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Roy Hodgson has been reappointed as Crystal Palace manager until the end of the season.
Hodgson, 75, returns to manage his boyhood club for a second stint after Palace sacked Patrick Vieira last week following a run of 12 games without victory.
The former England manager takes over with the Eagles fighting for Premier League survival, sitting three points above the relegation zone with 10 games to go.
Hodgson said: “It is a privilege to be asked to return to the club, which has always meant so much to me and to be given the important task of turning the team’s fortunes around.”
“Our sole objective now is to start winning matches and to get the points necessary to ensure our Premier League status.”
Palace’s next game is at home to Leicester when the Premier League resumes after the international break on April 1st 2023.
Hodgson has been appointed despite stating last May, when he was coming towards the end of a short spell in charge of Watford: “I don’t think I shall be putting my name forward anymore for further stories in the world of Premier League football.”
Paddy McCarthy, who took caretaker charge of the Eagles’ 4-1 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday, will be Hodgson’s assistant manager while Ray Lewington returns as first-team coach. Dean Kiely will continue as Palace goalkeeping coach.
Chairman Steve Parish added: “I would like to welcome Roy and Ray back to the club.”
“We are obviously in a very challenging period but we believe that Roy’s and Ray’s experience, knowledge of the club and players, alongside Paddy can help fulfil the immediate requirement of keeping us in the league.”
An analysis from former Crystal Palace striker, Clinton Morrison stated that, “I was disappointed Patrick Vieira left. But Roy Hodgson has the experience, he has been in this situation and knows a lot of the players.”
“Palace wanted a change, not every fan is going to be happy because you move on and you want to evolve, which the club have done over the last couple of years.”
“But they’re in trouble and they think Hodgson is the man to get them out of that. So you wish him well and hopefully he can keep Palace in the Premier League.”
“I just think it works, it is an easy appointment from now until the end of the season. He’s been in this situation a few times with Palace where he has had to keep them up.”
“We thought his last job was going to be Watford, where it didn’t work out for him and he was going to retire, but he probably feels this was too much of a good job to turn down.”
“If he can keep Palace up in the Premier League, it will be fantastic because the run they are on, it doesn’t look like they have any confidence. He’s got a hard job on his hands.”
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