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> [To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players you have got you have to play to their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/to-say-we-have-to-play-a-certain-way-or-try-to-every-game-is-great-in/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

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## More by Sam Allardyce

> [I think accepting an instruction is part of a player's responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/i-think-accepting-an-instruction-is-part-of-a-player-s-responsibility/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [Jay Jay Okocha. On and off the field he was the captain you looked for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/jay-jay-okocha-on-and-off-the-field-he-was-the-captain-you-looked-for/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/no-matter-what-people-say-outside-of-football-we-don-t-work-for-money/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/there-is-a-lot-of-pressure-at-first-when-you-first-take-over-a-club/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [Football today means players stay less now than ever before and you have to accept that. As a manager, a big part of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/football-today-means-players-stay-less-now-than-ever-before-and-you/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/my-time-at-bolton-was-fantastic-i-didn-t-want-to-go-it-s-a-fantastic/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [I had four great years at West Ham. People will always refer to the difficulties at certain times, but you get those everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/i-had-four-great-years-at-west-ham-people-will-always-refer-to-the/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [People seem to expect when that happens, for players to be brought in that are so much better than the ones that have left.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/people-seem-to-expect-when-that-happens-for-players-to-be-brought-in/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [What is entertainment? Entertainment is the master of defence in Europe - Simeone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/what-is-entertainment-entertainment-is-the-master-of-defence-in/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [My management skills are more suited to developing teams to be better than what they were before, and not just about avoiding relegation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/my-management-skills-are-more-suited-to-developing-teams-to-be-better/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/it-s-always-a-good-time-to-play-against-a-team-when-they-come-back/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [I have always said that managers stay in a job when they win football matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/i-have-always-said-that-managers-stay-in-a-job-when-they-win-football/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [You cannot just force 'the only way to play is this way' in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/you-cannot-just-force-the-only-way-to-play-is-this-way-in-this-country/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [Football is a worldwide business consortium and to satisfy that best you need to find the best players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/football-is-a-worldwide-business-consortium-and-to-satisfy-that-best/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-allardyce/if-i-got-sacked-because-my-results-weren-t-good-enough-at-everton-i/)

[Sam Allardyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-allardyce/)

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