As last season proved, you don’t necessarily need to finish 4th for Champions League.
That said, yes, I do believe we could have finished 4th and the many seasons of 12th don’t matter as we are riding a wave combined of momentum & genuine talent and Management that can get the best out of this squad if backed.
Let’s call a spade a spade. 2 months ago, Glasner and the Team thought we had Europa. If we did and if we won it, then we’d have Champions League. Glasner has stated he was assured business would be done early and he would be backed.
This would have had a knock on effect to the rest of the squad that okay, maybe we aren’t the same old tired Palace of old and have ambition.
Would it have stopped Eze moving to Arsenal? Perhaps not, we will never know.
But I now feel as the lowest spending club in multiple leagues, Eze leaving like this will make Guehi and Wharton think what’s the point. We will get some emergency replacement in and they will bed in eventually.
Glasner will probably go because what is the point of working for Clowns. Rightly or wrongly, and I am massively in the camp of UEFA screwed us but he and the Squad will think the Upper Management had one job whilst they did the hard work on the field and that was to get the paperwork done for Europa league.
Glasner will feel like he could’ve won that competition. He will certainly feel like had we spent 50-100mil early he could have a real crack at top 4-6.
This isn’t just Eze leaving. This is Eze leaving after the Conference league relegation, the 2.3m being spent total, Glasner complaining about lack of signings, Guehi uncertain.
It’s truly, truly pathetic all around. We could and should have invested heavily and have a great squad and a happy Manager. Then, if the same news happens, it doesn’t derail as us much.