Source: Live broadcast
At a pre-match news conference against Liverpool, Glasner said the team’s goal was to win the match, not just to keep an unbeaten record.
This will be your fourth time against Liverpool in a short time. What do you think of this contest with the defending champion?
“If you count the last game last season at Anfield, this will be our fourth game in two months (including the League Cup match next month)!
“Once again, we’re always looking forward to fighting the Crown champions, we want to compete and we’re eager to face these challenges with the strongest team.”
"Liverpool were the best team last year because they won the league title. But I think we showed our competitiveness in the Community Shield and at the end of last season."
"That's what we want to show again tomorrow: we're competitive and then, let's see how the game goes."
The team is in good shape at present. What other aspects do you think need to be improved?
"I don't know (where we will end up this season). I never knew. But I think we are playing this high level of performance in a very stable state. This is not just the five games at the beginning of the season. I can always see a lot of statistics and information. Even in 2025, I'm not sure about the specific figures, but our ranking in the Premier League is the top six."
"For me, it is important that we are always discussing what we can improve. When we analyze the game, we see that we are doing very well in many aspects. There is a lot of confidence and trust among the players. Everyone knows exactly what to do. But we also know that we still have a lot to improve."
“When we consider how often we entered the favorable position in the front 30m area, and then see what the output was? I was told that after five leagues, our expected goal value ranks third. but we still feel that when we look back at the game, we could have created more opportunities, which is the direction in which we now need to work to show players, support them, encourage them, and train them.”
“We did a whole week of training. really great. Even if we gave players to participate in international competitions three days off as we calculated, they seem to have been 16 weeks in a row every Wednesday, so they need time to rest.”
“We started again on Tuesday, but we have a week from Wednesday.We can do tactical training with new players.This is the first time this team has a week of training together and it’s really great.”
If you don’t lose tomorrow, the team will hit the club’s record of 18 unbeaten games.
“I don’t care. last year we made the worst Premier League start in Crystal Palace history, but in the end, we made a score record!”
"I don't care about records. Of course, it's better to have a positive record than the other way around. But, of course, I tell the players that our goal is not to stay unbeaten, our goal is to win the game."
"If it ends up a draw, we have to accept it. But we always go for the best, and the best is to win the game. We will do our best to achieve it. But, of course, I know that there is an opponent who will try to stop us, and that's what makes football so interesting!"
What is the basis for such a stable performance?
“I think our foundation is our defensive stability.We do very well as a team, not just as a back defense three midfielder or goalkeeper.We know if a goalkeeper is needed, we have a goalkeeper.If we need a back defense three midfielder, we have a back defense three midfielder.”
“But this includes our midfielder, our midfielder, our 10th player, our forward Matthew, who are all very hard at work in our defense.On the other hand, we have always demonstrated our ability to create chances and score goals by holding the ball, as we did in West Ham League; we did it by placing the ball in West Ham League; and we were able to make a conversion as we did in an offensive against Verona.”
“We know we have the ability to create chances and score goals, and it gives the team confidence when you prove this in a few months. Even sometimes, like against West Ham again, we struggle a little in the 15 minutes after being kicked out, which is not our best performance.”
“But we’ve always known that we have the ability to reverse the situation, return to the game, and move forward creating opportunities, which helps us stay patient in the race, stick to our plans, stick to our principles – I think all of this can be achieved not by pressing a button or two, it’s the result of months of development, and now we’ve all been rewarded.”
“But on the other hand, what happened in the past does not mean that it will always be the same in the future, which is why we must always strive to improve.This is the best way to stay at at least the same level, but we always want to reach and reach the next level.”
How do you evaluate the Liverpool team?
"This is a team with so many great players and an excellent coach. I have great respect for Slott, who won the championship in the first season when he came to the Premier League."
“They want to attack through the empty ribs, using Isaac, Soboslow, McAllister, all of whom know how to use space. If you don’t give them the empty ribs, they also have a pair of strong players on the edge, such as Sarah and Garbo.”
“They’re doing well in positioning as well, there’s Van Dijk, who scored the win in the last minute of the game against Hornets, and they’ve got a clear lineup, so I don’t think it’s simply this or that reason.”
“On the other hand, what they proved, especially this season, was that they were always a little like us, and they always believed that they could win the game until the final whistle.”
How do you compare Liverpool’s Isaac and Etiquette, as well as your own frontman Matthew?
"They (Isak and Ekitik) have similar characteristics, yes: extremely fast, excellent running, a good sense of when to run into the space, and are goal scorers. They both scored against Southampton."
"And Isaac showed this last year, especially last year at Newcastle. He was an excellent striker. He knows how to run and is an excellent finisher. But Matta also did a good job!"
How do you expect the competition to take place compared to the Community Shield?
"I think the two teams will be very similar because Slott has his way of playing and we have our way of playing, so we look back on that game and we are sure they did the same thing to find weaknesses in our defense and we will also try to find their weaknesses."
"We will know exactly where their threat is, how they want to play and how they attack. But it's not just for defense. We are always looking for our opportunities. Where is the opponent's weakness?"
"We scored two goals against them, and now we have to show the players again where we think we can have a chance to create chances and score. On the other hand, of course, we need to lay the foundation again so that we can control their attacking line."