Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton says the enthusiasm of manager Oliver Glasner means he sometimes “goes over the top in training”.
The Palace boss has only enhanced his reputation with his impact since joining the Eagles in February 2024.
In addition to winning the FA Cup to reach European competition for the first time in the club’s history, Glasner has lost just 18 of his 80 games in charge, with a noteworthy goal difference of +45.
“He’s a top manager,” Wharton told club media. “He’s facing some of the top managers week in, week out, and I don’t think there’s a game we’ve played that he hasn’t given us a solution to beat one of the top teams or any team.
“The way he handles situations in games, in training, the analysis we do on opponents, recovery, everything, all the little details. That makes it so much easier for us as players.
“He’ll stop sessions just for body positioning and explain it to the whole group so everyone knows.
“Also, his enthusiasm he just loves football, the adrenaline when he’s watching games and training. Sometimes he goes over the top in training, and he’ll own up to that. But that’s just him and football, how he enjoys coaching it, watching it, getting involved. It all adds up and is what makes him so good.”
Wharton also explained the manager seeks guidance from his players around rotation for specific competitions.
“He’ll ask us before a Carabao Cup game if we want to just rest and go for it in the Premier League or Conference League,” he says.
“That’s not what we want to do (rest). Nobody thought we would win anything last year, but we did, and there’s even more confidence now.
“We’re a very tight-knit group, with no big egos. The manager created that bond. Nobody is getting in a strop.”