Roy Hogdson Understands the Defeat Suffered by Palace when against Man City

DBasia.news –  Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson, surrendered to his team’s 0-2 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League match. According to him, the quality of City and Palace is indeed different.

In the match at Selhurst Park Stadium, Crystal Palace was only able to release four shots, two of which were right on goal. Meanwhile, Manchester City bombarded Wayne Hennesey’s goal with 16 shots and eight of them were right on.

Despite losing everything in the game, Roy Hodgson could only give a hats off to his players. He considered that Wilfried Zaha and mates has performed neatly and showed a strong mentality despite conceding two goals in the span of 90 seconds. The manager claimed he could not ask for more.

“Can we score more opportunities? Yes, it’s possible if we spend 250 million pounds and bring some of the best European players to this team, “Roy Hodgson said after the match, as quoted by Football London.

Financial strength is what makes Roy Hodgson assess Crystal Palace and Manchester City is like heaven and earth. “Right now, we are not fighting at the same level. We face a team full of world-class players. That’s what makes them champions, “said the former Inter Milan coach.

The difference in class like heaven and earth, is what makes this 72-year-old man realistic. Although last season defeating Pep Guardiola’s team, he knew it was impossible to master the game against them. As a result, the number of opportunities that Crystal Palace can create will not be large.

“We know exactly, when facing them, we will spend a lot of time on the field without getting the ball,” continued Roy Hodgson.