Crystal Palace centre-back Jaydee Canvot has moved to credit departing manager Oliver Glasner for his recent form but says the club's players are not overly focused on the manager's summer exit.
In Wednesday's pre-match news conference before the crucial Europa Conference League semi-final second leg against Shakhtar Donetsk, Canvot was asked about the impending departure of Glasner being a distraction on the eve of one of the biggest games in Palace's history.
"We don't talk about this," said Canvot. "You know, it's the gaffer, he chose for his future. We don't talk about this. We just stay on the moment, on the present. We don't say, 'oh, next year the gaffer is not here', no. We just stay focused on the present. He helped me a lot. He helped the team a lot. This was my first year here and I come because he was there. Every time he takes a club, he's done good before."
On his personal development, Canvot credits Glasner for helping with his mental approach to football: "It's not about football because we're all good players. I think he helped a lot about my mind, about mentality to stay focused every time. I think he's the best. The best part about a player is his mind and his mentality, so he just changed it and said, 'if you want to become a good player, you have to do this, this and this,' and after it's me. I have to do it."
