Premier League Goalie Slams His Club After Failing to Make First Xi in First Game of The Season

Premier League Goalie Slams His Club After Failing to Make First Xi in First Game of The Season

Rene Otinga
updated at August 12, 2023 at 6:30 PM
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  • Vicente Guaita was visibly furious after getting snubbed from Crystal Palace’s squad
  • The goalkeeper was a notable absentee from the squad to face Sheffield United on Saturday, August 12
  • He took to Twitter to make his frustrations known in a tweet that has since gone viral

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita took his feud with the club to new levels as he publicly lamented about getting left out of the squad on social media.

Guaita was a notable absentee from Palace’s squad as veteran manager Roy Hodgson decided to snub the Spaniard amid reports he refused to play in pre-season.

According to reports, Guaita, who signed a one year contract extension in January, is keen on a return to Spain to join Getafe.

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Vicente Guaita of Crystal Palace reacts during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Leicester City at Selhurst Park on April 01, 2023 in London, England. Photo by Paul Harding
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The 36-year-old has been the subject of transfer speculation and reports claim he is keen on leaving Selhurst Park after losing his place to the likes of Sam Johnstone and Remi Matthews, per The Mirror.

On Saturday, once Palace announced their team sheet for the Sheffield United match, Guaita responded to the team announcement with a vicious message of his own as he questioned why he was not included.

“Where is my name? So how can I play for Palace?” His tweet read.

Hodgson’s take

The saga between player and club is threatening to boil over, although Guaita should have expected to be snubbed, especially after Hodgson’s recent sentiments.

“[Johnstone] is the only choice at the moment because Guaita is disenchanted with the club and has said he would like to move on,” Hodgson told the Scandinavian broadcaster Viaplay earlier in the week.

Meanwhile, SportsMole reports that two names are on the shortlist to replace Guaita; Alex McCarthy and Daniel Iversen

Hodgson clashes with player

Sports Brief also reported on an interesting incident that saw Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson clash with Sheffield United’s Max Lowe.

Hodgson, who is currently the oldest manager in the Premier League, was an irate figure when the ball rolled in the technical area , at Bramall Lane, and Sheffield United’s Max Lowe appeared to shove the veteran tactician.

At the time, Sheffield United were trailing 1-0 and were desperately searching for an equalizer, hence the urgency exhibited by Lowe.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.