Glasner, who led Eintracht Frankfurt to Europa League glory in 2022, has signed a deal until the end of the 2025/26 season.
“I am very happy to join Crystal Palace FC as manager,” the 49-year-old Austrian said. “I am looking forward to working with the talented squad, meeting the club’s supporters and experiencing the Selhurst Park atmosphere I have heard so much about.”
Palace chairman Steve Parish said: “I’m delighted to welcome Oliver to the club. He has an outstanding record, and we believe he is the right manager to take the club forward at this pivotal stage.
“Wherever Oliver has gone so far in his managerial journey, success has been quick to follow, and we believe his ambition, as well as his exciting and attacking approach, is the perfect fit.”
Former England boss Hodgson, 76, who had been under growing pressure due to Palace’s poor form, was taken for medical tests after falling ill on Thursday but is now out of hospital. Palace have lost 10 of their past 16 league games and are 16th in the Premier League table, just five points above third-bottom Everton, whom they face at Goodison Park later.
Guardiola says City’s success creates sky-high demands
Pep Guardiola said on Monday that higher expectations faced by Manchester City are the price of years of success as he prepares his men to face Brentford after a frustrating 1-1 draw against Chelsea.
Saturday’s result at the Etihad ended an 11-match winning run that began at the FIFA Club World Cup in December.
It left last season’s treble winners third in the Premier League, four points behind leaders Liverpool and two points behind Arsenal with a game in hand on both of their rivals. Guardiola’s men enjoyed more than 70 percent possession against Chelsea and had 31 shots but were grateful for a late equaliser by Rodri on a day when Erling Haaland missed a series of clear chances.
But the City boss told reporters, at the eve of match press conference, he was satisfied with his players, denying he was feeling the pressure from in-form Liverpool and Arsenal. “The last 15 games, we won 13 and we drew two and the two we drew we played to win the game,” he said.
“I know the standards we have created because of what we have done in the past,” he added. “I understand completely the doubts from people. What I am seeing I am more than satisfied. I give credit to Chelsea, who created problems... but in general we were more than decent.
“But I know our standards and you demand our standards for what we have done in the past and I know it’s not easy to sustain it. For a long, long, long time we did it. Maybe for 11 months it’s not easy but we are there.”
Guardiola, whose team are chasing an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title, was asked whether the demand for perfection was the price of success after so many years of winning trophies.
“Absolutely,” he said. “I had the experience at my previous clubs, especially at Barcelona.
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