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Crystal Palace have dismissed Pierre Sage after 16 games, with the club bottom of the Premier League. Thomas Frank is being considered as a replacement.
Crystal Palace have sacked manager Pierre Sage after 16 games in charge, with the club bottom of the Premier League table. Sage, who was appointed in June on a three-year contract, leaves after winning just two of his 10 Premier League matches. Palace conceded 24 goals in the league this season, the worst defensive record in the competition.
An 81-word Palace statement confirmed Sage's dismissal on Thursday afternoon. The statement said "three members of Pierre's coaching staff - Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa and Sandy Guichard - have also left the club" and added, "an update on the process of appointing a new manager will be provided in due course".
Palace lost Sage's final match 3-1 at home to Liverpool on Sunday. The Independent reported that the defeat was Palace's fourth straight league loss and seventh in the top-flight this season. Palace claimed just seven points out of a possible 30 during Sage's tenure and sit two points off safety going into the November international break.
Palace are working on a deal to bring in Thomas Frank as his replacement. Frank has been out of work since he was sacked as Tottenham boss. Sky Sports reported that Frank emerged as the leading contender to take over at Palace following the defeat to Liverpool on Sunday. Other candidates that had been on Palace's radar include Frank Lampard, Sean Dyche, Vitor Pereira, Kim Hellberg, Vitor Matos and Tony Popovic. Sky Sports News also revealed that Jens Berthel Askou and Ole Werner had been under consideration.
Sage replaced Oliver Glasner, who won the FA Cup and UEFA Conference League with Palace. The Independent reported that Glasner moved to Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest at the end of last season. Key players from that era of success left in the summer, including Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Munoz.
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