BBC Pundit Drops big Glasner Sack Verdict at Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace’s dismal start to the season continued on Saturday afternoon as they slumped to defeat at home to Fulham, prompting Nedum Onuoha to claim that Oliver Glasner is the most under pressure manager in the Premier League at the moment.
A break-away goal from Emile Smith Rowe on the stroke of half-time gave the Cottagers the lead, before Harry Wilson secured all three points for the travelling side, slotting past Dean Henderson with seven minutes to play. The result at Selhurst Park saw Palace end the weekend in the bottom three, after Ipswich claimed all three points at Tottenham on Sunday.
This dire standing after eleven matches has inevitably sparked reports suggesting Glasner is under pressure, with Gareth Southgate tipped to succeed the Austrian last week. With the likes of Julen Lopetegui and Russell Martin under severe scrutiny, the Eagles’ head coach’s impressive exploits at the end of last season may have bought him additional time, but Onuoha believes that the former Eintracht Frankfurt boss is actually under more fire than anyone in the division.
Onuoha: Glasner Under Most Pressure
It has been a dreadful start for Palace
Replacing Roy Hodgson in February, Glasner stabilized a flailing Palace side, and induced a spectacular finish to the season, with the South Londoners winning six of their final seven league games. Expected to build on this form in this campaign, Glasner’s team have evidently regressed, and now look set to be embroiled in a relegation battle, winning just one of their opening eleven matches.
Despite other managers coming under more scrutiny in the media, former Manchester City defender turned pundit Onuoha believes Glasner’s poor start should see him as the most lambasted boss in the Premier League. Speaking on the BBC’s final score, when asked which managers he believes to be in immediate trouble, he said:
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Exclusive: Crystal Palace stance on sacking Oliver Glasner revealed
Crystal Palace chiefs are still behind manager Oliver Glasner despite the club’s poor start, sources have told Football Insider.
Palace lost 2-0 at home against Fulham on Saturday (9 November) and remain in the bottom three of the Premier League.
The Eagles have won just once in the top flight this term – a 1-0 victory against Tottenham in October.
Glasner’s side have scored just eight league goals in the 2024-25 season so far, with only bottom club Southampton netting less.
Nevertheless, Palace chiefs are believed to be ready to give him more time to turn things around after his impressive stint in the second half of last season.
Sources say injuries to the likes of Eberechi Eze and Eddie Nketiah have also been taken into consideration in the boardroom at Selhurst Park.
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