Oliver Glasner has already written himself into the history books at Crystal Palace.
Under the Austrian, Crystal Palace have scored four goals in the first half of a Premier League for the first time ever – among many other club records.
In fact, we were even able to write an entire article on the Crystal Palace records Glasner helped break after replacing Roy Hodgson in February.
Now – however – Oliver Glasner could secure himself an unwanted bit of Crystal Palace history.
Why Oliver Glasner needs a win against Nottingham Forest
If the man from Schärding fails to beat Nottingham Forest on Monday – and ends up making it eight Premier League games without a win this season – it will not make for good reading from a statistical viewpoint.
Should we fail to secure three points at the City Ground, Crystal Palace will have failed to win any of the opening eight league games of a top-flight campaign for the first time since 1992/93.Not since Steve Coppell oversaw a poor start to the 1992/93 Premier League campaign have Crystal Palace began a top-flight season so badly.Of course, our performances have not been terrible, with spirited displays against Chelsea and Manchester United bearing fruit in terms of points, although alarm bells would certainly start to ring if Nottingham Forest defeat us on Monday.
Crystal Palace could look very different
In a desperate attempt to end this woeful run of results, the 50-year-old could rip up his playbook.
A story from the South London Press recently claimed that Glasner may change formation against Nottingham Forest, moving away from his wing-back system to potentially adopt a more traditional back four.It is specifically said that the Austrian wants to find a way to get both Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eddie Nketiah firing alongside each other in attack.
As they say, insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results, so it would absolutely make sure for Glasner to try something new.
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