Crystal Palace coach: We are at the same level as Liverpool, I am proud of the team s performance

Sports 12:01am, 11 August 2025 169
In the final of the England Community Shield Cup, Crystal Palace beat Liverpool 5-4 in the total score, laughed to the end in the penalty shootout and finally won the cup. After the game, Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner was interviewed by TNT Sports.

Regarding the win at Wembley

Oliver Glasner said: "I like this feeling. Today's victory is to give the players a lot of appreciation, we equalized while we were behind and finally decided through a penalty kick. We were on the same level as Liverpool, which was a great performance and I am proud of the team."

About the improvement of the team

"We know what we can do and how Create opportunities. Over the past 18 months, the team has been improving and the players have really started to believe what we are doing. I know we can score at least two goals. "

About signings

"I'm very happy with this team because they won another trophy. I see a lot of games that need to be played next season as a reward, we want to win more honors and also want to play in Europe. We may play against Chelsea next week The game is missing Kamada Oto, who was injured today, and this is when we evaluate the goal and find the right player. "

Speech on the halftime break

"I told the players to stay calm and I was proud of their performance in the first half. The second goal was unlucky. I knew that as long as we stick to the plan, we would get opportunities, and we always understood that as long as we seize the opportunity, we could win."

About Joel -Ward

"We miss him very much. He played more than 300 times for Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Not only at the player level, he is also an irreplaceable important figure in the locker room."

About Devinny's winning penalty

"Justin came over and said to me, 'I'll punish you, I'll play the last one.' I like his confidence and determination to win games for us. He will play a lot of games for us this season."