Glasner reacts to Huge 3-1 Win over Man City

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Glasner reacts to Huge 3-1 Win over Man City  07/11/2026  The City Ground

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00:09Sarah.

00:12Okay, when you're ready, please.

00:21Oh, yes, but again, they didn't need to respond to what I was saying,

00:24so it was for themselves, it was for our group, it was for Nottingham Forest

00:34and for our fans, and I think from the first second, everybody could feel

00:39the passion today and the commitment the team had, and then you also overcome

00:46some tough periods, what we had during the game, especially after the goal,

00:50after Ryan Jerky's goal, and in these moments, we were suffering, but then

00:55we had the backing and the support of our fans, and so we could overcome it,

00:58and yeah, Liam decided the game at the end, and yeah, this is not to respond

01:04what I'm saying, so hopefully I don't need to repeat this every week

01:08that we get the response. It should that we start to set our standard very high,

01:14and today the team set the standard very high, and showed what they can do,

01:21how they can perform, and this is what we want to show more often.

01:32Oh, yes, it was a fantastic goal, and that's, yeah, Liam, I think,

01:35was his first goal, he had the confidence today, and to be honest,

01:39he had similar situations against Arsenal right at the end when Konza blocked the finish,

01:42so we were waiting for these situations, and I'm always, or we are always encouraging him

01:48to wait for these moments, and then using his strength, his power, and of course

01:53then you can't learn this kind of finish with the left foot in the top corner,

01:58and I'm being under pressure, and it helped us massively.

02:01Your running stats must be right, or? Your running stats?

02:05Mine? Of course, I can't demand from the players that they have to outrun the opposition,

02:10and I run less than the opposite manager, so I think I had to follow.

02:13I just was told that they were running six or seven kilometres more than City today,

02:18and that means I had to run more than Enzo Mareska as well, and I did my job.

02:23Just finally, you'll be asking the area to come to every end now, right?

02:26Yeah, I said to him, now I know why we didn't score and win at home because you have never

02:31been here,

02:31and so I just spoke to him, that's why I'm a little bit late, and he said, yeah.

02:36I said, when did you decide? Because he didn't tell me that he will come,

02:38and he said, I always decide in the morning, so yeah, hopefully next time.

02:44Thomas Tuchel was asked this week about the debate over the lack of an English striker,

02:50and there's not many after Harry Kane.

02:52Has Liam proved today that if he continues like this,

02:55then maybe eventually he's going to be considered again?

02:58Because he's sort of been off the radar a bit recently.

03:02I don't like this, you know, after one big game, you should play for England,

03:09and then after a bad game, you don't deserve to play for it.

03:14We are so quick in praising somebody who's the best player,

03:21and we drop him after two bad performances.

03:25Is this the fireworks?

03:26This is fireworks, yeah.

03:27I was just trying to work it out.

03:28Yeah, yeah, and so I think England didn't, in the last international break,

03:38didn't suffer from not scoring goals.

03:40I think they won 8-0 at Croatia, yeah.

03:44So Thomas Tuchel has many strikers.

03:48It's now for Liam to keep working, getting into his best shape back,

03:52how he has been, that's it, getting back to the Liam Dillard,

03:56he has been at Ipswich, and then even, of course, improving his game,

04:00and he has still a lot to improve, definitely not his finish with left and right,

04:05but he has to improve his heading, he has to improve his movements in the box,

04:09he has to improve his understanding what we're doing out of possession,

04:11but also, very honestly, he did very well today.

04:14And then, it's up to Thomas Tuchel to call him up,

04:21but I think it's not the right thing after one great performance to say,

04:25hey, you should play for England, so you need consistent performances.

04:29But what I know, and this is what I experienced,

04:32if the players are consistently performing very well,

04:35they will definitely be called up.

04:39Oliver, congratulations, what did that moment mean to you

04:42when you were running down the side of the pitch?

04:43How did you feel in that moment?

04:46Very fast.

04:51So, now, of course, and you know me now, I'm always honest,

04:55it was, for everyone, there was a lot of pressure, yeah, of course,

04:58and when you have, and they still, yeah, so it's not now,

05:03so it's, wow, take a huge, take a breath,

05:06enjoy Saturday evening at Nottingham,

05:07I heard it's quite nice Saturday evening at Nottingham,

05:10so I will experience it the first time, maybe.

05:16And, yeah, but there was, of course, was happiness,

05:20was some relief, and you could see the entire bench,

05:24the substitutes were sprinting to Liam,

05:25because in this moment, we were really struggling, yeah,

05:30the pressure increased and increased,

05:31and when you know, because City can score

05:34from almost every situation, if you control the pocket,

05:38they have the dribblers in the wide areas,

05:40and then they can cross, they have Haaland in the middle,

05:42if you try to control the wide players better,

05:45they will find the space in the pocket,

05:47and then being, so it's really so difficult

05:51to control their attack, and, yeah,

05:56we did it very well, to be honest,

05:58but we also played forward in the right moments,

06:00and, yeah, today we had this situation

06:02that we were very effective,

06:04I think it's the first time that we over-performed,

06:07compared to the XG,

06:10and that's what we needed.

06:12You probably just answered this a little bit already,

06:14but you've had so many performances this season

06:16that have been really good and haven't produced the results.

06:19What was the key today in having a good performance

06:22and a good result?

06:26Again, it's first of all,

06:28for me today it was the energy,

06:29the energy within the team,

06:32and the energy at the City ground,

06:34but I always mention this,

06:36I think it's our responsibility

06:38to ignite the City ground,

06:41and the players did it from the first second today,

06:43being aggressive, sliding,

06:45and it's not,

06:45I think nobody expects six one-touch passes and everything,

06:49no, it's just showing this desire to win,

06:53and the players showed it from the first second,

06:56and then we were rewarded with amazing goals,

06:58and Shea's first goal was fantastic,

07:01and because I think the tactical part behind it

07:04was very good in almost every game,

07:07but the output wasn't good enough,

07:09and today it was,

07:10and then we created this,

07:12so sometimes the spiral can go downward,

07:14and today the spiral really went upwards,

07:17and at the end I think it was a fantastic Saturday evening

07:19under the floodlights,

07:21and the mist was rolling in.

07:24Just finally, what was your message to the players before the game?

07:27What did you say to them tonight to get them down?

07:32No, I always, let's say,

07:34the last words before we go out

07:35always speaks the captain to the team,

07:37and Ryan Yates spoke today,

07:39and I mentioned it,

07:41I played more than 500 games as a player,

07:45I played, I managed, I don't know,

07:47500 games as a manager,

07:49and I've never heard such an inspiring speech to the team,

07:55and so it's credit to him.

07:57Can you give us a flavor of what you said?

07:59No?

08:01Please.

08:02We saw you bring Ryan Yates into the team today,

08:04for his first Premier League start since May,

08:06and that's James McAtee by the forwards as well.

08:09Did that help you to control City in the pockets today,

08:11Gisela Neal, especially as well,

08:13with them not being able to kind of pass through the block,

08:15you had McAtee drop in deep off?

08:16Yeah, there were a few reasons behind it.

08:18First of all, Dan Ndouye, he didn't train last week,

08:22but I played him,

08:23then he had a cold during the week,

08:26he missed another training session,

08:27so since he came back from the international break,

08:30he was always suffering a little bit,

08:31once it was the calf, the hamstring cold,

08:35and then I was talking,

08:37I was thinking,

08:38okay, what is the demand in this game,

08:41and it is to control the pocket,

08:43because they built up in a 3-1,

08:44and having six and three players behind Haaland,

08:47and then the second thing is,

08:51okay,

08:53let's say maybe the most passionate player we have,

08:57which I think playing 20 years for Forrest,

09:00with the biggest and best connection,

09:05should start,

09:07and Ryan had a good half at Brentford,

09:11almost scoring a goal,

09:13and he had a very good training week,

09:16training week,

09:16and that's why I decided to give James McAtee

09:20a little bit higher,

09:22because it also was,

09:23they have Toku on the wing,

09:24and you always need to double up against Toku,

09:26I don't know any defender who can defend him 1-1,

09:29and then here's James McAtee,

09:31he's one of our best players,

09:33so it was a little bit tactically,

09:35but it was especially his mentality,

09:37and his character.

09:38And also,

09:39your wide centre-back pressed quite high up today,

09:41and we saw that for first of all,

09:43from Jeff and your officers,

09:44was that also kind of in mind,

09:46when you see how City push up their full-back,

09:47to kind of counter them up?

09:49Oh yes,

09:49we knew that they want to,

09:52they always want to play into the pocket,

09:54and we say we need here,

09:56a brave centre-back stepping in,

09:59and yeah,

09:59so you did it in the right moment,

10:01because when you are late,

10:02you open the gap,

10:03and we conceded a goal,

10:04where we stepped into midfield,

10:05so the goal we conceded,

10:07was when they then went straight in behind,

10:09but we wanted to be brave,

10:11and of course,

10:12and we have these situations,

10:13we have in every single game,

10:14that we win the ball there,

10:16but so far,

10:16we didn't get this result,

10:19because it was the first time,

10:20that also the centre-back had to finish,

10:22so maybe we need our centre-backs,

10:24in more finishing positions.

10:25Thank you very much.

10:27Pete?

10:27Hi, look,

10:29I'm sorry to ask you about more individuals,

10:31on a day of such a good team performance,

10:32but I'm going to,

10:34if that's okay.

10:36Saaberschlager,

10:36he ran more than anybody else,

10:38on the pitch today,

10:39he mentioned already,

10:40the stats for the group,

10:42distance-covered,

10:43out of the city,

10:44running in general,

10:45out of the city,

10:45sprinting as well,

10:47but Saaberschlager,

10:48he's obviously a bit of a trusted figure for you,

10:50because you've had him before,

10:51I wonder what you made of him today,

10:53and a big moment for the goal interception,

10:57what did you make of him,

10:57and what did he bring to the team in general?

11:00It was a top team performance,

11:03and it was a top performance of Saabers,

11:05and again,

11:05and from all the midfielders,

11:07Yates as well,

11:08because you know when you face Elliot Anderson,

11:10and you know him better than I do,

11:12so if you face Elliot Anderson,

11:17Fernandes,

11:18and Cherky,

11:20so three,

11:21I would say,

11:22all three among the top 10 centre-mids in the world,

11:27and then you're doing so well,

11:29it must have been

11:30a fantastic performance,

11:32and Saabers,

11:33he's so smart

11:35in anticipating and winning balls,

11:37I think he's one of the most interceptions in the league,

11:40and he was physically so strong in these 50-50 balls,

11:43he always stayed on his feet

11:45and won these balls,

11:46and of course he can then play forward,

11:49and so once he tried

11:51to finish himself,

11:52I think it was against Ryan Cherky

11:53in the second half,

11:54so we could see then,

11:55there he was a little bit struggling,

11:57but it was a top performance of Saabers again.

11:58A nice moment for Paul Gibbs-White this week,

12:01obviously with keeping his place in the England squad,

12:03today created more chances than anybody else on the pitch,

12:07he's a rare blend of technical quality,

12:10athleticism and desire, isn't he?

12:13What impressed me most today

12:16in Morgan's performance

12:18was how hard he worked today,

12:21because once in the second half,

12:23he had some pain,

12:25I don't know,

12:25ankle, knee,

12:26or everywhere,

12:27and they asked him,

12:28I think five times,

12:29can you continue,

12:30and he always raised his thumb,

12:33thumb?

12:34Some.

12:34Yeah,

12:35and kept going,

12:37continue to continue,

12:38running back,

12:39supporting,

12:40doubling up against Njaye,

12:42playing forward,

12:43running forward,

12:43running back,

12:45and how he also pushed the team,

12:47so that's what impressed me most,

12:49that he's a good technical player,

12:50that he can pass,

12:51that he can finish,

12:54we all know,

12:54but also this is important for the team,

12:58especially when you play a team like City.

13:03Congratulations.

13:04I thought you said to TV

13:06that it was a very good day to play at Man City,

13:09I was just wondering why you thought that?

13:11No, I was asked this question before the game,

13:18and because they lost the last two Premier League games,

13:20and I said,

13:21ask me the same question afterwards,

13:23and then I said,

13:25so now I can say yes,

13:26but I was mentioned,

13:27I don't know if they showed it,

13:28that I said,

13:29I think today it would have been very tough

13:31for every other team,

13:33because we had such a great energy,

13:35and such a spirit here at the City ground,

13:38and that's why I said it was a good day.

13:42They couldn't match the intensity of your team,

13:44did you sense that as well?

13:46It was just that they couldn't match you today,

13:48in terms of that in the duals?

13:50I think,

13:51again,

13:51I think it was the energy level today,

13:53and yeah,

13:54they played three days before at Leipzig,

13:57sometimes it's not so easy

13:58when you have a midweek game

13:59in the Champions League,

14:00and three days later,

14:01you have to win an away game here

14:02at an electric City ground,

14:06and then you face the team

14:07with the attitude,

14:10the passion,

14:11and commitment we showed today,

14:13I think then it's not so easy,

14:14but yeah,

14:16if Enzo said this,

14:17I can just forward it to my players,

14:19because they have shown this,

14:21and that's why I think we deserve the win.

14:24It's been a while since I've had a win,

14:27I know you've spoken before

14:28about the heaviness you felt

14:29for the City round,

14:30do you feel that this has been lifted now,

14:33and it has to be a turning point?

14:36It has to be proven,

14:37I would say,

14:38as I said,

14:40we say in Austria,

14:42once Wolo doesn't make a summer,

14:44and it's the same,

14:45it was a great win,

14:47it was a great performance,

14:48but it's now,

14:50they're now,

14:50I don't know,

14:5111 players,

14:52I guess,

14:52or something,

14:53go to the national team,

14:55playing for their countries,

14:56hopefully everybody comes back well,

14:59and it's then to continue,

15:01and not now,

15:02again,

15:03lay back,

15:04no,

15:05it's now,

15:06take this confidence,

15:08take this spirit,

15:10and keep going,

15:11so that's what we need to do,

15:13and I think I mention this quite often,

15:15that let's say,

15:16the way the structure was always there,

15:19but a little bit,

15:20a few things were missing,

15:22so if we now believe,

15:23now we can lay back,

15:25and drop somewhere,

15:28about two,

15:28three,

15:29four percentage,

15:31then you get beaten,

15:32because it's the Premier League,

15:35and this is what we have to do,

15:38during this week,

15:38or the two weeks,

15:40when all the players come back,

15:41and the ones who are here,

15:43of course relax,

15:44enjoy,

15:44as I now enjoy,

15:45sorry,

15:46enjoy,

15:47relax a little bit,

15:48so for the ones who are here,

15:49I mentioned,

15:50we have to have a friendly,

15:51prepare,

15:52and then having the same focus,

15:54the same desire,

15:55again at Bournemouth,

15:56because otherwise,

15:56we can see Bournemouth has,

15:58had seven wins in a row now,

15:59six clean sheets,

16:01so I don't imagine,

16:02that it will be easier than today.

16:04Did you know that,

16:05Ger was capable of a goal like that?

16:07No.

16:09Especially not with his left foot.

16:12Yeah.

16:13Is it slightly frustrating for you,

16:15that this win has come,

16:16just before the international break,

16:18and you can't build it?

16:19No.

16:20No.

16:21I don't care.

16:22When this win was coming,

16:25it's just good that the win came.

16:27And how close to that performance,

16:30is it exactly what you're going to do to start?

16:32No.

16:33Again,

16:33it's,

16:35I don't,

16:36I think the football performance,

16:37especially in possession,

16:39we hardly had the ball today,

16:41was not good.

16:42So the,

16:42the in possession game was,

16:45I don't know,

16:46we had 22,

16:4723% possession,

16:50but it's also credit to,

16:51to Man City,

16:52how much pressure they put on us.

16:53But,

16:55the way we defended today,

16:57individually and as a unit,

16:59the way,

17:01we run our transitions,

17:03and finished our transitions,

17:05that was a top performance.

17:07But there are some other games,

17:08where we have to,

17:09let's say,

17:10being better in possession.

17:11And,

17:13but today,

17:14the players met the demand of the game.

17:17And when you play City,

17:19you will always have to be top in your defending,

17:22and waiting for transitions,

17:24because,

17:25I think every team has less possession than they have.

17:28And there are some other games,

17:29where we have to meet the demands of these games.

17:31When you have more of the ball,

17:32creating,

17:33being vulnerable in transition,

17:35I think we've shown this,

17:36but also then being clinical,

17:37taking the chances,

17:39and,

17:40then we will get more and more wins.

17:43Thank you very much.

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