Textor: Why Glasner will be great for Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor is delighted with the appointment of new manager Oliver Glasner.

The Austrian replaced Roy Hodgson last week.

Textor said: "Everybody knows I've been following Oliver Glasner around forever. I love him.

"Steve [Parish] met him independently and he made his own decision on Oliver Glasner.

"I'll tell you why we liked him back from Lyon. If he spoke French he would be the coach of Lyon now.

"I think he's a better fit for Palace. He's part of the modern breed of managers that manage everything about the player, the body. He runs his players up to 120% of game intensity on a Wednesday and manages their recovery so they go into 90 minutes on a Saturday and they feel it's a walk in the park. At the end of 90 minutes they want to play more.

"As far as his style of play, I thought it was the perfect match. Oliver's theory is that he'd rather win the ball in their half.

"He will set a trap on the press and it's not just one guy going, it's not just two guys going, it's five guys knowing they're going to go and they'll know what part of the pitch they're going to expose. They'll know where the vulnerability is."