Regardless of being debutants, Palace have been put in as favourites to win the Convention League firstly of the season.
It took some time for them to reside as much as that tag, with a lot of their performances in Europe trying considerably turgid.
However their 3-0 win towards Fiorentina – two-time finalists within the Convention League – confirmed what they’re able to.
Subsequent up for Palace is a two-legged semi-final with Shakhtar, with Strasbourg going through Rayo Vallecano within the different tie.
“They made gentle work of them [Fiorentina] actually, however from right here on in they are going to anticipate some actually robust video games, there may be some good high quality within the competitors,” added Tomkins.
“The query is whether or not they can carry the positivity from the primary leg. That was the very best I’ve seen them for some time, the three-week break did them the world of excellent they usually regarded just like the staff we noticed early this season and final season.”
The season will finish with Glasner’s departure, nevertheless it may additionally finish with a European prize.
“After all, that’s what all of us need,” mentioned the Austrian.
“We need to get pleasure from our life collectively, not simply the soccer. The extra profitable you’re, the extra you get pleasure from your life.
“Whenever you play the semi-final, you need to get all of it on the finish and that is what we’ll go for.”
