Sage confident about Crystal Palace's new recruits
Pierre Sage is confident that Crystal Palace's deadline day dealings are just the players the club needs to improve its squad after a difficult start to the campaign.
Sage has lost both of his Premier League games since replacing Oliver Glasner at Selhurst Park, against Everton and Manchester City.
The Eagles endured a busy final day of the transfer window, completing deals for Dario Osario, Quinten Timber and Ben Chilwell, with the latter returning to the club.
Honest Ahanor also arrived on loan from Atalanta, while earlier in the window, the likes of Dwight McNeil, Anan Khalaili, Zavier Gozo and Oscar Mingueza all came in.
Palace makes the trip across the capital to take on London rival Fulham this weekend, and Sage believes the latest additions to his squad will be able to improve results.
"We need this kind of player [Timber] because we have four players in this department, but they are a bit similar, we need one with more legs," Sage said.
"We need a player with speed in this position and able to shoot from far. He [Osorio] scored a lot of goals like this.
"He [Chilwell] knows the club and the city and I know him. I like the player, I like the guy.
"He will give us experience, a really good player who can play in two positions, centre back and wing back. He will give us a lot of confidence because he is a happy guy."
Fulham is another team yet to win in the Premier League under its new manager, with Alvaro Arbeloa tasting defeat against Chelsea and Sunderland so far.
The Cottagers were another team busy on deadline day, welcoming three new faces, including Manuel Angel, who joined from Real Madrid.
Angel is the third player from Madrid to make the move to Craven Cottage, after Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios, and the Spaniard is looking to reuniting with his former boss with the "incredible" chance of playing in the Premier League exciting him.
"It is an incredible feeling to have signed for such a legendary club as Fulham, the oldest club in London," Angel said.
"It is also an incredible feeling to compete in the Premier League, a place where every player dreams of playing in their career.
"Training under Alvaro Arbeloa is a real privilege. I've known him for many years, and he is a coach who brings out the best in players, gets the most out of each one of them, and most importantly understands them.
"I must give him the same intensity and commitment – or even more than ever before. I'm counting down the hours until my first training session. I give my all in every match and I always think of the word 'team'."
Pierre Sage
Crystal Palace FC
