Crystal Palace are contemplating sacking supervisor Oliver Glasner.
Sky Sports activities Information understands Palace chairman Steve Parish was bemused and angered by the Austrian’s feedback following the 2-1 defeat at Sunderland on Saturday, the place Glasner instantly criticised the membership’s board, saying “we really feel like we’re being deserted utterly”.
Glasner confirmed on Friday he can be leaving Selhurst Park as soon as his contract expires in the summertime, however Parish has a call to make about whether or not to let him see out the ultimate 4 months or sack him now.
The approaching sale of Marc Guehi to Manchester Metropolis seems to be prefer it might be the ultimate straw in an ever-deteriorating relationship between supervisor and chairman.
“Promoting our captain at some point earlier than a recreation – there is no such thing as a understanding for this,” Glasner stated on Saturday.
However Palace really feel that they had no alternative however to promote Guehi somewhat than danger shedding £20m if the defender had walked away on a free on the finish of the season. And the membership are adamant that they abided by Glasner’s needs within the final switch window, once they pulled out of a deal to promote him to Liverpool on Deadline Day.
From Parish’s perspective, each choice he takes is what he believes is the suitable one for the long-term stability and way forward for Crystal Palace. Whether or not Glasner stays a part of these plans is prone to be determined shortly.
Offended Glasner hits out at hierarchy
After the loss at Sunderland, Glasner felt his gamers have been being “deserted” with “no help”.
A turbulent week has seen the Eagles crash out of the FA Cup to non-League Macclesfield within the third spherical, Glasner verify he’s leaving on the finish of the season, and that defender Guehi is nearing a transfer away.
Palace slipped to a 2-1 defeat towards Sunderland on the Stadium of Gentle – their tenth successive recreation in all competitions with no win.
Glasner made no substitutions throughout the recreation, stating that he’s attempting to guard his gamers and known as for extra help.
He advised Sky Sports activities: “The gamers gave the whole lot they might. We made no substitutions – take a look at the bench, there are simply youngsters there.
“We really feel like we’re being deserted utterly. Promoting our captain at some point earlier than a recreation – there is no such thing as a understanding for this.
“We’re getting ready after which yesterday [Friday], I get advised that our captain will probably be bought, however why not subsequent week? A minimum of he can play this recreation after which subsequent week, different gamers are coming again. It makes me actually upset.
“In case your coronary heart will get ripped out twice a 12 months, with [Eberechi] Eze at some point earlier than a recreation in the summertime and your captain at some point earlier than a recreation – I’ve simply received no understanding.
“I have been in soccer for 30 years and by no means skilled this, not as soon as. Now it occurs twice in six or seven months. That is simply the place we at the moment are.
“We’re taking part in for weeks now with simply 12 or 13 gamers in our squad. Some gamers have performed their thirty fifth recreation now.
“For 50 or 60 minutes, we performed nicely right here and for 15 or 20 minutes, we have been underneath stress and conceded the objective. The gamers tried the whole lot however once more, I could not give them any help from the bench and it makes it so powerful.
“The gamers left their hearts on the pitch, have been combating. It is not too simple to play right here and for all of the circumstances, the group has carried out exceptionally nicely. However once more, we do not really feel supported.
“I heard yesterday at 10.30am for the primary time that we have been promoting Marc. I believe the negotiations have been just a few days lengthy so no one would have known as at 10am and by 10.30am, the whole lot was agreed.
“Then we now have to take care of it. Someday earlier than a recreation, we now have to return to Sunderland, after we know we’re not on the most effective run. We all know the circumstances with no gamers accessible and we’re promoting our captain.
“No group would do that. Different groups, the gamers play after which the subsequent day, they’re leaving and we’re promoting the day earlier than?”
When requested if he’ll see the season out, Glasner gave a defiant response: “I do not know. I at all times have an enormous appreciation for this group of gamers.
“I utterly belief them. Their character is phenomenal and we are going to stick collectively and switch round. I’ll by no means step again as a result of these gamers deserve Oliver Glasner as their supervisor and chief and that is what I’ll do.
“Typically it could assist if we had just a little little bit of help.”
Glasner continues outburst in post-match press convention
Glasner continued his outburst in his post-match press convention.
He defined: “For me, it appears like, ‘oh we now have sufficient factors so we can’t get relegated and that is effective’. However these gamers aren’t completely happy and happy with this. That makes it powerful tonight.
“If Crystal Palace are effective ending the season like this, with Oliver Glasner, with one other supervisor, I do not know, I do not care but when they’re effective with this then okay, they will do it.
“In the event that they need to play a extra profitable season… for me, it appears like, ‘when all of the gamers are again, we’ll be okay, we’ll get 42 factors, it is all good’, however that is not how we’re performing. It is simply my feeling.
“To guard them, I additionally must say it in public as a result of simply saying it behind closed doorways would not make sense.”
Glasner additionally gave a touch that his feedback have been a closing roll of the cube to attempt to enhance the squad scenario, including: “It is possibly the final strive that issues get carried out that must get carried out. Not for Oliver Glasner, it is for Crystal Palace.
“The very best 4 gamers earlier than we arrived – [Michael] Olise, [Eberechi] Eze and the 2 centre-backs, [Joachim] Andersen and [Marc] Guehi – they’ve gone now. It is powerful for each membership.
“After which to suppose, ‘okay, we bought final 12 months they usually received it carried out, had the most effective season, gained the FA Cup, it is all good. We will proceed doing it like this’, you’ll get the invoice.
“Oliver Glasner will not get the invoice, Crystal Palace will get it. For those who’re effective with it, proceed.”
Sherwood: Glasner needs out now
Tim Sherwood on Soccer Saturday:
“When your supervisor says he’s leaving, how does that really feel for the squad? It really works each methods. It is self preservation. Now they’re shedding video games.
“When he takes the Palace job, he is aware of what he’s going into. You develop gamers and also you promote them on. That could be a promoting membership.
“He needs to depart that membership as shortly as potential. He needs out of the membership and he needs out now.”












