It’s all change for Crystal Palace as Oliver Glasner officially replaces Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park.
The Austrian was in attendance as Crystal Palace recorded a 1-1 draw against Everton at Goodison Park on Monday night, and cameras picked up on something quite interesting from the new man at half time.
So, what was Oliver Glasner spotted doing at half time last night? Let’s take a look…
What Oliver Glasner was seen doing
Well, Crystal Palace fans have been starved of exciting, attacking football this season under Hodgson.
The 76-year-old strongly prioritised defensive solidity, which has seen us net just 28 goals in 25 Premier League outings this term. Only Sheffield United, Burnley and Everton have scored fewer.
However, Glasner was spotted gesturing forwards as the Sky Sports cameras fixated on him and Steve Parish at half time, suggesting that the 49-year-old wanted to see more attacking play from his new side, who were under the guidance of Paddy McCarthy and Ray Lewington on Merseyside.
After such an underwhelming campaign so far, in which Hodgson has entered matches with the apparent desire to simply just not lose, it was refreshing to see this from Glasner – Crystal Palace fans will surely be delighted.
First task at Crystal Palace is obvious for Oliver Glasner
According to Fabrizio Romano, the man from Salzburg will take his first training session at Copers Cope today, and it is clear what he must work on.
Amadou Onana’s 84th minute equaliser last night was the 17th goal Crystal Palace have conceded after the 76th minute this season – only Sheffield United have a worse record with 19 concessions.
As soon as Jordan Ayew put us 1-0 up, the players retreated and invited Everton to attack, which could either be a mental fragility, or a case of poor fitness. Or a combination of both, in truth.
This pattern has cost Crystal Palace a lot of points this season, so Glasner must find a way to help the Eagles manage games more calmly in the final stages.
