Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner spoke to TNT Sports after his side won the 2025 Community Shield.
On winning at Wembley again: “I like it [the feeling]. I have to give big credit to the players for this win today, we came back and were able to decide the game on penalties. We were on the same level as Liverpool and it was a big performance, I’m proud of the team.”
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On how his team have improved: “We know what we can do and how we can create chances. Things have developed over 18 months and the players are really starting to believe in what we are doing. I knew we could score at least two goals.”
On signing new players: “I’m very happy with the squad because they just won another trophy. I see the number of games we have to play next season as a reward, we want to win something and we want the European football. We might miss Daichi Kamada – who got injured today – at Chelsea next week and it’s times like this where we will assess our targets and find the right players.”
On what he said at half-time: “I told the players to keep calm, I was proud of how they played. They were unlucky with the second goal. I knew if we stuck to the plan then we would get our chances and we always know if we take them we will win the game.”
On Joel Ward: “We miss him a lot, he played more than 300 games in the Premier League [for Crystal Palace]. It’s not just the player, it’s a big personality in the dressing room that you can’t replace.”
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On Justin Devenny’s decisive penalty: “Justin came to me and said ‘I’ll take it, I’ll take the last one’. I like him having this confidence and the determination to win us the game, he will play many minutes for us this season.”
