“It is not acceptable” – Glasnerpublished at 22:30 GMT on February 11
Foot: Crystal Palace 2-3 Burnley
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Crystal Palace technical director Oliver Glasner speaking to TNT Sports: “I can’t explain it. We lost the game too easily. Maybe it was too easy. There was a lack of intensity and we didn’t defend well. We can’t show a consistent performance for 95 minutes very often. Once it’s this, once it’s that, and you get punished.
“The start was good, we scored very nice goals. We controlled everything. I saw all the goals and it is not acceptable how we defended as a team, simply jogging, neither in the duels, nor in the second passes.
“In the second half we tried everything, but we didn’t deserve to win.
“I congratulate the boys very often for their effort. We gave a great effort three days ago in Brighton, so it’s not about character. I don’t know the reason.” [for tonight]players usually work hard.
“When you waste the game like we did, you don’t deserve to win.
“I don’t know what to do with this ball. It’s not a serious game. We just can’t clear it. We start with a kick-off after 2-2, we play the ball long, then they have a big chance, that’s not acceptable.
“Right now we don’t have anyone on the field to direct the team right now, to calm the players down and decide the meaning of the game. That’s why we lost.”
