Crystal Palace managed to salvage what seemed like being another tough afternoon against Chelsea – as Oliver Glasner watched his side end a losing streak of two games in the Premier League by securing a 1-1 draw.
The London derby at Stamford Bridge saw Daichi Kamada make his second Premier League start for the Eagles, having been benched for the 2-0 loss to West Ham, and the Japan international left his manager livid in the 39th minute despite enjoying a much improved second half.
So, what did the Crystal Palace No.18 do to anger Oliver Glasner during Sunday’s Premier League clash against Chelsea? Let’s take a look…
How Daichi Kamada left Oliver Glasner furious
The Austrian was evidently frustrated on the touchline as his side lacked urgency when attacking in the opening period, and his temper boiled over after Kamada squandered a promising counter attack by running into trouble in the 39th minute.
It was a difficult first half for the 28-year-old, who began the match seemingly intent on picking up a yellow card, as he persistently fouled Chelsea players.
In truth, Jarred Gillett was very lenient in deciding not to book Kamada, having shown Pedro Neto a yellow card for just one fairly innocuous trip on Daniel Munoz.
Having said that, the man from Ehime performed much better in the second half, going close with a powerful shot which Robert Sanchez had to push over the crossbar, while also linking up nicely with Munoz.
Crystal Palace No.18 could lose his place
As aforesaid, Glasner benched Kamada for the defeat against West Ham, instead deploying Odsonne Edouard alongside Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eberechi Eze.
Edouard has since moved to Leicester City on loan, but after Crystal Palace completed the deadline day signing of Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal in a £25m move, we believe Kamada could be at risk of being dropped for the England international, despite his improvement as the game went on against Chelsea.
It feels highly unlikely that Nketiah is arriving to replace Mateta, so we feel Glasner could switch to a 3-5-1-2 formation with two central strikers, rather than the current setup involving two attacking midfielders behind one striker.
Kamada looked sharp in the 4-0 Carabao Cup win over Norwich, but he will seemingly need some more time to adapt to the intensity of the Premier League as he gets to grips with English football.
