Crystal Palace follows Manchester United with coach dismissal

See us more often on Google. It is Thursday, a bleak day in the Premier League. Following Manchester United, Crystal Palace have also sacked the coach. Less than two hours after the dismissal of Michael Carrick, Pierre Sage was shown the door at Selhurst Park.

Sage had a successful season last year at RC Lens, where he won the French Cup. Last summer he signed a three‑year contract with Crystal Palace. After less than five months and sixteen games, the apparent dream marriage ended.

The poor results were the decisive factor. Crystal Palace, last season under Oliver Glasner winner of the Conference League, now sits at the bottom of the Premier League after four consecutive defeats.

Crystal Palace parts ways with Sage after five months

Internal tensions and future plans

According to reports, Sage had a clash with chairman Steve Parish, who was dissatisfied with the lack of replacements for Marc Guéhi and Maxence Lacroix. Parish is now setting his sights on Thomas Frank. The Danish manager Thomas Frank has his hands free after an unsuccessful spell at Tottenham Hotspur, but previously impressed at Brentford.

Sage is already linked to a possible return to Lens, which has already beaten two coaches since his departure. The former coach of Olympique Lyon would now be due for a break.