Oliver Glasner fumed at his Crystal Palace facet after their shock FA Cup third-round exit at Macclesfield on Saturday, saying his U21 facet may have accomplished higher.
In one of many largest upsets in FA Cup historical past, Nationwide League North Macclesfield, fashioned 5 years in the past from the ashes of Macclesfield City, began the day 117 locations under Premier League Palace and have become the primary non-League staff in 117 years to beat the FA Cup holders – mockingly since then-Southern League facet Palace beat Wolves in 1909.
Whereas Macclesfield celebrated a well-deserved 2-1 success, Palace boss Glasner regarded shocked after seeing his facet meekly give up the trophy they gained in Could – the membership’s first main honour – and the Austrian stated issues want to alter.
Chatting with the BBC, Glasner stated: “Congratulations to Macclesfield. We lacked any kind of quality today. Conceding a set-play from a header – we had to do better. The second goal was slapstick.
“On the different finish, if you cannot create clear-cut probabilities… it is only a lack of high quality what we have proven right this moment. We misplaced and we deserved to lose.
“I used to be on the lookout for high quality from everybody. I introduced on extra attacking gamers [at half-time], however I’ve no rationalization for what I’ve seen right this moment.
“You do not want techniques in these sorts of video games. You simply have to point out what you are able to and present just a little little bit of delight, and you may carry out another way.
“But today we lacked everything.”
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Macclesfield give their jubilant views on a historic FA Cup upset over Crystal Palace
‘U21s would have accomplished higher’
When requested what he stated to his gamers within the aftermath of the defeat, Glasner informed TalkSPORT: “Not a lot.
“I believe whenever you play right here in opposition to a non-League staff, I believe you do not want techniques, I believe you do not want a supervisor, actually.
“I was a player for 19 years so I know these things can happen, but the way we played – their goalkeeper could be man of the match and we could be in unlucky situations – but it wasn’t that.
“So that’s what disappoints me most and that is what we’ve to alter, we have seen this within the final weeks as nicely.
Goalscorer Paul Dawson celebrates with supporters following Macclesfield’s shock 2-1 win in opposition to Crystal Palace
“We conceded another set-play goal, so all the things, losing a header because we have no timing and the attack, it’s no physicality, no pace, no dribbling, and then it’s tough against any team.
“However, on the opposite facet, I believe our U21s would have accomplished higher than we’ve accomplished right this moment. Due to this fact, issues should be modified.”
Crystal Palace are now without a win in their last nine matches in all competitions.
They have lost six games in that run with their last victory coming against Shelbourne in the Conference League on December 11, and Glasner is now concerned for his side for the second half of the season.
When asked if he was worried about his side’s form, he said: “Once you ask me straight after this sport, sure, massively.
Goalscorers Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts have fun following Macclesfield’s shock FA Cup win in opposition to Crystal Palace
“On the other side, I know the team and I know we need players back.
“Appears to be like like gamers who get the possibility cannot take it, perhaps should not ok, and it means we’d like all of the others again as a result of I’ve seen, a couple of weeks in the past, a unique staff enjoying higher.
“We can see if we have five, six new players in the squad like we had today, didn’t train the last month, then we have no structure and the individual quality is not good enough to win.”
‘Palace have been a humiliation’
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Clinton Morrison branded Crystal Palace an ’embarrassment’ after they had been dumped out of the FA Cup by non-league facet Macclesfield
Former Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison on Soccer Saturday:
“Crystal Palace were nowhere near good enough.
“Macclesfield had been the higher staff. They had been excellent.
“Palace were an embarrassment. I praise them all the time but they need calling out. Nowhere near good enough.
“They thought they may simply flip up at Macclesfield and win.
“It’s got nothing to do with the pitch. It’s about going there and competing but Macclesfield wanted it more.
“It is an unbelievable consequence for Macclesfield.”
