Oliver Glasner Crystal Palace manager
On Sunday, Crystal Palace sealed a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Selhurst Park. Evann Guessand’s late winner helped the Eagles secure their second win in their last 16 matches in all competitions.
Oliver Glasner is in his final year of contract and announced his decision to leave Crystal Palace at the end of this season.
Sport Witness recently covered claims of the Eagles manager emerging as a shock target for Colombia after the World Cup.
Glasner denies disrespecting Crystal Palance fans
Last Thursday, Crystal Palace settled for a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar in the UEFA Conference League. After the tie, a section of the English club’s supporters had turned on the Austrian.
Prior to the kick-off against Wolves, Crystal Palace fans held up a banner reading ‘fans disrespected – Glasner finished’. After the match, a section of the home supporters at Selhurst Park had booed Glasner.
The manager has denied suggestions of disrespecting the Premier League side supporters in his post-match press conference.
Austrian take on Eagles supporters’ reaction
Monday’s edition of Austrian newspaper Kurier claim the latest win over Wolves is a ‘balm’ for the soul of Glasner and, above all, for his team, Crystal Palace.’
However, the newspaper points out the London club’s followers are still dissatisfied, even after two wins in the last four matches.
Kurier questions whether Glasner could leave Crystal Palace sooner, after fan attack on him. Despite the growing dissatisfaction, the coach has affirmed his commitment to the club on Sunday. The Eagles are 13th in the table, 10 points above the relegation zone.
Bothj Heute and Kronen Zeitung also share their take on the fan attack on Glasner. The two Austrian newspapers now indicate the supporters want the manager gone.