Crystal Palace face AEK Larnaca on Thursday night in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Players such as Romain Esse and Crisstantus Uche have recently featured for Crystal Palace’s Under-21s against Stevenage, which strongly suggests they will not be part of the squad in midweek.
Romain Esse and Crisstantus Uche are struggling
Both players have struggled to get minutes under manager Oliver Glasner this season, and it will be interesting to see if they can convince the manager to give them more opportunities in the coming weeks.
Crystal Palace are participating in European football this season, so they have a long list of fixtures. The team will need to be properly rotated to keep key players fresh. Coach Glasner will need to give more opportunities to fringe players and make sure they are ready when called upon.
Players like Esse and Uche will be completely disappointed with how the season has played out so far. They need to play regularly at this stage of their career.
Does Uche have a future at the club?
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace have the option of signing Uche permanently at the end of the season, but he will need to start 10 games for his move from Getafe to become official. If he continues to struggle to get minutes under the Austrian manager, it would be reasonable to assume he has no future at the London club.
Uche has only played 52 minutes for the first team since joining Crystal Palace. Esse, on the other hand, can play 79 minutes for the first team.
It remains to be seen how the situation will develop in the coming weeks.