

01:10So everybody was not on his top level.

01:12And also when you see the third and the fourth goal, it's just unusual for us here

01:18that we're giving them the pass in the depth of the first goal

01:21because we have a clear pattern when there is no pressure on the ball

01:23that we always protect the depth first.

01:25Twice we were surprised and then you get punished and then it's difficult to come back

01:31because the start was great, how we played.

01:35Also when you see the first goal, how quickly we moved the ball from left to right

01:38and always knowing that we have a two-way one on the opposite side.

01:41But also to be honest, the longer the game lasted, the less we could do it.

01:45And that's why we lost the game.

01:49You took J.P. Matessa off at half-time.

01:51Was that a tactical decision?

01:52Yes, it was a tactical decision, but now I have to say it was the wrong decision

01:56not to take him off, just to change the system to a 3-5-2.

02:00We wanted to control the middle more, the pocket, but it didn't work.

02:06Thanks.

02:08Simon?

02:09Because you started so well, do you think almost the players forgot the game plan?

02:17No, I don't think so.

02:20When you see the first goal, I think it's a free kick, a direct free kick.

02:26And then the second is the reaction, I think, of Oma Mamouj.

02:29It's just quicker than ours.

02:30It was a second ball because we have the header.

02:32I don't know, we cleared it straight into the middle of the box,

02:35so we shouldn't do this.

02:36And the third, you know, the third goal, it just happens.

02:43You know, when City, they have a lot of possession,

02:46and they always play in your half,

02:48then they will find the space, they find the gaps, they find the pocket.

02:53And you need to have the ball, you need to play also in their half

02:56to avoid that they create so many chances.

02:59And this is what we couldn't do anymore.

03:01And, yeah, that's, at the end, I think it's nothing to do that we wanted to more.

03:07They forgot something.

03:08It's just we didn't do it in our top level because also before their first goal,

03:12I think Kevin De Bruyne hit the post and McAtee had a big chance having a header.

03:16So this is what we just didn't do it in the top level.

03:23Should you meet City again in the FA Cup final?

03:27Yeah, I know you'll have your captain back by then,

03:29but regardless of that, have you still seen enough

03:31that would give you confidence to overturn it?

03:35Yes, I said to Pep afterwards, if we meet again,

03:37you can't play in this system because we will solve it.

03:40Sorry, I forgot to ask, De Bruyne is about to finish at Manchester City.

03:49He's an opposition manager.

03:50Can you, even when he plays like he did today,

03:53can you appreciate him or is it just a pain to have him there?

03:57Of course, everyone, I think.

03:59When you have such a career, such a great player,

04:02not just in the England Premier League,

04:05so for a decade, I think, almost more than a decade,

04:09and every manager loves to see a player like him

04:14with intelligence and how he moves and always finds the space,

04:20how he passes, how he scores, how he creates chances.

04:23Of course, everyone loves to see this player,

04:25but not when he's playing for the other team.

04:30Hi, Oli. I'm just wondering, with Jean-Philippe Matata,

04:33he's been so important for you.

04:34What was his reaction when you told him he was coming off at half-time

04:37and you say you made a mistake.

04:40What's it like going back into the changing room

04:42after you feel you've made a mistake?

04:44I didn't make a mistake to sub him

04:45because I think he can do better than he did first half.

04:49He lost also too many duels.

04:51He lost too many balls.

04:52And that's why we thought to change something

04:57so that the mistake I made was to change the system,

05:01not to sub JP.

05:05Sorry, this gentleman here at the front.

05:07Bobby, thank you.

05:09Hi, Oliver.

05:10Obviously, you missed the captain, Mark Gay, today.

05:12At 2-1 and then 2-1,

05:14do you think you kind of lacked a little bit of leadership

05:16out on the pitch, players keeping going

05:18and keeping things together?

05:19I don't know if it's too easy.

05:24I think Mark played when we conceded five against Arsenal

05:27and I think, no, that's not the reason.

05:29I think we just, again,

05:31now we can look for many reasons

05:33and we missed the captain or this and that.

05:36No.

05:37When we see all the chances

05:39and just the last goal,

05:41when we're speaking about details

05:43and you have to do it,

05:44we don't attack on the winger,

05:46we don't double up.

05:47it's clear what we want to do,

05:49then you have to cross

05:50and then everything can happen.

05:52So we want to avoid the situations earlier.

05:56We didn't do it today

05:58and when Aderson has the ball,

06:02we are not aware that he plays in behind,

06:06so it's not really surprising for everyone.

06:09But today we are not good enough.

06:14It's not that anybody does want to do it,

06:15so it just happened.

06:16Yeah, maybe a little bit too much pressure

06:18from the Manchester City players,

06:21and then everything goes so quickly

06:23and it's easy for us,

06:24standing outside,

06:25analysing everything,

06:26but they have to take decision.

06:27And when you see these long balls,

06:29I think De Bruyne in the pocket,

06:31we are on the jump.

06:32And then it was the wrong decision.

06:33We took too many wrong decisions

06:35before the second goal.

06:37Maxon steps into the midfield

06:38where he doesn't need to step

06:39and opens the gap

06:40and then they pass in behind.

06:41So I think the first goal,

06:43the free kicks,

06:44and now we can analyse all the situations.

06:45I think we didn't defend on our top level,

06:47that's why we didn't win the game.

06:49We often talk about looking ahead to the future.

06:51Obviously, you've got a quick turnaround of games now.

06:53Is that something you kind of relish,

06:55having the opportunity to rectify

06:56what went wrong today?

06:57Yes, of course.

07:00But this is,

07:02regardless if we play in three days

07:04and four days in one week,

07:05we're always analysing

07:06because as you could see,

07:09a great effort from the team again

07:11and on analysing what we can do better.

07:14It's now for us,

07:15this is what we never do.

07:16We don't point with the finger.

07:18Now we have to support the players.

07:20We have to show them

07:21how we can solve these situations

07:23to be better prepared.

07:24And this is our job

07:25and this is what we'll do.

07:26You've talked about

07:28maybe the mistakes you've made today,

07:32but you said it just happens in football.

07:33It's normal.

07:34And obviously, you've talked about

07:35the tactical things

07:35that maybe didn't go right.

07:37How difficult is it though

07:38when De Bruyne scores that free kick?

07:40It changes the atmosphere inside the stadium.

07:42It changes the atmosphere on the pitch

07:44because City take a step forward.

07:46Does that affect your players as well?

07:48Is that one of those factors

07:50that just changes the whole thing?

07:52Of course, you know.

07:53I don't know.

07:54A few minutes before you ever disallowed 3-0

07:56you miss a big chance to 3-0

07:57and then you concede one.

07:58Yes, this changes their momentum

08:00and football is a game of momentum.

08:02I remember the Champions League final

08:04where an Italian team was up

08:06by three goals

08:07and an English team won on penalties.

08:09It's football.

08:10Human beings, you know.

08:12Many things going around in their mind.

08:15And yes, we're not happy that it happened

08:18but we have to accept it

08:19and again learn from it.

08:20Was it something that you talked about at half-time?

08:23No, I talked about...

08:25Of course, you know,

08:27we were disappointed in the dressing room

08:29when you lead

08:30and all the game was going

08:32but I told them,

08:33guys, a draw at half-time

08:34at Etihad is a good result for us.

08:36And it shouldn't influence our mood

08:41because, you know,

08:41when it's the opposite

08:42where 2-0 down

08:43and coming back

08:44and having a 2-2

08:45is still the same result.

08:46So this is what we talked about

08:48but, you know,

08:49so it didn't work.

08:52Okay.

08:53That's it.

08:53Thank you very much.

08:54Cheers.

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