Patrick Vieira cut adrift by Crystal Palace as Parish shows lack of faith

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Results have been terrible in 2023 and relegation is a possibility but Steve Parish has not invested in building a side for Vieira

“Anything is possible,” said Patrick Vieira after Crystal Palace thrashed Everton 4-0 a year ago to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals and stretch their unbeaten run to six matches. Two weeks later, he was being touted as one of the managers of the season after masterminding a 3-0 win at Selhurst Park against his former club Arsenal that lifted Palace to ninth and dented Mikel Arteta’s hopes of a top-four finish.

Twelve months on and with his Palace reign over after a disastrous start to 2023 that yielded no victories, Vieira must be wondering how it has come to this. The co-owner Steve Parish spent 24 hours making his mind up after defeat against bitter rivals Brighton on Wednesday left Palace in real danger of being sucked into the bottom three in their record 10th successive season in the Premier League, and concluded he had no option but to push the button on Friday morning, a little over 48 hours before Vieira was due to face the league leaders at the Emirates.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/17/patrick-vieira-cut-adrift-at-crystal-palace-without-faith-to-build-his-era

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