Pierre Sage says Crystal Palace need to reinforce their squad in the January transfer window, but the manager may not last that long.
The French coach is under severe pressure after his side lost 3-1 at home to Liverpool on Sunday, leaving them bottom of the Premier League table.
Palace are reportedly considering his position and his firing could be imminent, which would make him the first manager in the English top-flight to lose his job this season.
Regardless, the former Lyon boss has identified some areas the team needs to improve, though gave nothing away when it came to specific targets.
Pierre Sage: Crystal Palace need January signings
“I think here [compared to Lyon] we have more the capacity to change things with this group,” he told reporters after the Liverpool defeat.
“We just have to adjust some positions during the transfer window in the winter to give more solutions and more efficiency in the department of play and I think it will be ok.
“We have to improve the squad every transfer window, we have to find solutions when there is an issue. It’s a long-term process to build a competitive team.
“For the moment [if the squad is good enough] is not a question, because the transfer window is not open, and we will play with the same players until it opens.
“I don’t want to identify a problem today and maybe it could change in a few games, because how they happen could show something different.
“That is why it is difficult to reply with [needs] today. I have an idea, but I want to keep it for me.”
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