Pierre Sage is beneath rising strain at Crystal Palace and will grow to be the primary Premier League supervisor sacked this season after an embarrassing 5-0 defeat in opposition to rivals Brighton.
Palace chiefs have raised issues about Sage’s defensive strategy for a number of weeks and thought of sacking him in September however a goalless draw in opposition to Leeds purchased him extra time.
Nonetheless, the backline continues to ring alarm bells at Selhurst Park, leaving Sage’s place in danger.
Palace have the worst defensive report within the league, conceding 17 targets in seven Premier League video games.
The French coach can also be understood to have a strained relationship with key decision-makers, who doubt his defensive strategies.
The Day by day Mail beforehand reported that his determination to bench Jaydee Canvot after a nasty recreation irked chairman Steve Parish.
Pierre Sage stated he did not know the way lengthy he could be given to show issues spherical at Palace
Talking after Palace’s 5-0 defeat at Brighton, Sage was uncertain whether or not he could be given extra time within the job.
‘I don’t know,’ Sage stated when requested if he would hold his job. ‘I simply need to apologise to the followers as a result of it’s not regular to point out this face for this membership in opposition to this different membership and we aren’t on the stage we anticipated.
‘I’m actually sorry for that as a result of I understand how vital it’s for them. We didn’t present that in the present day. It was actually vital for us too. We didn’t perceive during which context this recreation was performed.
‘I’ll all the time give my finest. Once we lose, I’m actually pissed off, however I all the time take the lesson and attempt to change issues. But it surely’s the identical once I win as a result of I do know we will enhance.
‘I don’t need to settle for the extent of the second if we will do higher. Right this moment the work is admittedly vital to do and I’ll do it. It’s my job and I like to alter this type of factor.’
