OLIVER Glasner was pleased to send happy Crystal Palace fans “to the pub to have one or two beers” after the 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.
Chris Richards, Jordan Ayew and Jean-Philippe Mateta scored three goals from the 68th to 79th minutes to give Glasner the win in his first match in charge.
The Clarets had Josh Brownhill sent off in the 35th minute.
Glasner said the need for patience was stressed after a goal-less first half.
“This was what we were speaking about at half-time. We played a brilliant first-half, also before the red card, so we were very dominant. We created chances, and I think at half-time it was 6-0 shots for us,” Glasner said.
“In defence we did brilliantly. And then we said, ‘okay, stay patient, always keep the balance in the game, we will create our chances’ – and congratulations to the players.
“They did it really fantastic, and so they deserve all the credit today, and congratulations.
“How we forced the red card was brilliant. We attacked very high, and in this situation with a kind of spirit, intensity, Jefferson Lerma took the ball away, so it was really nice to see, and we had a great spirit from the beginning.
“The players tried to do everything that the analysts prepared for them, so they were really perfectly prepared.
“Also thank you to my staff, because we were here for three days, so today all the credit belongs to the staff and to the players. It was a really nice game.”
Glasner added: “At half-time, it was 0-0, but my feeling was the fans, they were happy that they could see the players attacking, fighting, playing forward, creating opportunities, so this was my feeling from the beginning.
“The fans were very loud and they were happy, and this is what we want. It’s Saturday afternoon, they had a great Saturday afternoon, and now they can go somewhere in the pub and have one or two beers – so that’s a great start to the weekend.”
