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Oliver Glasner was left seething as Crystal Palace crashed out of the FA Cup saying his team “didn’t show any kind of quality” as they were beaten by sixth-tier part-timers Macclesfield.
Palace became the first holders since 1909 to be beaten by non-league opposition, goals either side of half-time from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts stunning the Premier League club. Yeremy Pino’s 90th-minute consolation was the only positive on an otherwise catastrophic day for Palace, who were deservedly beaten.
“I have no words for this performance,” he said. “It’s not just losing, it’s creating almost no chances. It was really hard to watch, there was no physical presence, no kind of quality in our attack. This is what makes it so disappointing.”
