WEMBLEY – It had to be now. In 119 years, Crystal Palace have never known what it feels like for the stars to align to etch their name onto a trophy. It goes a little something like this – a magical, unthinkable miracle against a super-club, assisted by a Hand of God.
But so little of Palace’s greatest day made any sense. The pre-match tifo predicted: Wembley will shake and it will be beautiful. As they danced misty-eyed in the red and blue haze, it was not just beautiful but almost ethereal.
Palace fans celebrate the first major trophy in their history (Photo: Reuters)
It is hard to think of an FA Cup final goal more against the run of play, set against a louder eruption from one end of Wembley. For City, that will only add to the sense of bruising injustice though they will be hard-pushed to elicit much sympathy from the neutrals.
In another universe, it is obviously Haaland, not Marmoush, who takes the spot-kick. And in that world, the more conventional tale is a spectacular farewell for Kevin De Bruyne, serenaded by the City fans but unable to sculpt one more masterpiece.
Munoz almost had his moment, tearing into the stands after a goal eventually disallowed for hitting an offside Ismaila Sarr in the build-up. Either way these history-makers will go down in south London folklore.
The Premier League’s perennial mid-tablers have often been criticised for a lack of ambition but it was the passion and perseverance of Steve Parish that ensured Glasner stayed to do what no Crystal Palace manager has ever done. In Croydon, he will go down as the greatest of all time.
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Nobody deserves it more. Glasner is an immensely hard-working, intelligent, and imaginative coach whose own playing career was ended by a brain haemorrhage. Unsurprisingly, he is a great believer in luck – as Palace clung on by the tips of their fingers, the black Hugo Boss jumper which has become his good luck charm was thrown on too.
It just had to be now. Perhaps it will be a generation before Palace are back here. No matter. Glasner’s men are immortal, every one of them cemented as legends.
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