Mercato: the little blunder of Vieira, who sold the wick a little early on his arrival at Crystal Palace
While the English media announced his imminent appointment, Patrick Vieira himself announced his arrival on the bench at Crystal Palace … before deleting his tweet, having anticipated his club’s communication a little too much.
Probably a little too much enthusiasm … Patrick Vieira is the new coach of Crystal Palace, where he will replace Roy Hodgson. Without a post since his departure from OGC Nice, consultant during Euro 2021, the former French international has signed up for three years, as the English media agreed.
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Patrick Vieira communicated this Sunday noon on Twitter, with three emojis as a message: an eagle, in reference to the nickname of his future players (the Eagles) and two blue and red hearts, the colors of the jersey. Except that the London club, which for a time had targeted Lucien Favre, had not yet formalized the news. A small blunder rectified by deleting the message a few moments later.
A humorous response to Romano
Too late, many had already seen it all! Not devoid of humor, Patrick Vieira responded to a tweet from Fabrizio Romano, journalist specializing in the transfer window, who mentioned his previous message. “No ‘here we go’ (the journalist’s favorite expression to confirm information), I don’t believe you,” jokes the former Arsenal player, punctuating his words with a wink.
The “here we go” fell in the wake. And the officialization of the news was only a matter of time. Crystal Palace posted, shortly after, a tweet identical to the one posted by Patrick Vieira initially. Before continuing with the official press release.
