´We threw the game away´ – Glasner feels Palace are lacking leaders after collapse against Burnley

Oliver Glasner struggled to clarify how Crystal Palace had thrown away a two-goal lead of their residence loss to Burnley, however believes a scarcity of management inside his squad performed an element.

Burnley, who had not gained in 16 Premier League video games coming into Wednesday’s conflict at Selhurst Park, claimed a exceptional 3-2 victory.

That end result didn’t look possible when new signing Jorgen Strand Larsen scored a double inside the primary 33 minutes to place Palace in full management of the competition.

However objectives from Hannibal Mejbri and Jaidon Anthony, earlier than a Jefferson Lerma personal objective, all in a breathless seven-minute spell on the finish of the primary half, earned the Clarets victory.

Certainly, Burnley are solely the second crew to go two objectives down within the first half of a top-flight away sport however nonetheless go in forward on the break, after Tottenham at Newcastle United in 1995.

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Defeat meant Palace, who bought captain Marc Guehi to Manchester Metropolis final month, didn’t construct on their essential away win over Brighton and have now gone eight residence league video games with no victory.

“I can’t clarify it, we gave the sport away too straightforward,” Palace boss Glasner mentioned to TNT Sports activities after his one hundredth sport accountable for the membership resulted in disappointment.

“Perhaps it was too straightforward. There was a scarcity of depth and we didn’t defend properly.

“We aren’t displaying a constant efficiency over 95 minutes fairly often. As soon as it’s this [reason]as soon as it’s that – and also you get punished.

“The beginning was good, scoring very good objectives. We managed the whole lot.

“However I’ve watched all of the objectives again, and it’s simply not acceptable how we defended as a crew – simply jogging round, not within the duels, not within the second balls.

“Within the second half we tried the whole lot, however we don’t should win. Whenever you throw the sport away like we did, you don’t should win.

“I reward the boys fairly often for his or her effort. We had an important effort three days in the past at Brighton, so it’s not in regards to the character [of the players]I simply don’t know the rationale [for the performance]the gamers normally work arduous.

“It’s not acceptable. Proper now, we don’t have somebody on the pitch who leads the crew in these moments, who makes the gamers calm and decides in regards to the which means of the sport – that’s why we misplaced.”

Burnley got here into the sport in poor type after some dreadful current performances, however they’ve now moved to inside 9 factors of security.

Palace could really feel arduous performed by to have misplaced having racked up 21 makes an attempt at objective in comparison with eight for Burnley, although simply three of the hosts’ makes an attempt ended up on course.

A type of was when Martin Dubravka pulled off an excellent save to disclaim Ismaila Sarr within the final of 5 extra minutes to guard a memorable three factors for Scott Parker’s aspect.

“I’m pleased with the crew and, after all, with the end result,” mentioned Parker.

“Within the scenario we’re in, coming off the again of an extremely robust sport for us [against West Ham] on the weekend – for a lot of causes – that efficiency confirmed a bunch that’s stuffed with resilience, stuffed with dedication. All of the workers, the gamers, deserve that.

“You don’t get that end result with out correct resilience, standing as much as sure battles and sure conditions.

“I mentioned earlier than the sport let’s not fear about the place we’ve been prior to now – let’s look at the moment. Can a bunch of males come to Selhurst Park and win a sport of soccer in opposition to Crystal Palace? Each single participant believed, and I feel that was evident.

“There aren’t many groups who would come again after going 2-0 down. It speaks absolute volumes for this group. If there was ever a query of how collectively this group is – it mentioned all of it actually.”