'Upset and anxious': Oliver Glasner slams football authorities over Crystal Palace fixture pile-up

Oliver Glasner has called on football’s governing bodies to prioritise player welfare when scheduling matches as Crystal Palace face an increasingly congested schedule. After beating Liverpool to qualify for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, Palace face the unenviable prospect of playing five matches in ten days in the lead-up to Christmas.

Glasner slams fixture pile-up as Palace face four games in eight days

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner launched a scathing attack on soccer's governing bodies on Friday after his side's midweek League Cup win at Liverpool created a nightmarish fixture crunch that could see the Londoners play four times in eight days.

If Oliver Glasner wants an elite club job, he needs to learn to beat the low block

As seen in the Conference League, Palace are effectively coming unstuck against the game plan they execute so well in the Premier League
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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner fumes over nightmare potential fixture pile-up - 'It's irresponsible'

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner: "Honestly, I can't believe that it will be fixed in that way. I think it would be irresponsible for the players. And everybody has a responsibility for the players. And we have to look after their welfare. That's our ...

'This will be irresponsible' - Furious Oliver Glasner takes aim at FA as Crystal Palace face nightmare fixture pile-up

Palace's victory at Liverpool kicked off a run of four games in a nine-day period as the Eagles gear up for meetings with Brentford, AZ Alkmaar and Brighton between now and the international break.

Crystal Palace has already found a suitable replacement for Marc Guehi.

The London club is close to signing their young star defender.Getty Images A changing of the guard appears imminent at the heart of Crystal Palace's defense. With the departure of key defender Marc
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