Crystal Palace are reportedly eyeing former West Ham United and Everton manager David Moyes as a potential candidate to replace Oliver Glasner amid his current struggles at Selhurst Park.
Glasner initially made a superb impact when he took over from Roy Hodgson last season, but Palace have started the new season poorly and it seems unlikely that the Austrian tactician will hang on to his job for much longer unless things improve quickly.
Moyes has been out of work since leaving West Ham at the end of last season, and one imagines the Scottish tactician will be keen to get back to work with a Premier League club soon.
It seems Glasner’s sacking is not exactly looking imminent, but this could be one to watch in the weeks ahead, with Moyes certainly a promising candidate if the Eagles do decide to make a change.
Is David Moyes the man to sort out Crystal Palace?
Moyes may have his limitations as a manager, with the 61-year-old not exactly winning much in the way of silverware in his long career, while he also notably flopped in a brief spell as Manchester United manager, looking like perhaps the worst choice possible to replace Sir Alex Ferguson following his retirement in 2013.
Still, Moyes has a very solid track record in terms of keeping clubs stable in the Premier League, and even getting them to punch above their weight a bit.
The style of football won’t always be that special, but at the moment Palace are at risk of slipping into a relegation battle under Glasner, and you’d probably back Moyes to do a better job of getting them out of it.
This isn’t the easiest job to inherit, however, after Palace sold star player Michael Olise in the summer, with the French winger always going to be someone who’d be close to impossible to replace.
David Moyes is a great coach and can help Palace. The truth is, no premier team should sell good players without replacement.
Is it really the case of two players (Olise and Andersen) leaving and not adequately replaced that has put us in the relegation zone so early in the season. We ended last season on a great run; this has not continued. Players are complaining about the lack of a proper summer break. Is the dressing room not the “happy place” it was after Glasner’s arrival? Something has changed dramatically – and not just attitude. In the Liverpool game, how many times did we give the ball away, players under no pressure, including Eze, carelessly passing the ball to a Liverpool player. You work hard to regain possession and them simply give it up again…what’s happening during the week at Copers Cope? David Moyes is an experienced Premier League manager, perhaps he will provide answers?
You do realise that this story is a load of old tosh!
We are not going to replace Ollie with Moyes.
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