West Ham may have been relegated from the Premier League, with their fans now living a rejuvenating, invigorating VAR free life in the football league’s second tier, but the ripples from the Prem’s managerial merry go-round look as if they could have a mammoth impact upon the Championship this season – according to a new report this evening.
Footballleagueworld.co.uk report that one of the first managerial casualties this season is likely to be Crystal Palace’s under pressure French boss Pierre Sage, with his side sitting in 14th position just seven points off the bottom of the league. According to their info, there’s a very familiar candidate likely to be waiting in the wings to take over at Selhurst Park:
“Crystal Palace eyeing Swansea City, Vitor Matos raid: Matos is doing a remarkable job at the Swansea.com Stadium, but the Jack Army faithful will now find themselves sweating over the Portuguese boss’ future and may just wince at the headlines he continues to make….
As per a report by TEAMtalk on Monday morning, Matos has emerged as a potential candidate to replace Pierre Sage at Crystal Palace if the Frenchman is relieved of his duties following a mixed start to life in South London.”
Which would be a huge boost for competing clubs at the top of the Championship , to see their rivals’ manager plucked from the league leaders and removed from the equation.
Celebration at Swansea shows just how much victory against the league leaders meant to West Ham’s squad – now there’s a suggestion that Swansea could be about to lose their hugely successful manager too…
The case for Swansea’s manager is pretty compelling, according to FLW’s article:
“Matos has made a significant and wide-reaching impression since taking charge at Swansea last year, and his body of work in Wales is earning growing attention throughout the Premier League and mainland Europe.
A case of “oh dear, how sad, never mind‘ should the Eagles pluck one of our main competitors’ managers – a hugely successful one at that – away at a crucial time in West Ham’s promotion challenge.