Crystal Palace supervisor Oliver Glasner has recounted the positives from his facet’s barren draw with newly promoted Sunderland at Selhurst Park on Saturday night.
Softfootball understands that Crystal Palace have been held to a barren draw at residence for the second consecutive time, having performed a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest final August.
Regardless of coming from a 3-0 away win over Aston Villa earlier than the worldwide break, Glasner’s Crystal Palace must have been awake from their slumber within the new season, nevertheless it appears the lukewarmness nonetheless persists for the London facet.
Nonetheless, the Eagles had a little bit of comfort within the sport, having fun with lengthy spells of management that weren’t transformed into targets, with Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs producing a string of tremendous saves to disclaim the hosts. Roef recorded six saves through the encounter to disclaim the hosts and likewise earned his group their first level on the highway. Yeremy Pino, Daichi Kamada, Jean-Philippe Mateta and debutant Christantus Uche all went shut however have been left pissed off by the guests’ resilience.
Talking after the match, Glasner instructed the Membership media that his group have been disillusioned to not take all three factors however harassed the significance of sustaining their defensive stability. He stated:
There’s a little bit bit extra disappointment in regards to the end result. We missed one or two probabilities, and if we don’t rating, then it’s essential to not lose. Defensively we have been very constant, however Sunderland had just one probability within the first half, which Tyrick Mitchell blocked beautifully.
Glasner, nevertheless, praised his new arrivals. Pino, who made his residence debut, and Uche’s late cameo that added physicality to Palace’s assault. Yino had two probabilities missed through the sport, whereas Christanus Uche, his substitute, might solely get a shot heading in the right direction inside his 11 minutes of play.
However Glasner, whereas talking in regards to the duo gamers, stated that:
I’m more than happy with Pino’s efficiency. He was harmful and had probabilities. He’ll adapt to the physicality of the Premier League and can rating targets for us. Uche was nice on the finish too and will have even earned us a penalty.
The end result leaves Palace unbeaten within the league, with Glasner emphasising that the inspiration is in place for enchancment because the season progresses. At the moment, Palace are within the eighth place with six factors, a spot behind Sunderland, who has seven factors. Each Crystal Palace and Sunderland might be enjoying West Ham for a London derby showpiece as Sunderland welcome Aston Villa to the Stadium of Gentle.
