Crystal Palace Football Club, on Friday, parted ways with the club’s coach, Patrick Vieira, after a winless run of 12 matches, as the Eagles are still without a victory in 2023.
The south London club face immediate danger of relegation given the resurgence of teams towards the bottom, such as Everton and Bournemouth, as there are just five points separating Southampton in 20th and Palace in 12th.
A statement issued by the club on its official website (www.cpfc.co.uk) confirmed that Patrick Vieira has left his post as First Team Manager.
Three members of Patrick’s coaching staff – Osian Roberts, Kristian Wilson and Saïd Aïgoun – have also left the club.
According to the Chairman, Steve Parish said: “It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made. Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in a precarious league position and we felt a change is necessary to give us the best chance of retaining Premier League status.
“That said, Patrick’s impact since joining us in the summer of 2021 has been significant, and he is held in the highest regard by myself, and all of his colleagues. He led the team to a Wembley FA Cup semi-final and respectable 12th placed finish last season playing some exciting football, which was a challenging and crucial campaign for the club given the changes we made to the squad prior to his arrival.
“Patrick has given his all to the club, and we all thank him and his team for their service.
“We also wish Patrick, Osian, Kristian and Saïd the very best for their futures.”
The process to appoint a new manager is underway, and we will provide an update in due course. Dean Kiely will remain as goalkeeping coach.
