Oliver Glasner will not extend his expiring contract at Crystal Palace, the Austrian confirmed on Friday. After yesterday’s 1-2 defeat against AFC Sunderland, Glasner emphasized that it was him “doesn’t matter”should there be a premature separation beforehand.
The Eagles coach said: “We feel completely let down. Selling our captain one day before a game is completely incomprehensible.” Glasner was referring to the transfer of Marc Guéhi (25) to Manchester City; the central defender was no longer in the squad yesterday.
“We didn’t make any substitutions, look at the bench, there are only young players sitting there”Glasner fumed, “We are preparing, and then yesterday I found out that our captain is being sold, but why not until next week? At least he can still play this game, and next week other players are coming back. That really upsets me a lot.”
“Heart ripped out”
Then Glasner remembered the summer transfer of Eberechi Eze (27). The offensive player moved to Arsenal FC at the end of August for 70 million euros: “When you have your heart ripped out twice a year, with Eze the day before a game in the summer and the captain the day before a game – I just can’t understand it.”
He be “I have been working in football for 30 years and have never experienced anything like this, not once.” The players, says Glasner, yesterday “left her heart on the field and fought. […] But once again we feel unsupported.”
“The Last Attempt”
Asked whether he would finish the season at Palace, the 51-year-old replied: “I don’t know it. […] I will never resign because these players deserve Oliver Glasner as their coach and leader and that is exactly what I will do.”
“If Crystal Palace are happy with ending the season like that, with Oliver Glasner or another coach, then I don’t know, I don’t care, but if they’re happy with that, then okay, they can do that.”are Glasner.
After winning the FA Cup in the previous season, the Londoners are currently in 13th place. About his team “to protect”the former Bundesliga coach must “Say that publicly, because saying it behind closed doors makes no sense.” Be it “Perhaps the last attempt to do the things that need to be done. Not for Oliver Glasner, but for Crystal Palace.”
