Nutmegyeti
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I mean he’s gone plenty far in management already, having won multiple trophies across different clubs and countries.
He’s been successful everywhere he has been.
If you look at his managerial history, he’s generally been successful early on wherever he’s gone.
He comes in, lifts the place, gets everyone pulling together, creates momentum and belief, and usually delivers results quite quickly.
But equally, by seasons two to three, things do tend to unravel a bit once results dip and tensions with the board start creeping in. So in that respect, this does feel fairly typical his time here.
That said, I don’t think anyone can seriously criticise what he’s done for us overall. He’s given us the best period most Palace fans have experienced in their lifetime, and ultimately he’s delivered silverware. You can’t just dismiss a manager who’s done that.
Personally I’m ambivalent about him going - I don’t necessarily think he’s the sort of manager who builds a stable ten-year dynasty at a football club. He feels much more like an intense-cycle manager. Brilliant at changing the atmosphere and driving success, but maybe not someone who settles into a long-term institutional project without friction eventually appearing somewhere along the line.