‘Horror performance’ – Belief Oliver Glasner now less tempted to leave Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner didn’t have a bad weekend. The Austrian managed his Crystal Palace team to a Wembley victory over Aston Villa and therefore secured a place in the FA Cup final.
There, they will be taking on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, after they eased their way through against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
In the run up to the match, Glasner told the Austrian media that he really values the tradition in English football, and especially when it comes to the FA Cup. Therefore, getting to the final will be a huge occasion for the manager and certainly a highlight of his career.
The Austrian media have repeatedly reported that sources close to the Crystal Palace manager have talked down the idea of a move to RB Leipzig, who are keen on Glasner as they look for a long term Marco Rose replacement.
Over in Germany, though, they don’t give up.
Monday’s edition of Bild reports RB Leipzig’s ‘horror performance’ against Eintracht Frankfurt, which saw them lose 4-0, won’t help their hunt for a new manager.
As far as Bild have it, qualification for the Champions League had been a card RB Leipzig wanted to use to tempt candidates and now that’s less likely.
Glasner is once again named as one of those targets, along with Como’s Cesc Fabregas, Sheffield Wednesday’s Danny Röhl and free agent Roger Schmidt.
‘You’re seeing how good of a player he is’ – Adam Wharton hails Palace team-mate after FA Cup semi-final win
Adam Wharton has praised central midfield partner Daichi Kamada after the two players helped guide Crystal Palace to just their third FA Cup Final in history.
A comprehensive 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley on Saturday saw the Eagles through with a number of impressive performances from the SE25 side, not least that of the Japanese international Kamada, who signed for the club in the summer.
Kamada became one of the highest earners in South London after reuniting with former manager Oliver Glasner at Palace, but had a tough start to his career in England as he came to terms with the pace and physicality of English football, following spells in Italy and Germany.
But recent weeks has seen the 28-year-old find his feet, registering a number of full 90 minutes and for many, his performance against Villa was his best in a Palace shirt so far.
“Daichi had a tough start to his Palace career, probably, but you’re seeing how good of a player he is now,” said Wharton.
“He’s a top player [but] we’ve seen it before. He’s played Champions League and Europa League. His technical ability is great, he’s really comfortable on the ball, keeping possession and he runs for days; he’s doing really well. I’m trying to speak to him as much as possible (during games) and you’ve got to do that, but it’s pretty hard when the crowd is so loud (as it was at Wembley), but you can also speak on the ball and just by knowing each other, day-in, day-out in training.”
This season has also been tough for Wharton, missing the entirety of November, December and January after having groin surgery and not recording a full 90 minutes since his return in February.
On Saturday, Wharton caused issues for Villa. First, his pass into the box to Ebere Eze, which led to a missed Jean-Philippe Mateta penalty and then his midfield interception which fed Mateta who played in Ismaila Sarr, for Palace’s second goal.
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