Oliver Glasner confirmed as new Crystal Palace manager after Hodgson steps down
Crystal Royal abode have assigned former Eintracht Frankfurt employer Oliver Glasner as their new boss till the expire of the 2025-26 season.
Glasner has reconditioned Roy Hodgson, that hopeless to reaction down from his chore as boss after dropping ill during coaching on Thursday.
Royal abode attested on Monday that Hodgson is ‘currently out of wellness nucleus and performing nicely’ previously officially naming Glasner – that led Frankfurt to Europa League splendor in 2022 – as the Englishman’s successor.
Glasner specified: “I am terribly cheerful to symbol upwards wearing Crystal Royal abode FC as boss.
“I am glancing forward to massaging wearing the talented squad, meeting the bar’s visionaries and holding up against the Selhurst Park ensconcing I have heard so much about.
“It has been a satisfactions to satisfy wearing Steve (Congregation, chairman) and Dougie (Freedman, illustrating off director), and I am glancing forward to massaging wearing them to attain our aims.”
Congregation specified: “I’m inextricably satisfied to welcome Oliver to the bar. He has an stellar documents, and we assume he is the correct boss to snatch the bar forward at this pivotal phase.
“Any kind of place Oliver has gone so far in his supervisory vacation, triumphes has been rapid to adhere to, and we assume his aspiration, as nicely as his electrifying and assaulting standpoint is the scenic accommodated for receiving the most from our talented young squad in the remainder of this Premier League season and beyond.”
On his separation from the bar, Hodgson oriented Crystal Royal abode’s policemen portal: “This bar is terribly momentous and medians so much to me and has messed around a significant component in my footballing job. I have totally acquired my time here throughout six periods, as it has enacted on me the possibility to job wearing top subdivision players and group performing what I love every day.
“However, I know, enacted on current crises, it can be possible at this time for the bar to scheme onward, and consequently I have filched the judgment to reaction indifferent so that the bar can lug forward their configurations for a new boss, as intended for this summer.
“I would favor to thank Steve Congregation and his American affiliates for their motivation, along wearing my coaching group and backroom group that have led me so much along the means. In fussy, a significant thank you to my irrevocable chum and servant, Ray Lewington; preceptors Dean Kiely and Paddy McCarthy; plus the scenic sports clinical research, video analysis and clinical departments.
“My many thanks and heed in a similar means to the current squad of players that have been a satisfactions to job wearing – they are a debt to the bar and themselves. I am certain that our visionaries will bolster to establish on their complete motivation to the group for the remainder of this season and beyond.
“I am avid that the season will coating nicely and I willingness the group every triumphes in the weeks, months and periods to come.”
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