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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Chelsea at Selhurst Park (kick-off 14:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- Glasner said last week he “felt abandoned” by the club after their 2-1 loss to Sunderland on Saturday, and explained it was because he is “attached” to Crystal Palace: “I was quite emotional after the game, which I think shows how much the players and Crystal Palace means to me. Some could say ‘why do you care you’re leaving’, but this is how I am. I am attached to the club but it was all the circumstances. It’s not that we sold him [Marc Guehi] – I agreed one year ago in February to sell Marc – it’s all about timing and replacement.”
- He continued: "I know that Crystal Palace will always sell players if they have big offers from other clubs. It's just the situation of telling a team 28 hours before a Premier League game that their captain is leaving. This was my feeling at that moment and this is what I tried to express. It feels like criticism but it was just me telling the emotions I and the team had."
- On whether he regrets his comments: "No I don't regret. Do I think it was the best way? No, I don't think so – but that's Oliver Glasner. I've always told you that's Oliver Glasner. It's a part of what we achieved together that I'm emotional. It helps to create spirit, togetherness and belief. I don't say I'm perfect – I would like to be. I never attacked anyone personally, I just explained my feelings."
- After Guehi’s move to Manchester City, Glasner announced he would also be leaving the club at the end of the season. When asked whether the announcement took the board by surprise, he said: “No, never. To be honest, I planned to says it by the end of December because I wanted to avoid anybody saying, ‘Oliver is not pleased with the transfer window and that’s why he’s leaving’. It’s nothing to do with it. But then there were all these reasons and a lot of games, and we decided to wait three game weeks.”
- Glasner also revealed he met club chairman Steve Parish earlier in the week to discuss the situation and concluded that the pair are "100% committed" to the rest of the season. He added that while the whole saga "was a thunderstorm", the "sun is shining" for his team again.
- Glasner also said striker Jean-Philipe Mateta will play on Sunday despite reports that he wants to leave the club and added: “[It’s] very clear. He didn’t hand in a transfer request and we have no bid received right now. That’s the situation.”
- On facing Chelsea: "Enzo Maresca did a great job and now Liam Rosenior continues the job. A great team, fantastic players and the structure also didn't change massively. I watched the Brentford game back and I think Brentford could have won that game. But on the other side, Chelsea were very efficient and punished every mistake Brentford made, and that’s the quality of the team and players.”
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