Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has cast doubt over his immediate future after the club’s fans turned on him amid a dismal run of form.
Glasner is leaving Palace at the end of the season when his contract expires – but it is unclear if he will see out the job following his latest comments.
Palace supporters called for Glasner’s sacking during Thursday night’s 1-1 draw at Zrinjski Mostar in the first leg of their Conference League knockout play-off. They have seen their side win once in the last 15 games.
Asked if he wants to stay until the season ends, Glasner said on Friday: “Let’s see. What the future brings, we never know.”
Pressed on if he has the drive to see out his contract, Glasner added: “Yes. I feel so.”
Palace had never won a major trophy until Glasner led them to FA Cup glory last season and his team subsequently won the Community Shield.
But right now the Austrian does not feel like he is up to the job after Palace sold captain Marc Guehi in January and star player Eberechi Eze last summer.
Marc Guehi left Palace for Manchester City in January
“We are not in the best moment right now. I understand and take responsibility for everything because I am responsible for the whole team,” Glasner said.
“I am just not good enough to replace the players we sold. I am just not good enough to integrate the new players in a way that we can play the same way like we did. I am not good enough that we can cope with the schedule.
“On the other side, I think I was good enough to play the best season ever, to win two trophies.
“It looks like we are – even now, where everybody is completely angry, disappointed, frustrated – playing a better Premier League season than eight of the last 10 seasons Crystal Palace has played.
“We are playing European football and that is also a reality.”
Glasner says it is his responsibility to solve Crystal Palace’s poor form
Palace face Wolverhampton Wanderers in their next fixture, live on Super Sunday, as Glasner looks to rally his side in a bid to snap their poor run of form.
Glasner added: “It’s my responsibility to get the turnaround. I can’t expect [positivity] from the players if I’m not that way. But right now I just can’t do it because it’s how I feel.
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“It just shows that the expectations are completely different. So I think with 32 points after 26 rounds, the fans would have celebrated in the last nine seasons. This year they are disappointed.
“If I become a funny guy now, I think you would feel that it’s not true. That’s why I am how I am. And this is how I am feeling right now. It is a very challenging situation for all of us.
“But on the other side, again, this is one of the best Premier League seasons within the last 10 years. It just shows that the expectations are completely different.
“Thirty-two points after 26 rounds, the fans would have celebrated in the last nine seasons. This year they are disappointed.”
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