“I would like to apologize to the supporters, because it is unusual to see our club show such a face against another club, and we are not at the level we hoped for. I’m so sorry, because I know how much this means to them. » Swept by Brighton 5-0 on Sunday afternoon, Pierre Sage only had apologies to make to Eagles supporters. While responding ” I don’t know “to a question about his short-term future on the bench of Crystal Palace, 14th in the Premier League.
The French coach accepts his responsibility for the poor results recorded by the London club. “I am responsible for this team and when they play like today, it’s not normal, it’s my fault, I understand them”he added yesterday about the supporters who had left the Brighton enclosure before the final whistle. Will he have the opportunity to turn things around? THE Daily Mail in doubt. According to information from the British tabloid, Sage could well become the first Premier League coach sacked this season.
Strained relationships
Crystal Palace has the worst defense in the championship, with 17 goals conceded in 7 matches, and has just completed a week with 8 goals conceded, between the 3 taken in Lyon and the 5 collected in Brighton. Pierre Sage had already been threatened before the international break but had recorded two positive results just before the break, before winning after the break against the Nottingham Forest of Oliver Glasner, his predecessor on the bench. This new unconvincing sequence against OL and Brighton could well encourage the leaders to decide.
Especially since according to the Daily Mailrelations are already strained between the management of the London club and Pierre Sage. Will they wait until the next November break to make a decision? It is a series of 6 matches in 3 weeks that Crystal is preparing to play, between Europa League, Premier League and League Cup. A meeting every 3 days, and inevitably a pressure which will increase with each poor performance. Pierre Sage dreamed of the Premier League, but the story could well turn into a nightmare.
