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Published 10:27 12 Sept 2017 BST
Updated 12:24 12 Sept 2017 BST
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As often happens when a manager leaves in acrimonious circumstances, details have emerged about what led to De Boer's departure.
According to Ed Malyon, writing for The Independent, there were several issues behind the scenes that led to Monday's decision by Palace.
One of the most interesting revelations was the players' attitude to their manager taking part in training. De Boer was brilliant player, who had an excellent career for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands. He made 112 appearances for his country, won five Dutch titles, La Liga and the Champions League. It sounds as though he was better in training than many members of his squad, despite being 47-years-old, and this didn't go down well.
According to Malyon:
"The former Ajax and Inter boss was made aware of cliques in the squad who had been upset by him playing in training, something that baffled De Boer as, if anything, professionals should be motivated at being shown up by a retiree more than 10 years their senior in many cases rather than threatened by it."From the start, De Boer's reign seemed destined to fail. He is set to be replaced by Roy Hodgson, who resigned as England manager after losing to Iceland last summer at Euro 2016.
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