Oliver Glasner gives firm response to Marc Guehi rainbow armband controversy - 'He is no child'

Marc Guehi wrote different connection connected his rainbow armband arsenic his Crystal Palace squad took connected Ipswich Town connected Tuesday, with manager Oliver Glasner asked astir the behaviour

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner insisted the nine volition proceed to "respect" Marc Guehi aft the captain's rainbow armband controversy.

Guehi and his nine were issued with a ceremonial reprimand by the FA aft helium had the words 'I emotion Jesus' added to the rainbow armband helium wore for Palace's play gully with Newcastle. Captains person been encouraged to enactment the Rainbow Laces run - supporting LGBT+ inclusion, by wearing rainbow armbands successful designated games.

Most person worn the armbands, but Ipswich skipper Sam Morsy refused to do truthful implicit the weekend, citing spiritual reasons. He doubled down by not wearing a rainbow armband for Tuesday's decision against Palace, contempt the FA leaving the doorway unfastened to punishing the Egypt international.

Guehi wore the rainbow armband for the aforesaid game, this clip adding the connection 'Jesus loves you'. Speaking aft the match, which Palace won 1-0, Glasner addressed the concern astir his team's captain.

"We respect each azygous player, particularly Marc, who is our captain," Glasner said aft the game. "He is simply a large guy, precise humble and we shouldn't marque it bigger than it is, helium is precise respectful to everyone successful the club.

"In shot we are each against discrimination, it's a large campaign. We spoke astir it, we talk often arsenic helium is my captain.

"He is nary child, helium is an adult, helium has his sentiment and we judge and respect each opinion. The punctuation of this run is to beryllium tolerant and Marc is precise tolerant."

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Glasner was speaking aft Palace gave themselves breathing abstraction successful the relegation fight. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the lone extremity of the crippled astatine Portman Road to assistance the Eagles 3 points wide of 18th-place Wolves, who instrumentality connected 17th-place Everton connected Wednesday.

"Very pleased with the result," Glasner told Match of the Day. "It was not astir performing brilliantly. We expected a large combat and it was a large fight.

"It was an astonishing goal, an astonishing decorativeness with JP Mateta. We had 2 oregon 3 chances to instrumentality the crippled distant from them and didn't instrumentality them. At the extremity we had to beryllium a spot fortunate but I deliberation we deserved to win.

"When JP gets the shot successful the container helium is specified a bully finisher and it is usually a goal. We're pleased with our antiaircraft performance, we didn't let them a accidental from unfastened play, conscionable 1 from a acceptable portion successful the archetypal fractional and 1 successful the 2nd half."

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