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Sky Sports pundit shares what he’s heard about Patrick Vieira’s replacement at Crystal Palace

Lee Connor

Fri 17 March 2023 10:48, UK

Crystal Palace have parted ways with Patrick Vieira this morning as Steve Parish is once again taꦿsked with finding a new manager.

Vieira leaves Palace after a dism♈al run has seem them fail to win in 2023. A run of games with no goals and barely any chances created has left fans at Selhurst Park frustrated. Palace remain 12th, but ha🍰ve scored just once in their last five PL fixtures.

Of course, eyes will now turn to who replaces Vieira. And speaking on just now, former midfielder Darren Ambrose claims those close to the club have told him no rash decision 𒅌will be made.

“Short-term, I’ve tried reaching out to a few people at the club who I’m close to and they’ve said that a decision won’t be made until after the Arsenal game༒,” Ambrose .

“I think short-term you might see a return for Shaun Derry. I think Paddy McCarthy, former teammate of mine, those two will get the team going for the Arsenal game. Looking further ahead, I know Rafa Benitez might be s💞niffing around the job short-term.”

Roy Hodgson is another name who has been mentioned as a potential interim opt♎ion.

TBR’s View: Palace face a tricky call in replacing Patrick Vieira

Thi💫s is a tough one for Parish and Palace to get right 💃really. We are now in March, with a two week break coming up for internationals, and just 11 games of the season to go.

Obviously, those 11 games are enoug🤡h to get Palace in or out of trouble. Despite being 12th, they are just three points above the drop zone, which is a worry.

Parish will either need to get someone in for the long ha♋ul. Or, he needs to go for the best person for the job who can come in and impact the club over two months. Staying up is the priority, so if that means paying big for a Benitez or similar, then it might need to be done.