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De Boer was on a hiding to nothing at Palace
Toffees struggle to savour final games before heading to new stadium
FOUR matches. 360 minutes. That’s how many competitive games Frank de Boer was given to evolve Crystal Palace into a free-flowing football team, something in the mould of the Netherlands and Ajax teams he was once a part of.
However, he was sacked on Monday after failing to win a game or score a goal. And it is interesting to see the reaction to his sacking.
Prior to Sunday’s game against Burnley, the writing was on the wall for the former Inter Milan and Ajax boss, with news leaking out that Roy Hodgson was set to be given the Palace role.
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