Oliver Glasner was satisfied with the team's performance and believed that this game fully demonstrated the players' outstanding performance.
2025-10-20 08:11
Oliver Glasner said Crystal Palace deserved a point in a thrilling encounter with Bournemouth. He praised his team's attacking performance, which was one of their best of the season. Crystal Palace equalized twice during the match. They trailed 2-0 midway through the second half, but Jean-Philippe Mateta's quick-fire brace secured a draw.
In the final moments of regular time, Bournemouth regained the lead with a crucial goal from Ryan Christie. Oliver Glasner's side were facing their first home league defeat of the season. However, in the 97th minute, Bournemouth's Barford Diakite tackled Marc Guehi during a corner kick from the left wing.
This led to a penalty kick for Jean-Philippe Mateta, who decisively converted. Despite being galvanized by the Crystal Palace fans, the striker missed a golden opportunity to win the match in the final moments. Afterwards, Oliver Glasner admitted that he had not anticipated the numerous attacking flourishes that would unfold.
Oliver Glasner said: "Perhaps my previous judgment was not accurate enough. Even coaches can make mistakes. I thought the game would have a completely different trend, but the opponent was very efficient today, scoring three goals with eight shots."
"Our offensive performance today was fantastic, our best so far this season. We caused great trouble for our opponents, created numerous offensive opportunities, and scored several goals. We are also pleased with the many chances we didn't capitalize on, as this fully demonstrates our overall excellent performance."
Despite trailing for much of the match, Oliver Glasner particularly praised the team's steadfast determination. He said: "We deserved the equaliser, but then the opponent seemed to pull something out of nowhere and quickly took a 3-2 lead. In that situation, we made some small mistakes and didn't adjust quickly enough. Despite our aggressive attacking play, we ultimately fell behind 2-3."
"Even with the score at 3-3, we still had a chance to win the game thanks to the excellent play of Jean-Philippe Mateta. But I particularly appreciated the performance of Eddie Nketiah, who could have chosen to come on and be the hero and make the score 4-3, but he chose to pass the ball unselfishly to Jean-Philippe Mateta."
"That's how we work as a team and how we play. Overall, I'm very happy with the team's performance and I'm really proud of their belief and the effort they put in."
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