da realsbet: The Athletic reporter Matt Woosnam believes Patrick Vieira’s philosophy of signing up-and-coming talent played a key role in the Frenchman being appointed as Crystal Palace’s new manager.
da marjack bet: Vieira was eventually named as Roy Hodgson’s successor last month, but only after the Eagles had failed in their attempts to persuade now-Tottenham Hotspur head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and former Borussia Dortmund chief Lucien Favre to take charge at Selhurst Park.
Former Arsenal captain Vieira inherited a threadbare squad after 11 players saw their contracts expire at the end of June.
But he moved quickly to bolster his options with highly-rated youngsters. Marc Guehi, 21, has joined Palace from Chelsea in an £18million deal, while 19-year-old Michael Olise – who was named the Football League’s Young Player of the Season thanks to an impressive campaign with Reading – completed a transfer worth £8million last month.
Conor Gallagher, 21, has followed Guehi from Stamford Bridge on a season-long loan and Vieira also fought off competition to sign Joachim Andersen for a fee in the region of £18million.
Woosnam feels Vieira’s record in the transfer market has shown Palace were right to hand the ex-France international midfielder the managerial reins.
He told Football FanCast: “Just because he wasn’t the first choice, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s not a good appointment or it won’t work out.
“Obviously, there is an element of risk there, as with any managerial appointment, but Palace lost a lot of time and had to appoint someone quickly.
“If you look at the way they have been going with the recruitment, I think they got a person in who will very much be in line with that.”