Oliver Glasner said the emotions of Crystal Palace’s last-gasp victory over Liverpool reflects ‘why we love football’, as the Eagles moved to within three points of the league leaders at the top of the Premier League table with a memorable 2-1 win.
“It’s the emotions,” he smiled in his post-match press conference. “I told the players last time, when we won on penalties, I'm now over 50, they should look after my heart, make it a little bit easier to relax a little bit earlier.
“On the other side, this is why we love football, having this at the end, in front of our fans, in front of the [Holmesdale] stand, it was just so great. I wanted to run to the players, but after five yards I stopped, because I remember I conceded a yellow card once, and I have to pay something for the team, and my wife gets upset with me, so it's the better way!”
Although the result saw records tumble – with Palace now the last unbeaten side in this season’s Premier League thus far – Glasner immediately set his sights on Thursday’s trip to Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Conference League.
“We're still in September, so nothing changes,” he noted. “Last year, maybe we were the only team that hadn’t won at this stage of the Premier League. We ended up with a points record and winning the FA Cup.
“That's why we're always humble. We take this positivity and positive feelings and emotions. It helps us to recover quicker, and it helps us in the daily work.
“We always talk about our game and we have many positive clips we can show the players, especially from the first-half and the mentality. We also have things we can still improve on.
“Yes, it's great to win. It's great to win against the champions.
"But in five days we play against [Dynamo] Kyiv, so in the next two days the players come in tomorrow to recover. I think the win helps us to recover mentally. The legs get the treatment today and tomorrow. Monday we have off, and Tuesday we will start and push the team to win against Kyiv.”