Crystal Palace sacks Pierre Sage two weeks before Real Sociedad
Sage leaves a bottom-of-the-table Premier League side on seven points; Thomas Frank is the favourite to replace him before the 26 November clash.
Crystal Palace have dismissed Pierre Sage just two weeks before hosting Real Sociedad at Selhurst Park on 26 November, according to Mundo Deportivo. The French coach leaves along with assistants Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa and Sandy Guichard, and the change, made during the international break, had been rumoured for weeks.
Sage arrived in the summer to succeed Oliver Glasner, with the club as reigning Conference League champions. Results have not followed: Palace are bottom of the Premier League with seven points from ten matches and a goal difference of -14. In Europe they have five points, the same as the Real.
The name most linked to the job is Thomas Frank, the Dane who struggled at Tottenham but shone at Brentford, according to reports in England. A new coach is expected to be announced in the coming days.
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