Glasner added: “For me, there were three parts in the game: the game until the second goal. And then, I don’t know, for 15-20 minutes, we lost a lot.
“After the second goal, we lost a little bit of belief. And after the third goal, conceiving the third goal, for me it was more like, ‘now we just play free;. And this will be the message: play free.
“I know it’s easy to say, not so easy to do, but I think that’s the only solution to see everybody in his best shape again.”
Palace lost Adam Wharton to two yellow cards in quick succession in the second-half, not longer after João Pedro’s effort had bounced off Jaydee Canvot’s leg and up onto his arm before hitting the post – leading to a VAR review, a penalty and their third goal.
“I could now easily blame the referee for a few decisions,” Glasner noted.” I think, yes, [Moises] Caicedo had two fouls in the first half, he just conceded one yellow, Adam had two fouls, he conceded two.
“I’ve watched back the penalty – it was first on Jaydee’s hip. We were briefed before the season, if the ball touches the body first and then goes to the hand, it’s no handball. I’ve seen that Pedro Neto stamped on Ismaila Sarr. It should have been a red card.
“But, to be honest, for me, it feels wrong to blame the referee for our defeat because the referee won’t help us in the future and it’s good that he’s neutral. The only [people] who can help us is us. That’s why I think it’s important to talk about this.”
Glasner added of Canvot: “It’s now to support him and lift him, and that’s what we will do.”