Two changes Frank will make at Crystal Palace – with four players set to benefit

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Crystal Palace have made the call to sack Pierre Sage. While many will have wanted the Frenchman to succeed at Selhurst Park, it is difficult to overlook their disastrous start to…

Crystal Palace have sacked Pierre Sage. While many will have wanted the Frenchman to succeed at Selhurst Park, it is difficult to overlook their disastrous start to the Premier League season.

The Eagles are bottom of the table after 10 games. Two wins in that run does not make for great reading, particularly as one of those – a 3-1 home triumph over Nottingham Forest – they arguably deserved to lose.

As such, it is back to the drawing board for the south London side, who need to get the next appointment right if they are to stave off the drop. Given the competitive nature of the Premier League, a relegation scrap cannot be ruled out, even at this stage in the season.

And while he may not be high on fans’ wish list, Thomas Frank could be the man to deliver top-flight safety at the very least.

The Dane’s stock plummeted following his stint at Tottenham Hotspur. Frank replaced Ange Postecoglou 18 months ago, and it proved a decision that almost cost Spurs their top-flight status.

In the time since his February departure, Frank has been out of the game entirely bar the odd punditry appearance with the BBC during the 2026 World Cup and again on Match of the Day.

The 53-year-old is now tipped to take the reins of his third London club, and in truth, it is an appointment that may suit Palace.

The issue with Sage was that he sought to implement a more dominant approach at Selhurst Park, but that does not suit this Palace side, who are better equipped as a reactive football team.

This is where Frank failed at Spurs. Implementing a negative approach for a club that is largely renowned for playing forward-thinking, free-flowing attacking football was never going to work, with Frank the antithesis of Postecoglou.

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