Pierre Sage could never quite believe he was a Premier League manager and now he’s not. It’s back to missionary for Crystal Palace under their new manager.
A losing run, set-piece struggles and a call for help led Steve Parish to cut ties with the manager after five months The moment that summed up Crystal Palace’s season under Pierre Sage came five minutes before half-time at Selhurst Park on Sunday. After Palace had gone close to taking the lead on numerous occasions against Liverpool, the Frenchman must have feared the worst when Alexis Mac Allister headed in from a soft free-kick conceded by Jefferson Lerma. The TV cameras immediately panned...
Pierre Sage has become the second Premier League manager sacked today, just hours after Michael Carrick parted company with Manchester United. Sage has been axed by Crystal Palace, with the Eagles bottom of the Premier League, after winning just two of their first 10 games. Former Brentford and Tottenham boss Thomas Frank is in advanced talks to take over in south London. Three members of Sage's coaching staff, Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa and Sandy Guichard, have also departed the club....
Sage goes after 16 games with club bottom of table He is the favourite to take over at former club Lens Pierre Sage has been sacked as Crystal Palace’s manager after 16 games, with Thomas Frank in advanced talks to succeed him. The Frenchman, appointed in mid-June to replace Oliver Glasner, has gone after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Liverpool left his team bottom of the Premier League. Frank, out of work since his dismissal by Spurs in February, has emerged as the main candidate to succeed Sage. H...
Sage’s exit from Premier League club still not confirmed Manager’s potential return to France could benefit Palace Crystal Palace could avoid paying Pierre Sage significant compensation if he is reappointed by his former club, Lens, with the manager’s departure from Selhurst Park yet to be confirmed. The decision to sack Sage was made on Sunday evening after Palace slumped to a 3-1 defeat against Liverpool . It was their fourth successive loss in the Premier League and left them bottom of the...
Match of the Day's Dion Dublin and Leon Osman discuss the problems that have led to Crystal Palace being bottom of Premier League, after a couple of seasons of unprecedented success for the club.
Sunderland beat Chelsea to move off the foot of the table, Brighton beat Brentford to go second, while Liverpool are fourth after beating Crystal Palace A disastrous goal for Ipswich! Chris Walton, the home side’s keeper, tries to take the ball past the onrushing Evanilson, fails, is dispossessed, and the rest is a formality! A glimpse of goal for Palace, as Mitchell’s driven cross is met by Strand Larsen, but he can’t do much more than get a foot to it, and he deflects it limply wide of goal...
It was the moment when Liverpool knew they would win here in south London and so move on from the Premier League defeat against Arsenal at Anfield last Sunday and the one in midweek at Fenerbahce in the Champions League. Florian Wirtz had timed his run as Liverpool broke up the right and Bradley Barcola’s low pull back was made to measure. Wirtz had to take on the shot first time and it was a test of his technique under pressure. He never looked like failing it, not least because smoothnes...