Crystal Palace have dismissed Pierre Sage after only 16 games in charge at Selhurst Park, bringing an end to a brief and troubled spell that made him the second Premier League manager to depart following Michael Carrick\u2019s exit from Manchester United.<\/p>\n
Sage had tried to steady the mood after Palace\u2019s seventh league defeat in 10 matches, saying: \u201cToday, my job is not the most important thing,\u201d Sage insisted immediately after Palace\u2019s seventh league loss in 10 games. \u201cThe most important thing is to find an efficient solution for the team and club.\u201d Palace have now decided that a change in the dugout is the answer.<\/p>\n
The campaign has been a difficult one in south London. After the two most trophy-laden seasons in the club\u2019s history, Sage was unable to build on the platform left by Oliver Glasner. Even the victories Palace managed were often surrounded by luck, with the French coach notably offering sympathy to Fulham and Nottingham Forest after both sides created more chances and still lost.<\/p>\n
The November international break has long been a favoured moment for clubs to make a change, offering one final pause before the festive period removes time for a new manager to settle. Several Premier League sides are understood to be weighing their options, including a Manchester United team only two places above Palace, but it is the Eagles who acted first.<\/p>\n
Thomas Frank is the leading candidate to take over at Selhurst Park. The former Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur boss has been without a job since leaving Spurs in February after a poor run of form that worsened immediately after his departure. His work at Brentford brought success, although how much of that was down to the club\u2019s structure rather than his own influence remains open to debate.<\/p>\n
BBC Sport\u2019s Sami Mokbel reports that talks between Palace and Frank are advanced, after Sky Sports News said the club had narrowed its search to seven potential successors.<\/p>\n
Sean Dyche was also considered. He carries a more hardened reputation and brings experience of survival battles, having kept Burnley and Everton up in the past. V\u00edtor Pereira has a similar record with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest, while Frank Lampard remains in a difficult spell with Coventry City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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