Pierre Sage retains all the confidence of Steve Parish. Despite a difficult start to the season in the Premier League, with four points and only one victory in five days, the president of Crystal Palace was very satisfied with the Frenchman’s first months in a long interview given to The Athletic. Arriving this summer to succeed Oliver Glasner, Sage had to manage a preparation disrupted by the World Cup and the late arrival of several recruits. “ After seven games, posting a record of three wins, three losses and a draw is not a bad start, far from it. Considering everything he had to deal with, he did very well. », Estimates Parish. The manager also dismissed rumors of tensions emerging around the management of certain players: “ Everyone is on the same page and we are moving forward. »
Beyond the results, it is above all the work and the football proposed by the former Lens coach which pleases his management. Parish notably observes a progression in the game and emphasizes that the players are having fun, while Sage keeps the same system while developing a different approach. The president of the Eagles takes the performance against Leeds as an example, which he considers much better than what his team could have produced at the start of the season. “ Pierre, his staff and everyone have done a remarkable job to get us to where we are today. “, he assures. Parish also welcomes the Frenchman’s personal adaptation to England, where he still takes language lessons: “ his English is better than he thinks. »
