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THE SECRET REASON BEHIND OLIVER GLASNER’S DECISION TO LEAVE CRYSTAL PALACE THIS SUMMER

Oliver Glasner will remain Crystal Palace manager until the summer. Discover why he feels abandoned after Guehi’s move to Man City.

The Secret Reason Behind Oliver Glasner’s Decision To Leave Crystal Palace This Summer
Oliver Glasner Feels Abandoned By Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace have made up their minds about Oliver Glasner—he’ll stay in charge until his contract runs out this summer, despite all the talk about a possible sacking. Glasner himself has already said he’ll walk away once his deal’s up. You can tell he feels let down, especially after seeing Captain Marc Guehi sold off to Manchester City and constant rumours swirling around Jean-Philippe Mateta. “Abandoned” – that’s the word he used.

But here’s the thing: Glasner actually brought Palace their first-ever major trophy in the 2024-25 season. They won the FA Cup—a huge deal for the club—and then beat Liverpool in the Community Shield. That run even got them into the Conference League in Europe. Not bad, right?

Still, the club hasn’t exactly backed him. They sold Eberechi Eze to Arsenal in the summer of 2025. Then Guehi left too, heading to the Etihad since he was out of contract at the end of the season. Now Mateta, who just made the French national team in a World Cup year, is drawing interest from Juventus. Glasner can’t help but feel like he’s fighting an uphill battle with hardly any support from the top.

He vented before a trip to Sunderland, saying, “Your heart gets torn out twice in a season, one day before a game. It’s tough to survive. That’s how it feels right now. We feel that we’re being abandoned. There’s no support. Everybody’s disappointed. We’ve been playing with 12 to 13 players for weeks now. On the bench, I had just kids.” You could tell the whole situation was wearing him down.

That outburst didn’t sit well with chairman Steve Parish, who was already weighing up a change in the dugout. After a 2-1 loss to Sunderland, Parish met with Glasner but decided to let him finish the season. The club’s in a rough patch—no wins in 10 games—, but they just brought in Brennan Johnson from Spurs for a club-record fee. They still expect Glasner to pull things together before he leaves.

After that Sunderland defeat, Glasner sounded fed up. “I don’t need any support. Crystal Palace needs it. Crystal Palace are fine to end the season like this – with Oliver Glasner, with another manager, I don’t know, I don’t care. They are fine with this,” he said. He seemed resigned, just waiting for the season to end. “It will be OK, 42 points at the end, it’s all good, it’s fine. It doesn’t matter how we are acting. It’s just my feeling.”

Palace, for their part, think they did the right thing selling Guehi instead of letting him walk for nothing. They’ll get about £20 million, which softens the blow a bit. Glasner won’t be sticking around for the rebuild—that’ll be someone else’s problem this summer. Funny enough, he might end up facing Palace next season. Manchester United are looking for a new manager, and Glasner’s name is on their shortlist after Ruben Amorim got the boot. So, who knows? Maybe this isn’t the last we’ve seen of him in English football.

SUNDERLAND BOSS REGIS LE BRIS LABELS ARSENAL "BEST IN EUROPE" FOLLOWING 3-0 EMIRATES DEFEAT

Sunderland’s Regis Le Bris labelled Arsenal the "best team in Europe" after a 3-0 defeat left the Gunners nine points clear.

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Regis Le Bris Admits Sunderland "Not At Level" Of Elite Arsenal

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris didn’t hold back after his team’s 3-0 loss at Arsenal on Saturday. He called Arsenal “the best team in Europe” and sounded honestly impressed by what he’d just seen at the Emirates.

Mikel Arteta’s squad keeps stretching their lead at the top of the Premier League—now nine points clear. Martin Zubimendi opened the scoring, and then Viktor Gyokeres came off the bench in the second half to add two more. Arsenal’s grip on the game was obvious. Sunderland barely managed three shots on target all day.

After the match, Le Bris admitted Arsenal looked “really impressive” and said Arteta’s got the depth he needs to lift the Premier League trophy. “We’re still a newly promoted side, facing probably the best team in Europe right now,” he said. “They’ve built this group over years. We’re not at that level yet, but we have to learn from games like this. You need strong foundations and attention to detail if you want to grow.”

He couldn’t stop talking about Arsenal’s squad: “They’re so organised, so tough to break down, and even their bench is packed with threats. That kind of depth matters, especially when you’ve got wingers and creative players who can change a game late on. When everyone’s tired, those guys really make the difference. Arsenal showed that today—they were just outstanding.”

When someone asked if Arsenal has what it takes to win the league, Le Bris didn’t hesitate. “Yeah, I think so,” he said.

He also pointed out how much trouble Arsenal’s pressing game gave Sunderland. “The score says it all. They didn’t let up. We handed them a few chances with turnovers, and their pressing punished us every time,” Le Bris said.

“They’re top of the league, top of the Champions League group—they’ve got quality everywhere. You feel their experience, their class. Still, at the end of the day, the score’s the score, and we have to learn from it.”

He repeated that Arsenal’s experience really shows. “They’ve spent years building this. Every part of their game looks well-rounded. We knew coming here that it would come down to the little things, and today, those key moments went their way.”

Le Bris sounded a bit frustrated, too. “We knew their pressing would be fierce. We lost five or six balls—that’s just too many against a team like this. The first two goals came straight from those mistakes.”

And trying to break down Arsenal’s defence? He just shook his head. “In the final third, they’re organised, the defenders are solid. Breaking them down is really tough.”

DAVID MOYES HAILS "TERRIFIC" DEWSBURY-HALL AFTER VITAL CRAVEN COTTAGE VICTORY

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall redeemed his Brighton miss with a vital goal in Everton's 2-1 win at Fulham, keeping his promise to Moyes.

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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Is Now Everton’s Most Important Creative Asset

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made good on a promise he’d given David Moyes during the week, and his goal helped Everton pull off a comeback win at Fulham.

Last weekend at Brighton, Dewsbury-Hall blew a golden chance—he shot straight at Bart Verbruggen after Thierno Barry set him up perfectly. He told Moyes afterwards that he wouldn’t let it happen again.

At Craven Cottage, he kept his word. This time, when the ball fell to him in the box, he buried it and gave Everton the spark they needed for another solid win on the road.

Everton actually fell behind early. Vitalii Mykolenko’s own goal put Fulham up after Jordan Pickford managed to stop Raul Jimenez’s shot, only for the rebound to bounce off Mykolenko and in. That opened the door for a barrage from Fulham—Pickford had to make a couple of big saves, and both Emile Smith Rowe and Samuel Chukwueze clipped the woodwork. But Everton weathered it. Dewsbury-Hall led the charge, and his corner forced Bernd Leno into a mistake that ended up as Everton’s match-winner. They left with a 2-1 victory.

Dewsbury-Hall’s performance stood out—he’d looked sharp before hurting his hamstring at Chelsea back in December, and he’s only just getting back to his best. Moyes praised him after the game: “He’s brought something different to us. He’s been terrific. He’s nearly back to full fitness. He got about 90 minutes today, and he’s still working his way back from that hamstring injury at Stamford Bridge. He missed that big chance at Brighton, and today’s goal was almost a carbon copy. He told me this week, ‘If I get another one like that, I won’t miss it.’ And he didn’t.”

Because of a touchline ban from last week’s yellow card at Brighton, Moyes had to watch from the stands. Afterwards, he admitted Fulham edged the first half but didn’t think the gap was huge.

“I didn’t think we played well, but I don’t think we were terrible either,” he said. “We kept the ball alright for the first ten minutes, then made a couple of mistakes. The goal was just unlucky. Pickford made a great save; it bounces off Myko, what can you do?

“Fulham probably shaded the first half, but it wasn’t by much. We did well to keep it 1-0 at the break. Second half, I thought we were much better.”

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