Oliver Glasner insisted that Crystal Palace won’t alter their January switch plans regardless of a prolonged harm record and dealing with a Convention League play-off subsequent month.
Palace drew 2-2 with KuPS on Thursday, that means they completed tenth within the 36-team league section, and can face an additional two video games in what’s already a busy fixture schedule.
Glasner’s group face two video games in 4 days throughout all competitions, with Leeds United subsequent within the Premier League on Saturday earlier than an EFL Cup quarter-final in opposition to Arsenal.
The Eagles have already got an intensive harm record, with first-team stars Daniel Munoz and Daichi Kamada out till the brand new 12 months, whereas Cheick Doucoure can also be unavailable.
Ismaila Sarr can also be on worldwide responsibility with Senegal on the African Cup of Nations, although Glasner stated the draw with KuPS wouldn’t have an effect on his long-standing switch needs.
“I don’t wish to discuss it as a result of if everybody is aware of it will get costlier, all the pieces is on monitor,” Glasner informed TNT Sports activities.
“The membership are working onerous to get these offers finished, we belief them, it’s to assist the group, now we have stayed in 4 competitions, I feel we’d like one or two gamers.”
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Given the scenario, Glasner made 11 modifications to the aspect that have been crushed by Manchester Metropolis, with George King, Dean Benamar and Joel Drakes-Thomas making their debuts.
The Palace boss was pressured to show to his bench, although, after two objectives in three second-half minutes from Piotr Parzyszek and Ibrahim Cisse put KuPS into an unlikely lead.
Jean-Philippe Mateta, Tyrick Mitchell, Marc Guehi and Will Hughes have been all introduced off the bench, however Palace have been unable to discover a well past their 10-man opponents.
And Glasner stated that the one disappointment that got here from the end result was that Leeds will now know their beginning line-up for his or her upcoming Premier League conflict.
“We rested a number of gamers tonight as a result of we knew we would wish them for a recreation in a number of days,” Glasner added.
“Leeds now know our beginning XI as a result of not one of the gamers who began at present will play on Saturday.
“It will likely be a aggressive recreation, we’ll present a giant combat and hopefully come again with three factors.”
Palace will uncover their knockout section play-off opponents on January 16.
The draw is seeded, that means Palace can be drawn in opposition to one of many sides who completed in twenty third or twenty fourth.
Meaning they’re on the right track to satisfy Czech Republic aspect Sigma Olomouc or Zrinjski Mostar, who play in Bosnia and Herzegovina.