Oliver Glasner has told his Eagles to concentrate on achieving a Premier League point record before the Big Wembley confrontation on 17 May when they are confronted with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City
Oliver Glasner has all talked about the FA Cup final when he challenged his Crystal Palace side to establish a new Premier League record record this season. The Eagles will offer to win their first big trophy when they will take on Manchester City in Wembley on 17 May on 17 May.
But the South London Club is confronted for the first time with two Premier League matches – starting on Monday evening to Nottingham Forest. And two wins, Palace will establish a new Premier League record record and possibly reach their highest finish ever.
The Austrian boss gave his players four days off after beating Aston Villa 3-0 in the semi-final before they reunite their Beckenham training field.
“We spoke for 30 seconds about the final and the city and then I told them: 'We no longer talk about City or the final until the Monday after the Tottenham game. They cannot be in this tunnel for two weeks, just think:' City, City, City '. The players have focused this mix of and are free.
“The best thing we can do for the final is to show two great versions against Nottingham Forest and Tottenham, because we then have self -confidence and we will be ready.
“This was the message for the semi -final and it worked fairly well. And that is now the message.
“To be honest, I have already forgotten the semi -final. It is gone. It was a great experience, it was a great day, a great feeling. Of course everyone is now in a good mood. We are always talking about the more you win, the better our lives is.
“Forest plays for European places and the Champions League. They will be very motivated and we must have the same motivation.”
Palace is currently in 11th place at 45 points with an external opportunity to qualify for Europe through the competition. The Eagles achieved 49 points in 2018/19 and ended 10th with 48 points in 2014/15
“Our clear goal is that we want the highest number of points ever in the history of the palace. That means that we need at least five in four games,” Glasner added. “The best way to achieve this is to get three points against Nottingham Forest and three against Tottenham. Then the first goal will be achieved and then we can concentrate on the final and the FA Cup.”
Glasner revealed that he learned from experience after winning the 2022 Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt, while he did not win their last eight Bundesliga and became 11th.
It is important to find the right balance. And at Frankfurt we could not find the switch when we won the Europa League for the competition matches. We couldn't find it emotionally, so we struggled a bit in the competition matches. “
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