After a humiliating FA Cup defeat by non-league Macclesfield final weekend, Crystal Palace followers would have been forgiven for considering their season could not get a lot worse.
However Friday’s information that captain Marc Guehi could be becoming a member of Manchester Metropolis for £20m and supervisor Oliver Glasner confirming he could be leaving the membership on the finish of the season offered proof that it may.
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If Palace followers thought Glasner – who final season masterminded the membership’s first FA Cup triumph – would get pleasure from his last months at Selhurst Park, these hopes had been all however extinguished on Saturday when he mentioned he feels his squad are being “deserted utterly” by the membership’s hierarchy.
BBC Sport understands there are not any speedy plans to sack Glasner, though each Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney mentioned on Saturday’s Match of the Day they noticed no method he may proceed in cost.
Right here, BBC Sport seems on the causes behind Glasner’s explosive feedback and whether or not he was proper or fallacious to make them.
‘I do not suppose any supervisor could be glad’
Palace captain Marc Guehi is ready to finish a switch to Man Metropolis [Getty Images]
Glasner’s frustration stems from Palace’s resolution to promote England worldwide Guehi a day earlier than the Premier League fixture at Sunderland.
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The Austrian mentioned he had spent the complete week getting ready for the journey to the Stadium of Mild with the defender in his plans, till he was knowledgeable on Friday morning that Palace had agreed a take care of Metropolis for his switch.
“I really feel we’re being deserted utterly,”
“Now we have 12, 13 gamers from the squad obtainable and we really feel no assist.
“The worst factor is promoting our captain someday earlier than enjoying a Premier League recreation.”
Glasner in contrast the scenario to when Palace offered talisman Eberechi Eze to Arsenal initially of Premier League season, admitting that each conditions have left him feeling just like the membership’s coronary heart had been “torn out”.
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After profitable the FA Cup final season and subsequently qualifying for Europe’s Convention League competitors, Glasner has made a number of public pleas for Palace to bolster their squad to have the ability to compete on a number of fronts.
However after spending lower than £30m on 4 gamers final summer time, it’s clear his pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
Glasner – whose aspect haven’t gained a Premier League recreation since 7 December – named two goalkeepers and plenty of academy gamers on the bench for the 2-1 defeat at Sunderland.
European soccer knowledgeable Julien Laurens instructed BBC Radio 5 Dwell: “Is it proper of Glasner to return out like this and be so important of his personal boss? It isn’t the primary time he has had a go at [co-owner Steve] Parish and the board.
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“I do not suppose any supervisor at any degree could be glad if, on a Friday morning, somebody from his membership got here in and mentioned ‘your captain and arguably your finest participant cannot play within the league as a result of we’ve got simply offered him to Manchester Metropolis’.
“The issue just isn’t a lot that Eze and Guehi have gone. They’ve not been changed. Palace on this league would be the feeder for the larger golf equipment.”
‘I do not like what he has carried out’
Glasner joined Palace in February 2024 [Getty Images]
In the summertime, Parish spoke concerning the difficulties of denying Guehi a £35m switch to Premier League champions Liverpool.
On the midway stage of the season, Palace are out of of each the FA Cup and League Cup however, regardless of having gained simply one among their previous eight video games within the Premier League, are on target to remain within the prime flight for a 14th season.
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Within the Convention League, Palace face Zrinjski Mostar in a two-legged play-off tie subsequent month.
It means, the south London membership may play simply 18 video games between now and the tip of the season.
In Parish’s eyes, the choice to money in on Guehi now is smart.
Former England striker Alan Shearer agrees.
“I get his frustration however then once more you take a look at Crystal Palace as a enterprise,” he mentioned on Match of the Day. “They’d lose a extremely good participant for nothing in the summertime so to get £20m now I get that.”
Wrexham and former Wolves defender Connor Coady mentioned on BBC Radio 5 Dwell: “I do not like what he has carried out.
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“Seeing them discuss towards one another, I do not suppose it’s the proper search for Crystal Palace.
“Palace need to promote Guehi. Palace will not be Manchester Metropolis. I performed in Europe with Wolves with an excellent small squad. We by no means moaned, we cracked on. That’s simply life.”
It isn’t the primary time Palace have offered a extremely wanted participant, with Michael Olise, Wilfried Zaha, Yannick Bolasie and, after all, Eze all departing the membership for hefty charges throughout Parish’s tenure.
“The evolution of soccer golf equipment is that, sadly, your finest gamers transfer on to raised golf equipment which are competing within the Champions League and European soccer,” mentioned former England captain Steph Houghton.
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“You have received Adam Wharton and Jean-Phillipe Mateta, who might be the following main large names that might be moved – however that is all right down to Glasner.”
Ex-Manchester Metropolis defender Nedum Onouha, added on BBC Radio 5 Dwell: “In at this time’s world, possibly that is simply Palace’s identification – they may signal youthful gamers and look to promote the others.
“Glasner has carried out an unimaginable job, again him – however possibly that isn’t the way in which that Palace function. Is Glasner within the fallacious for anticipating that, when in actuality that’s who the membership are?”
‘If the sack was actually Glasner’s intention then it has not labored with Palace’
If there was ever an instance of a soccer supervisor showing to actively search the sack then look no additional than Glasner’s post-match remarks on Saturday.
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Crystal Palace had simply misplaced 2-1 at Sunderland to stretch their winless run to 10 matches and Glasner, who was knowledgeable a bit over 24 hours prior that captain Guehi was being offered to Manchester Metropolis for £20m, launched into an astonishing tirade through which he accused the membership of “abandoning” the workforce.
Glasner will argue his divisive feedback signify his actually held views.
However others nearer to the membership are suspicious of the real motives behind Glasner’s outburst amid a sense it was designed to go away chairman Parish with no different choice however to sack the Austrian.
Glasner has already confirmed he’s leaving Selhurst Park on the finish of the season when his contract expires and with round, in response to sources, £2m nonetheless left on his present deal to be paid it could conceivably go well with the coach to trip off into the sundown instantly with a pay-off.
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If forcing his untimely departure was actually Glasner’s intention then it has not labored with Palace refusing to make a knee-jerk response.
After inside conversations, Palace count on Glasner to proceed in his function till the expiry of his contract on the finish of the season.
The talks for the reason that loss to Sunderland have centred round what the membership can do as a collective to enhance their present poor type.
Plainly if membership and supervisor are to half methods earlier than the summer time then Glasner should resign and thus waive any termination bundle.
Equally, we also needs to not low cost that Palace could be due compensation if one other membership determine to make a transfer to nominate Glasner between now and the tip of the season as an element.
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As an illustration, Tottenham are contemplating making a managerial change because of Thomas Frank’s underwhelming efficiency since his appointment in June.
Glasner held talks with Tottenham earlier than the membership’s eventual resolution to nominate Ange Postecoglou in 2023.
With that in thoughts, Palace could be owed compensation if Spurs look to nominate Glasner to any potential emptiness.
However for now, irrespective of how dysfunctional this all seems, it’s enterprise as standard at Selhurst Park.