The 1998 world champion had been on the Eagles bench since the summer of 2021.
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Patrick Vieira is no longer Crystal Palace manager. The French technician was removed from the Eagles bench on Friday March 17, the club announced in a press release. “It is with great regret that we have made this difficult decision”commented the president of Crystal Palace, Steve Parish. “But recent results have put us in a precarious position and we feel change is needed to give us the best chance of staying in the Premier League.”
The Eagles remain on a poor run of 12 games without a win in all competitions and are 12th in the Premier League table. They were beaten by Brighton, Wednesday March 15, in a late match of the 8th day (1-0), for what will remain the last appearance of Patrick Vieira on the bench.
The 1998 world champion was appointed coach of the London club in the summer of 2021, a few months after being sacked from Nice. During his 20 months on the bench, he led the Eagles to the FA Cup semi-finals (2-0 defeat against Manchester City), and to 12th place in the Premier League at the end of the 2021 season. 2022.