Oliver Glasner. Hailed in England after historic cup feat with Crystal Palace, hailed for having full control of Arne Slot’s Liverpool with three wins in a row against the Reds, including in the Community Shield. Then came the historic cup loss against a 6th division club, then came a tirade of criticism from the Palace manager against his own club management. On Sunday, it could have ended with the sacking, but after a “civilized meeting”, the Palace management has changed its mind.
-I feel that we have been completely let down. I can’t play with very many players. They did everything they could, and it’s been like that for weeks and months now.” This was Glasner’s comment after the 2-1 loss to Sunderland on Saturday.
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This came a few days after Glasner confirmed he will leave the Premier League club in the summer when his contract expires.
According to Sky Sports, Palace chairman Steve Parish was furious with Glasner’s statements after the Sunderland game and considered sacking Glasner outright.
Management was already unhappy with Glasner’s statement on Friday:
“It’s not the best move when you hear the day before the game that your captain will leave and not travel with you, but we have other players who will step in today. The atmosphere yesterday during training was good,” the Palace manager said dryly.
So what happened? According to The Guardian , sporting director Matt Hobbs had a conversation with the head coach on Sunday morning, where it was stated that the club wanted Glasner to complete his contract.
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We called Ruben Amorim’s statements after United’s Leeds game as “tailor-made to be sacked”. It also happened the next day. We got a bit of déjà vu when we now see what unfolded between Glasner and the Palace management, but here reason has clearly won. No need to let emotions and “sharp” statements create chaos, 16 games before the end of the season.
Logical, yet surprising in the world of the Premier League.
