Roy Hodgson’s resignation as manager of Crystal Palace was announced on Monday, following a stressful weekend in which worries about his health surfaced. But, Oliver Glasner was almost immediately confirmed as the next manager of Crystal Palace, thus the team was ready for his departure. Before taking over on Tuesday, the Austrian was present to observe his new team’s 1-1 draw with Everton on Monday night.
Just one day later, he is already implementing significant adjustments at Copers Cope in anticipation of Burnley’s return to Selhurst Park this Saturday.
Now that Glasner has formally begun, The Athletic claims that he has already made some extremely noteworthy improvements.
While Ray Lewington has left the team, Glasner has made changes to his coaching staff at Palace, with Paddy McCarthy expected to stay.
McCarthy will thus be assembling Glasner’s new backroom staff, which also includes Emanuel Pogatetz, a former Middlesbrough defender who was a player for Glasner at LASK. In a period of transition at Palace, Dean Kielty, the goalkeeping coach, will also stay on staff. Although many called for a managerial change, it truly required more than that, including the replacement of the great bulk of the coaching staff that had guided Hodgson’s team during his tenure.
With a few Improved training sessions ought to result in more coherent on-field performances.
Additionally, it should result in fewer injuries, as training sessions have been held accountable for the high number of injuries Palace has had this season.
