BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club panel discussed Oliver Glasner's post-match criticism of Crystal Palace's lack of summer spending and why his "frustration" is understandable and justified.
"He told the truth, but of course, it is a direct criticism of the Palace hierarchy," said former Premier League striker Chris Sutton. "He will be on his way in the summer as he probably feels he has taken the club as far as he can and he has outgrown the club.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I understand his frustration because I think he is saying what everyone else has seen. Palace have a brilliant team but the squad is too thin, so for them to compete on all fronts is incredibly difficult and you can see it is taking its toll.
"As a manager, he wants to give his team the chance to get the best results but he isn't doing that because of fatigue."
Palace have a tight fixture schedule that has meant playing three times a week multiple times already this season, with matches in the Conference League sandwiched between Premier League games.
"It isn't a criticism, but maybe Palace didn't have a plan for what success would look like," added The Observer's Rory Smith. "You get the feeling it was quite a frantic summer there as they tried to adapt to a new season with broader horizons.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"It is difficult to make that leap because for so long they have been run as an admirable mid-table Premier League team. That is no mean feat but this is a different scale of a challenge."
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