After Crystal Palace suffered a shock home defeat at home to Burnley, Oliver Glasner was posed a question linking him to the Tottenham job
Patrick Austen-Hardy Senior Sports Journalist
11:01, 13 Feb 2026Updated 11:02, 13 Feb 2026
Oliver Glasner speaking in a post-match interview
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Oliver Glasner was unhappy with one question posed to him(Image: X/Football on TNT Sports)
Oliver Glasner shook his head in disappointment when asked about reports linking him to the Tottenham Hotspur job.
Glasner, 51, has been identified as a potential contender to replace the recently sacked Thomas Frank. The Crystal Palace manager has also been linked with the Manchester United job in the past, rumours which only increased when he announced his intention to leave Selhurst Park at the end of the campaign.
As of right now, the Austrian is intending on remaining in situ until the end of the campaign. Despite making this clear, he is still being asked about stories linking him to other positions.
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Murmurs linking him with the Tottenham job are only getting louder and louder. A brace from January signing Jorgen Strand Larsen looked to have put the Eagles on their way to a second consecutive win.
But a bonkers eight-minute window saw Hannibal Mejbri and Jaidon Anthony find the net for the Clarets, before Jefferson Lerma scored an own goal just before half-time.
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Palace could not recover from their first half capitulation and ended up losing the match. During the post-match press conference, one bold reporter asked him a question regarding the Tottenham job.
Instead of a verbal takedown, Glasner gave the individual asking the question "a stern look" before "shaking his head." He then proceeded not to answer the question about the Spurs job.
Considering the way in which Palace let their lead slip against Scott Parker's side, the question only made him angrier. Palace are 13th in the table on 32 points, but considering they were in the European places before Christmas, it's a huge fall from grace.
Manager Oliver Glasner of Crystal Palace looks on prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Burnley at Selhurst Park on February 11, 2026 in London, England
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Glasner looked shellshocked after the final whistle(Image: 2026 Getty Images)
While he did not want to comment on the Spurs job, he did answer a question on whether his decision to leave at the end of the season is impacting his players. He replied: "I will not question their [the players] character, because I mention it so often, and I know them.
"It's a good, fantastic group of players, awesome. Awesome to work with them but it happened a few times. Then we get nervous, and we lose the structure and the second half at Nottingham, one player up, we have to win now, we have to win now.
"And then we get nervous, making mistakes, wrong decisions. We all know this when you're not calm, when you're not in your balance, you don't make good decisions.
Thomas Frank, Manager of Brentford, and Oliver Glasner, Manager of Crystal Palace, gesture during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Crystal Palace FC at Gtech Community Stadium on August 18, 2024 in Brentford, England
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Frank is a potential target for Tottenham(Image: 2024 Getty Images)
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"There could be many excuses, but I don't have. With excuses, maybe we can explain it, with what you are telling. But in the end, it is a huge missed chance to come closer to the midfield."
Having been knocked out of the FA Cup by Macclesfield, Palace's next game comes on Thursday February 19 against Zrinjski in the Europa Conference League.
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