To herald the arrival of their new manager, Crystal Palace shared a video that featured a succession of stats pertaining to Frank de Boer's illustrious playing career.

Unfortunately, the aforementioned tweet -- which invited Palace fans to "get to know Frank de Boer a little better" -- was chock full of pictures of the Dutchman's twin brother, Ronald.

Its very difficult to find action photos of Frank , that's why they use me instead ������ @CPFC #urnotthefirstandnotthelast...

Confirmation that Frank de Boer is the new manager at Crystal Palace has come not a moment too soon. The supporters were beginning to lose patience. An innocent tweet from the club's social media account on Wednesday, an apparently harmless picture of the training ground bathed in sunshine, brought an unexpected response. What followed was a cascade of tweets from fans begging for a new manager to be announced.

You can understand their anxiety. It has been an unsettling 18 months for Palace supporters...

After what was possibly the most drawn-out managerial saga of Crystal Palace's long and tempestuous history, Frank De Boer has been chosen as the man to succeed retiree Sam Allardyce.

The Crystal Palace job isn't hugely unique, but it'll take skill and expertise to build upon the work done by Sam Allardyce last season.

Here are five things De Boer will need to get right to make success of his time at Palace ...

1. Address the goalkeeping issue

A clear weak spot has been the goalkeeper position....