"Oliver Glasner looked thoroughly fed up, his frustration evident in every wander to the edge of his technical area. Three minutes into the seven added minutes at the end, he sat down glumly, folded his arms, and seemed only with a great effort of will to be able to stand up and propel himself forward again, hands whirring as he yelled: Four more minutes. Come on! It felt a characteristically understated howl of despair."
"On another day Kevin Danso might have been sent off for clipping Devenny's heel as he ran clear in the fifth minute. But this never felt like their day; they were sluggish and uninspired, the toll of their European and Carabao Cup campaigns perhaps catching up with them. The uncertainty over Glasner's future doesn't help but on the evidence of the past couple of weeks, perhaps he has hit the realistic ceiling of where he can take them."
The final Premier League game of the Christmas weekend was dull and low on chances. Tottenham produced two notable passages that led to Richarlison goals which were ruled out for offside. Crystal Palace looked sluggish and uninspired, likely affected by their European and Carabao Cup fixtures. Oliver Glasner appeared visibly frustrated, pacing his technical area and reacting bleakly to added-time developments. Palace had sporadic chances — Justin Devenny and Maxime Lacroix went close — and Kevin Danso was lucky not to be sent off after clipping Devenny's heel. Tottenham's poor recent form added context but Palace never dominated the game.
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