Glasner Says Crystal Palace Won’t Rotate Much for Arsenal Vs Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner said Crystal Palace will not rotate a lot for arsenal vs crystal palace, even with Brentford on Sunday, Arsenal on the final day and a UEFA Conference League final three days later. The manager wants a near-regular side through a run that leaves Palace with three more matches after 58 already played.
Glasner Keeps Palace Core
"So we won’t rotate a lot." Glasner said that before the trip to Brentford, adding that Palace may still use more and earlier substitutions, possibly after 60 or 70 minutes, with one or two changes at half-time if needed. He had already said he would make five substitutions in each of Palace's final games.
That approach follows a 3-0 defeat by Manchester City on Wednesday, when Glasner made four changes after Palace had drawn 2-2 with Everton last weekend. Palace are entering two Premier League games and the European final in a 10-day span, with a core group of around 18 senior players carrying most of the load.
Arsenal At Selhurst Park
Palace host Arsenal on the final day at Selhurst Park, and Glasner said the match will be part of celebrating the season with fans. The Crystal Palace manager also linked the Premier League run-in to the final in Leipzig, where Palace will face Rayo Vallecano three days later.
"If you play the last Premier League game and then a European final, there can’t be mental fatigue," he said. Glasner has already framed Leipzig as a rare chance, saying it is something that may be once in Crystal Palace's lifetime.
Brentford Before Leipzig
The immediate test comes first against Brentford, then against Arsenal, with Palace still juggling league pressure and the build-up to the final. Glasner said, "I think we talked too much about it," before pushing the focus back to the two Premier League matches that come before the trip to Germany.
Palace's final home game gives them one last Selhurst Park night before Leipzig, and Glasner's selection call suggests he will lean on the main group rather than break it apart. The shape of that squad usage now points to one last stretch in which the league games and the final are being handled together, not separately.
