Oliver Glasner has shown a penchant for one-liners, as well a 3-4-2-1 formation, since he took over at Crystal Palace almost two years ago. The Austrian declared he was not David Copperfield in his first press conference and usually has a saying for whatever situation Palace are in, such as declaring they must not be one-hit wonders after winning the FA Cup.
I mean, I think we're doing really good job [sic]. I want to remind everybody where we at [sic]. We're in the second year of our rebuild. If somebody told us, all of us, in September that right now we're going to be with a score [record] 19-14 - all of us, we would sign it up right away, right? So, we're seeing a lot of growth.
Toronto has finally had a well-deserved break after a tough four-game losing streak, which included being knocked out of the NBA Cup quarterfinals by the now-finals-bound New York Knicks on December 9. And it was during that game that a young Raptors player received a lot of criticism for his poor performance. Despite only playing eight minutes, Gradey Dick had two careless turnovers, adding to the ongoing criticism of the Raptors during what was already a rough night for Jakob Poeltl.
Since the club entered MLS in 2018, no team has won more games, scored more goals, earned more points or won more trophies than LAFC. Yet as Dos Santos, a top assistant for five of those eight seasons, was hugging and mugging with some of the people who are soon to become his fiercest critics, another supporter approached general manager John Thorrington with a question.
I was raised the right way in the right culture by Steve Kerr, DeMarco told reporters. I've grown as a coach and I want to do the same for anybody else on my staff.
Harbaugh began speaking to the team about its NFC West rivals. The Seattle Seahawks were at an amusement park, Harbaugh told the team. The St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals were also enjoying a day off, he said. 'Guess what the 49ers are going to do today?' Harbaugh asked. They would practice -- intensely. At least a hundred plays: 'Everybody else takes breaks, the 49ers don't,' Harbaugh said. 'Everybody was kind of pissed that day,' Walker said while laughing.
