My time at Bolton was fantastic. I didn't want to go. It's a fantastic stadium with fantastic fans, but I want to… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I couldn't give a s***! He just can't take it. Good old Jose, moaning again. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
As a manager, you look at who is going to get the fans on the edge of the seats. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
The satisfaction for me is that when you leave somewhere you look at what you are leaving and I know I left… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
What is entertainment? Entertainment is the master of defence in Europe - Simeone. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
When you hit that safe 40-point mark it's very easy for a player to think about his holidays and actually switch off. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Football is a worldwide business consortium and to satisfy that best you need to find the best players. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Arsene has most of the media in his pocket now and is almost - almost - affecting the officials so that you… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
If a better player comes along, I will try to persuade the club to get him in. Sometimes, you can do your… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
If I got sacked because my results weren't good enough at Everton, I accept it, but getting sacked when they finish eighth,… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
The type of football I played at Everton, the fans said it wasn't good enough and I would say the same -… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
People seem to expect when that happens, for players to be brought in that are so much better than the ones that… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Far too much emphasis on what is deemed the 'wrong' style of football. That's what annoys me. Your style depends on who… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Whoever you are playing and whatever you are playing against you have to weigh up tactically how you approach that game. That… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Football today means players stay less now than ever before and you have to accept that. As a manager, a big part… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I think that the problem for any player you want to select for England, not just in isolation, is that it'll be… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
There's always that time in football where people say that when you have the dip, it's how well do you overcome it.… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
The England team shouldn't be picked on whichever players are in the Premier League when you've got a Premier League player playing… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I coach defending an awful lot but I don't think too many teams in the Premier League or in the world of… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Busquets is a sitting midfield player who breaks up play, intercepts, passes it very quickly and is intelligent. That's what he is.… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I'm not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter or Real Madrid. It wouldn't be a problem… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
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… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Everybody walks around talking about, 'Sam Allardyce's style is not good enough, he doesn't play the right way' and so on and… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Finishing in the top four for Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United was easier before, but now it's getting much more difficult… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
As much as I liked Wolves as a boy and it was a childhood dream to play and perhaps manage for the… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Busquets has been a great player for Spain and Barcelona, don't get me wrong. He's a very effective player and is the… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
There's always going to be a time when there's a difficult period and my responsibility is to manage the players through that.… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
No matter what people say outside of football, we don't work for money, we work for the love of the game and the money… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
There is a lot of pressure at first when you first take over a club that's struggling but you want to go and do… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
Football today means players stay less now than ever before and you have to accept that. As a manager, a big part of your… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
My time at Bolton was fantastic. I didn't want to go. It's a fantastic stadium with fantastic fans, but I want to disappoint them. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
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 Copy Share
People seem to expect when that happens, for players to be brought in that are so much better than the ones that have left.… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
What is entertainment? Entertainment is the master of defence in Europe - Simeone. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
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 Copy Share
It's always a good time to play against a team when they come back from Europe, whether it's the Europa League or Champions League. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
I have always said that managers stay in a job when they win football matches. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
Football is a worldwide business consortium and to satisfy that best you need to find the best players. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
If I got sacked because my results weren't good enough at Everton, I accept it, but getting sacked when they finish eighth, it is… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share
