With simply 4 matches of the season remaining, the managerial scenario at Crystal Palace continues to be not completely clear.
Present boss Roy Hodgson is out of contract on the finish of the marketing campaign, with quite a lot of potential replacements for the 73-year-old already having been mooted.
A type of names talked about has been Frank Lampard.
Which supervisor ought to Palace appoint?
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Based on journalist Duncan Castles, the Eagles have already sounded out the previous Chelsea and Derby County boss.
His appointment has additionally been spoken up by former Crystal Palace striker Marcus Bent, stating that Lampard would “stabilise” the membership within the Premier League and that he was “unfortunate” to lose his job with the Blues.
While the previous England worldwide did constructive work with each the Rams and at Stamford Bridge, Steve Parish will surely be taking a danger in bringing him to Selhurst Park.
Firstly, Lampard is absolutely not that skilled.
The 42-year-old has solely truly overseen two full campaigns as a supervisor – one within the Championship had been he did not earn promotion and one within the Premier League with Chelsea.
While that not is an excessive amount of of a problemm with comparatively inexperienced bosses beforehand having fun with some success within the top-flight previously, his understanding of Palace’s present scenario can be restricted.
Since incomes promotion to the Premier League in 2013, the Eagles have solely ever secured one top-half end, narrowly avoiding relegation on just a few events.
Having beforehand been with Derby and Chelsea, the place each of these groups had been being talked up as favourites to be battling on the high of the desk, it may actually be a marked distinction with Palace.
That lack of awareness and expertise of managing a staff on the backside of the desk may probably see Palace dragged right into a relegation dogfight and possibly even slip into the Championship.
Lampard’s appointment then may actually be a raffle, it stays to be seen if that’s the route Parish takes.
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