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There is already a Crystal Palace thread, but I think Glasner deserves a separate one. Austrian manager, former defender with over 500 caps for SV Reid.
After the initial stint in Austria he took over VlF Wolfsburg in summer of 2019. In his first season he finished 7th and reached round of 16 of Europa League. In the second season he finished 4th and qualified with Wolfsburg to the Champions League for the first time since 2014/2015. Two really good years in Wolfsburg, he moved to Frankfurt, where in his first season with Eintracht he finished 11th in the league, but won the Europa League - beating Barcelona and West Ham in two-legged ties - and got Eintracht their first Champions League participation in over half a century. In the second season he managed to reach the R16 of Champions League, got to the final of DFB-Pokal and finished 7th in Bundesliga.
He was appointed Crystal Palace manager in February 2024 and replaced Hodgson. Palace were having a dire season and sitting at 17th place in the league. In his first 12 matches as Premier League manager, Glasner got 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses - a very good record that includes a win at Anfield and the recent 4-0 trashing of United. Under his rule Olise looks five times the player he was before, Eze is as slick as ever, and he reintroduced Mateta to the starting XI, with the French striker banging the goals for fun. Not to mention Palace look really fun to watch.
Surely one to watch and potentially an elite manager in the making. Is he destined for glory? Will he ever get a shot at one of the top clubs? It's quite unlikely he'd leave Palace so early, but would you fancy him at Old Trafford? I'd definitely prefer him over the likes of Southgate.
After the initial stint in Austria he took over VlF Wolfsburg in summer of 2019. In his first season he finished 7th and reached round of 16 of Europa League. In the second season he finished 4th and qualified with Wolfsburg to the Champions League for the first time since 2014/2015. Two really good years in Wolfsburg, he moved to Frankfurt, where in his first season with Eintracht he finished 11th in the league, but won the Europa League - beating Barcelona and West Ham in two-legged ties - and got Eintracht their first Champions League participation in over half a century. In the second season he managed to reach the R16 of Champions League, got to the final of DFB-Pokal and finished 7th in Bundesliga.
He was appointed Crystal Palace manager in February 2024 and replaced Hodgson. Palace were having a dire season and sitting at 17th place in the league. In his first 12 matches as Premier League manager, Glasner got 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses - a very good record that includes a win at Anfield and the recent 4-0 trashing of United. Under his rule Olise looks five times the player he was before, Eze is as slick as ever, and he reintroduced Mateta to the starting XI, with the French striker banging the goals for fun. Not to mention Palace look really fun to watch.
Surely one to watch and potentially an elite manager in the making. Is he destined for glory? Will he ever get a shot at one of the top clubs? It's quite unlikely he'd leave Palace so early, but would you fancy him at Old Trafford? I'd definitely prefer him over the likes of Southgate.