Oliver Glasner: "Caleb Kporha will definitely get several more minutes this season"
Oliver Glasner has made it known that Caleb Kporha will receive more minutes this season after making his debut in the final moments of Crystal Palace's 2-0 defeat to Fulham.
Kpohra, 18, made just one appearance for the Under-18s last season due to injury struggles but stepped up to the first team this summer during their pre-season tour of the United States.
After returning from the States, Kporha continued to train with the first team while making five appearances for the Under-21s, recording a goal and three assists.
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Kporha has become a permanent fixture on the Palace bench over the past two months, providing cover at wing-back, with Glasner heaping praise upon the youngster.
“He’s doing really well in every training session," Glasner confessed.
“I don’t know when he was first with us, but they told me: ‘We have this great wing-back in our academy.’
"I said: ‘Bring him - I want to see him.’
“But he had been injured for so long and had a tough hamstring injury last year.
“He’s a great guy that I like.
"He showed [against Fulham] when we were 2-0 down and a player down, but he was still doing his thing.
“He had a cross going forward and a cross with the outside of his right foot.
“This is what I like. He’s always positive and a very good talent.
“He’s really very stable in his fitness. He will definitely get several more minutes this season.