Oliver Glasner gave a frank assessment of a 4-1 defeat for Crystal Palace against Leeds United.
The Eagles were completely dominated in the set-piece battle as Dominic Calvert-Lewin continued his scoring streak with a first half brace from such situations to put the hosts in a strong position.
Ethan Ampadu added to the pain for the visitors in the second half and after a penalty from Justin Devenny, Anton Stach scored a free kick in injury time to restore the three goal advantage for Leeds.
There has seldom been much for Glasner to complain about concerning the commitment of his players since he arrived in England, but ahead of a trip to the Emirates Stadium, his side’s fragility was a cause for concern.
"It's like we were not sharp enough. If you defend the set-place like we did today, you have no chance to get a point in the Premier League.
"That's why at the end we lost and conceded all these goals. You have to win your duels. Christantus Uche did it at the end and all of a sudden we have a penalty. It's football, sometimes you can reduce it to the basics and in the basics we were not good enough."
"I don't talk about January because in three days we play at the Emirates [against Arsenal away in the Carabao Cup]. Just this team will be available, it's good, because I trust this team. I trust these players, because they've shown it so often. But not today.
"We will look in the mirror tomorrow. We will be, like always, be very honest with ourselves. And I think there's a lot we have to talk about. Then we can show in three days that we can do it better. Especially in set-pieces, when we're facing maybe the best set-piece team. That will be our job."
