The head coach of English Crystal Palace, Oliver Glasner, shared what he expects from his team’s match against Kyiv’s Dynamo in the first round of the main stage of the Conference League, which will take place today in Lublin.
Oliver Glasner— We have analyzed Dynamo’s play and watched many matches involving our opponent. Usually, this team plays in a 4−3−3 formation, relying on their good wingers and players with quality dribbling.
Dynamo is a team that wants to keep possession of the ball and aims to dominate the game because of this. It’s in their DNA. On the other hand, last season they switched to a five-defender scheme several times, so we don’t know exactly which formation Dynamo will use against us. But we have watched many of this team’s matches and are ready for any option.
I don’t think Kyiv’s Dynamo will play deep. That’s not their style. But if that happens, we have the skills to break through a low block. For example, in the home match against Fredrikstad (playoff round of the Conference League qualifying, 1:0, — ed. note), we had enough chances.
Yes, possession of the ball is not a guarantee of victory. For example, Liverpool and Chelsea faced difficulties in the Champions League despite having nearly 70% possession. But we believe we have the skills to score goals, regardless of how Kyiv’s Dynamo plays against us,” Glasner’s words were reported by the official website of Crystal Palace.
