Leeds United manager Daniel Farke is preparing to reunite with opposite number Oliver Glasner when his side take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Daniel Farke will be hoping that Leeds can catch the Eagles cold in their meeting at Elland Road as Palace deal with a hectic Christmas schedule.
The visitors play Kuopion Palloseura in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, 18th December, before their trip to face Farke’s resurgent Leeds side on Saturday, 20th.
Leeds will be without Lukas Nmecha for the game, as the forward continues to recover from injury, with Farke set to choose from the same group of players that secured a battling point against Brentford.
It will not be the first meeting between the two managers, with Farke having locked horns with Glasner in the Bundesliga before.
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Elland Road has been a fortress this season.
Has Daniel Farke managed against Oliver Glasner before?
Prior to his return to English football with Leeds, Farke spent a season with Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga, steering them to a 10th-place finish.
During that period, Farke faced Glasner twice as manager, during the current Palace manager’s time with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Farke did not have much success against Glasner in their two previous meetings. Monchengladbach lost the first game, as Glasner inspired a 3-1 away win for his Frankfurt side.
However, Farke enjoyed a better experience in the second meeting between the two sides. Monchengladbach had looked on course for a narrow victory, as they took the lead in the 13th minute of the game.
But a late Randal Kolo Muani goal saved Glasner from defeat, as the game ended 1-1. The Leeds boss will be hoping that he can steer his side to victory over Glasner at the third time of asking.
Leeds United boss praises opposite number Oliver Glasner
Speaking in his weekly press conference, via the club’s YouTube channel, ahead of Leeds’ meeting with Crystal Palace, Farke took time out to praise Glasner.
According to Farke, Glasner is a ‘quality manager’, and this has been proven by his against-the-odds success at Selhurst Park.
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The Leeds boss was full of praise for his opposite number
Farke said: “[Glasner’s doing a] fantastic job, not just with Crystal Palace, even before in the Bundesliga for Wolfsburg and later on for Frankfurt.
“Quality is always defined by performance over a long-term period. This is what Oliver is delivering right now. An incredible job at Crystal Palace and a fantastic manager.”
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