Crystal Palace Set to Sack Pierre Sage, Digi Mart USA News (London, England): Last summer, a hopeful Pierre Sage signed with Crystal Palace. Named French Coach of the Season in Ligue 1 after an outstanding campaign with RC Lens, where he finished second in the league and won the Coupe de France, the former Olympique Lyonnais coach chose to take his chances in England, where a project that looked very promising on paper awaited him.
However, according to The Athletic, the Eagles are set to dismiss their coach, and the decision has reportedly been made. The 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Sunday was described as the final straw for a club that has been deeply disappointing this season.
The London club is currently at the bottom of the Premier League, and the last winner of the Conference League has the weakest defense in the division, having conceded 24 goals in 10 matches. Palace have also won only two league games.
English media had already been speculating about a dismissal for several weeks, and Sage would become the first Premier League manager to lose his job this season.
His three-year contract would be terminated after only a few weeks in charge. Shortly before the reports, Sage had said: “I have to make the right decisions at the right time during this period, because the players need me.
This situation may be a positive opportunity for me.”
Crystal Palace’s decision-makers are already reported to be searching for a replacement. The British outlet has named Thomas Frank, Vitor Pereira, Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche as possible candidates.
