If you’re talking about English football very few teams play 4-4-2 now: it’s either 4-4-1-1, 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, they are the three major systems played throughout the Premier League. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
I’m hardened over many years. You toughen yourself for whatever job. You either take the good with the bad or don’t bother. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
I had four great years at West Ham. People will always refer to the difficulties at certain times, but you get those everywhere. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
In adversity you have to become stronger and make sure you don’t make those mistakes again so you learn from it. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
I believe first of all it’s always a disappointment to lose the players at an important moment of the season. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
Finishing in the top four for Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United was easier before, but now it’s getting much more difficult with the emergence of teams like Manchester City. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
My management skills are more suited to developing teams to be better than what they were before, and not just about avoiding relegation. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
I am not a great sleeper, so 30 minutes of meditation, they say in research, is as good as two or three hours sleep, which is why you feel better. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
The vast sums of money that are coming in at the top end of the game are stretching the rest of the sides to try to get as much benefit out of what finance they’ve got and get the best players they can find for that finance. Sam Allardyce Read Quote
