Glasner: We deserved the equaliser
Oliver Glasner praised the reaction of his Crystal Palace side after the Eagles fought back to earn a point against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
Palace moved up to 14th in the Premier League table after Ismaïla Sarr's penalty kick just before half-time earned them a point at the City Ground.
Forest had led through Morgan Gibbs-White's early strike, but with Neco Williams sent off for a handball leading to Sarr's penalty, the hosts retreated to a defensive shape in the second-half and frustrated the Eagles.
Glasner told Sky Sports: "I'm really pleased with the first-half, especially the reaction after going 1-0 down.
"We played a fantastic first-half. We controlled the game for the first 10-15 minutes in the second-half but then we lost our nerve.
"I could see the effort and I learned to respect the point when I first came here [to the Premier League]."
Palace did enjoy large swathes of possession after the break. But breaking down Forest proved a tough ask, with most of Palace's shots coming from outside of the penalty area.
And although Glasner admitted the performance level dipped for a while in the second-half, he also said he'd seen enough positives to take forward for the rest of the season.
"I have mixed feelings," he added in his post-match press conference. "Even before the goal we created two big chances, so credit to the players because we played really well in the first-half.
"We deserved the equaliser. Everyone wanted to take responsibility in the second-half but we took wrong decisions. But I don't want to blame anybody, the reason for this is our psychological situation.
"How I have seen us playing, particularly in the first-half, gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season.
"I love this group because they deal with the situation. They never lost their focus.
"We wanted it, but perhaps we wanted it too much, and we lost a little bit of structure.
"We did create, we had three or four great crosses, but no-one was on the end of them."
On the returning Chadi Riad, who made his first league start since August 2024, Glasner was delighted to see the Moroccan return.
"He's such a fantastic guy. It's not just one year, but almost one-and-a-half years without him. He was always positive and so hard working.
"I ruptured my ACL as well and it usually takes you as long as you are injured to be in the same shape again, but I'm sure Chadi will be there sooner.
"He did well in a few situations. It's good to have him back."