Of their hour of want Crystal Palace’s determination to show to former supervisor, Roy Hodgson, was a grasp stroke.
The Eagles had been plummeting down the Premier League in 2022/23 and Patrick Vieira couldn’t appear to get a tune out of his gamers.
Certainly, earlier than he was sacked and changed by the getting older Hodgson, the Frenchman hadn’t gained a match in 2023, the final one coming within the ultimate match of 2022.
Hodgson didn’t simply save Palace however had them taking part in a few of the greatest soccer for years as they took aside groups in a superb run.
He’s doing fairly effectively this season too, and on the time of writing his aspect are a wholesome ninth within the Premier League with 12 factors from their 9 video games, the identical as Man United and simply two away from seventh positioned West Ham.
The problem for chairman Steve Parish, nevertheless, is that Hodgson can’t go on perpetually and has already retired from the sport as soon as earlier than being coaxed again out of that, short-lived, sabbatical.
That’s maybe why the Eagles are being linked with the rent of 50-year-old Lille supervisor, Paulo Fonseca.
Alors que West Ham était notamment venu aux nouvelles l’été dernier, le Lillois #Fonseca garde la cote en Premier League. #Crystal #Palace est aujourd’hui intéressé par le Portugais, Hodgson (76 ans) n’étant pas éternel. #Mercato #LOSC
— Ignazio Genuardi (@IgnazioGenuardi) October 9, 2023
Based on the previous editor-in-chief editor of Football365, Ignazio Genuardi, West Ham got here near appointing Fonseca final season earlier than David Moyes turned issues round.
Now he may discover a residence in south London when Hodgson leaves, as anticipated, on the finish of the present marketing campaign.
