Glasner on artificial pitch, staying 'humble' and European 'reward'published at 17:22
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Conference League second leg at Fredrikstad (kick-off 17:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Glasner confirmed Will Hughes "can't play tomorrow, he is not available". However, Daichi Kamada is back after injury: "He is back two weeks after it. The expectations were more four to six weeks. We need to have players available and ready for the game."
The Eagles boss said they are training on Fredrikstad's artificial pitch as they have to "get used to it" with many players having not played on one for a number of years: "We have to accept it and do the best from it, and have the clear goal to win the game tomorrow. There's no tactical side to playing a little bit more passive and waiting, so we are here to win the game."
On expectations in the competition: "It would be arrogant to think when you play a competition for the first time to talk about winning it. It's the first time Palace plays outside England a competitive game, so it's important to stay humble and this is what we are doing as a team. We are going step by step."
Glasner insisted they "want to show" what they have learned from the first leg, which they won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta: "Every team gets a chance and Fredrikstad had one chance at the end. We defended their set-plays very well and we didn't give them transitions, so I think we did very well. In the final third, we created good chances and were patient against their deep block."
On European football for Palace: "It is the reward for all of us. My family was in London yesterday and I went to Battersea Park with my wife and my daughter and played mini-golf. Just before us there was a family with two boys - season ticket-holders. Because we had to wait behind them, we had some small talk. We could see how they were enjoying it - they were saying 'thank you'. We could see and feel how much it meant to the Palace supporters."
He added: "The away section will be sold out tomorrow and we will give our best. We never thought this would happen. Now it has happened so we should enjoy going to Norway, enjoy this beautiful country and a nice game - and hopefully come away with a win."
On the squad's determination to win: "We all completely trust this group of players and we know we can rely on them. We know everyone travelling with us will do his best to get the win and this gives us a good feeling."