Patrick Vieira and a sacking swimming in an ocean of melancholy | Football

SAD ALL OVER

The Premier League is the greatest cult in the world, a microclimate of hot air, dependent thought, confused entitlement and pound notes. On Friday morning, hitherto popular member Patrick Vieira disappeared, no questions asked. Who fancies some Kool-Aid?

Crystal Palace’s decision to sack Vieira, who by every reasonable judgment has done a fine job at Selhurst Park, leaves the least pleasant taste since Football Daily drunkenly decided to go toe-to-toe with some mouldy ricotta. Palace have gone 11 games without a win, it’s true, and they are only three points above the…

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