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'I am here 100%' – Glasner reaffirms commitment to Crystal Palace

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Oliver Glasner has reaffirmed his commitment to Crystal Palace but says he will not stand in the club's way if they feel they are better off without him. 

Palace ended an eight-match run without a win at Selhurst Park in the Premier League by beating bottom club Wolves 1-0, courtesy of Evann Guessand's late goal. 

It was a much-needed win for the Palace boss, who delivered another bombshell press conference in the build-up to their clash with Rob Edwards' team. 

The Austrian suggested he was "not good enough" to turn Palace's fortunes around, while also telling supporters to "stay humble" after their recent run of poor form. 

During the game, Palace fans displayed banners reading "opportunities missed – board inept" and "fans disrespected – Glasner finished", following his pre-match comments. 

"Oliver Glasner is not important. Crystal Palace is important," Glasner said when trying to explain his choice of words. 

"For me, if the club thought they needed a change, then I don't want to be in the way. That is what I meant.

"I spoke to the board, to the chairman, to the sporting director, and they said, 'no, we think you are the right one'.

"This is important for me, not that I say I will stay, because we had the best two years in Palace's history, and then it's not so easy for a club to say 'hey, it's better you leave.'

"Then I said from my side, 'if you believe it's better for Crystal Palace, then let's talk about it together', but they said, 'no, no, we believe in you.'

"I talked to the players because that's important to me, it's not that I have to live in London because, otherwise I don't know what to do.

"No, the most important thing is Crystal Palace, and I am here 100% to be successful for Crystal Palace. I need the players, I can't do anything.

"Okay, I can go into my office, but that's it. It's important that the players believe in what we are telling them, me and the staff.

"It's important that the club believes in us, that we can get this turn around and this season successfully. And this is what I talked about. I don't know if the club has a different idea.

"I don't want to stay in the way, and then we will find a solution. I didn't say I would step back, I would resign, or whatever, so maybe now it is clearer."

Wolves, meanwhile, have failed to win any of their last 16 away Premier League matches (D4 L12), their longest run without a victory on the road since a run of 29 between February 1984 and May 2004.

And they had their chances in the game, most notably through Tolu Arokodare, who saw his 43rd-minute penalty saved by Dean Henderson after Adam Wharton felled Mateus Mane inside the area.

Their task was made even more difficult when Ladislav Krejci picked up two yellow cards in the space of three second-half minutes. Wolves have now received three red cards in the Premier League this season, with only Chelsea (six) and Everton (four) receiving more.

"Two defining moments, for me. We missed the penalty, which could happen," Edwards said. "Then the red card is pretty inexplicable then that turns the tide in the game.

"I thought we were brilliant with 11 men, and they were really solid in the main and fairly comfortable with 10.

"One moment, switched off and that's it. We come away with nothing."