Oliver Glasner rips into 'jogging' Crystal Palace despite Leicester City triumph
Oliver Glasner has hammered his Crystal Palace players for ‘jogging’ in the first half of their 2-0 victory over Leicester City.
Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Marc Guehi ensured the Eagles’ second half display was much better than their first as they extended their unbeaten away run to six games – a club record in the Premier League.
However, it was not particularly comfortable, especially in the first half when Jamie Vardy missed a good chance to give the Foxes the lead – and after which Glasner admits he ripped into his team.
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Speaking to Match of the Day he said: "We are pleased with the three points and the clean sheet. We have to be critical of our performance in the first half. It was a little bit louder in the dressing room and the players showed a good reaction. We have to improve our performance.
"We were more aggressive. I told the players and showed them clips about tactical adjustments. We were just jogging about the pitch and this is what we showed them. We did it better in the second half but still not our top level. We can't be happy with the performance in the first half.”
Speaking about Mateta’s opening goal, which came after a surging run by Ismaïla Sarr, Glasner added: "The whole situation was great. In this situation, Sarr was in the right position and we need runs in behind. First half we didn't have anyone in behind. We know when Mateta gets the ball in the box, it's very often a goal.
"We had the worst start in the Premier League history of Crystal Palace and now it's the opposite. We are always humble. We are compact in our shape most of the time but we need to improve our performance and reduce our easy mistakes."
