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Glasner calls on more players to step up for Crystal Palace after disappointing defeat to Strasbourg
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has fired a warning to his players after a 2-1 defeat to Strasbourg in the Europa Conference League.
The Eagles found themselves 1-0 up early on thanks to Tyrick Mitchell’s strike, but were bettered in the second half by their French opponents.
It was a disappointing trip for the Premier League side, who are out of touch with the automatic qualifying places for the knockout rounds.
And Glasner did not hold back with his assessment of the game.
He said: “Again, it could be straight after we got 1-0 that we could have scored the second.
“We had the same situation against Brentford in the Premier League. There we missed but we could keep the clean sheet so we won the game.
“Strasbourg have very good, quick players, we knew it and ok you can concede the equaliser but then we have the next empty net we are missing, and then the next big chance against the keeper that we are missing, and then you lose the game. I think that is also why we deserved to lose today.
“It was the second defeat missing too many chances. Against Larnaca missing too many chances too. It is a little bit the story.
“We need more players who show up and score goals. On the other side nobody does it on purpose and at the moment it happens too often. You can’t always rely on keeping the clean sheet because the opponent is also doing well.”
