Crystal Palace Sacks Their Coach Pierre Sage
Crystal Palace sacked manager Pierre Sage on Thursday after a disappointing start to the season, with the London club sitting bottom of the Premier League
Crystal Palace have sacked their manager, Pierre Sage, after a disappointing start to the season, the English club confirmed on Thursday.
Premier League crisis: bottom of the table and worst defense
The 'Eagles', who have not won in the Premier League since October 11 and have only two wins in the competition, fell to Liverpool on Saturday and are bottom with seven points, two from safety, currently occupied by Coventry City. They are also the team that concedes the most goals in the competition with 24.
Europe offers no relief and a successor is already emerging
In Europe, the situation is not much better, with only one win from their four matches, leaving them in 21st position in the Europa League.
He is the second manager to be sacked this season in the Premier League after Michael Carrick, who also lost his job on Thursday.
His successor is expected to be Thomas Frank, formerly of Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur.
Palace hired Sage as the successor to Oliver Glasner after the Austrian decided to terminate his contract, feeling the London club was not strengthening as it should. During his time at the club, he won an FA Cup, a Conference League and a Community Shield, as well as guiding them to Europe two years in a row, a milestone in the history of the south London side. EFE
Pierre Sage
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