Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish met Oliver Glasner in late 2023 after sporting director Dougie Freedman arranged the meeting. Pressure to change management followed Roy Hodgson’s tenure, and Glasner’s Bundesliga track record impressed the club. By the time Hodgson left in February, preparations for Glasner’s appointment were already underway. Two and a half years later, Glasner guided Palace to Conference League success with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig. The final match of his spell came after an extraordinary 12-month run of unprecedented achievements. Palace won the FA Cup, the Community Shield, and the Conference League within about 375 days, transforming ambitions from simply staying in the Premier League to winning and reaching the highest possible level.
"When Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish first met Oliver Glasner in late 2023, he had no idea it would be a meeting that would change the course of the club's history. It was then sporting director, Dougie Freedman, who had set up the get-together in south London. Freedman had tracked Glasner's career trajectory in the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt and was impressed with what he saw. Roy Hodgson was in charge at Selhurst Park at the time but there was pressure on the club to make a change."
"By the time Hodgson departed the following February, the wheels were already in motion towards the Austrian's appointment. Wind forward two and a half years, and Glasner has just led Crystal Palace to Conference League glory with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig. It will be his final game in charge - but it comes at the end of a scarcely-believable 12-month period of unprecedented success."
""He has got to be one of the best managers Crystal Palace have ever had," said Palace midfielder Adam Wharton. "He has made a massive difference for how the club looks at competitions. We are not just looking to stay in the Premier League and be in Europe, we are looking to win and be as high as possible.""
"So how did Glasner lead Palace - without a major trophy in their history at the start of last season - to the FA Cup, Community Shield and Conference League all within the space of 375 unforgettable days? Crystal Palace win Conference League with superb victory over Rayo It was only a couple of weeks after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley that Palace were hit with a devastating sucker-punch. It was early July and south London was eagerly anticipating the prospect of Selhurst Park hosting Europa League football for the first time."
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