MUKIELE POST PALACE

Nordi Mukiele has explained how he kept Crystal Palace's striker Jean-Philippe Mateta quiet in our goalless draw at Selhurst Park.

FAMILIAR FACE

"I knew him already before because he was playing in Germany also, and we were on the national team together, so I know him, I know how he plays.”

KNOW HIS GAME

“I didn't see every game from Palace from before, but I just saw some games, and I knew which type of player he is, what he likes and what he doesn't like. So, yeah, I think I did a good job because he didn't score. It helped knowing a little bit about his movement. And everyone knows that he's a good striker, and, yeah, today I just saw that I'm also a good defender.”

HARD FOUGHT POINT

“Yeah, exactly. That's very important. It's very important to get a clean sheet. We know goal difference is very important, and also for the confidence of the team and for the defenders and the goalkeeper. When you don't get any goals, this type of game, where it's really hard, your confidence goes high, and this is exactly what we want."

NEED TO CREATE MORE

“But we just have to keep working and training every day to keep a clean sheet. But we also need to score because it's also really important. But, yeah, I trust the offensive players because they are really good. And, like I say, we don't know each other for a long time, and when we find the good, this magical stuff, we will do something really good."

RESPECT THE POINT

“It was tough. It was a hard game, but we are happy now that we go home with one point, because it was really hard, and everyone knows that it's not easy to play here. We suffer together, to be honest. I would prefer, of course, to take three points, but one is a good one. This one is a good one, and I'm really happy because we did a great game.”