Jay Jay Okocha. On and off the field he was the captain you looked for. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Today was about our lack of ability to not produce the ability we've got. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
My confidence is in myself and how I run a football club and I've been doing that for many, many years now. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
The bonding of the team is exceptionally important and trying to create a good team spirit and to have some fun. — 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… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
A group of players go out and win a game in a style that gets the best out of them. That's the… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Since Newcastle I've had a fantastic time at Blackburn and then here, at West Ham. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
You have to try to win the ball at all costs and if someone doesn't get it quite right people get injured. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Teams with limited budgets will always find times tough and results won't always go your way. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Expectation builds the one thing you must have when you get to a new stadium when it's built, which is a winning… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
One of my best friendships dwindled in the pub business - we still talk, but it challenged that friendship too much -… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I am very shocked and disappointed to be leaving Blackburn Rovers. I am extremely proud to have managed this club and I… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
You know the FA's the richest football association in the world? Well, I shouldn't say that. They're not the richest at all.… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Too many times I have had to sacrifice a trophy or the chance of winning one because the owners have said you… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
We've got the greatest Premier League, greatest domestic competition in the world but the downside of that is we've got fewer and… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I have to remind Arsene about his team, which used to win the league, that was the dirtiest team in the league.… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
To say we have to play a certain way, or try to, every game is great in theory, but depending what players… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
There is a lot of pressure at first when you first take over a club that's struggling but you want to go… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
When will the first manager manage at a professional level having learned his trade on 'FIFA 16,' '17,' or '18?' I've watched… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
The problem for me is we are denying British coaches positions in all divisions now, particularly in the top division and the… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I don't think there is any coach more sophisticated than me any more... — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
It's great having the best league in the world, no doubt about that, but the downside of that is the national team… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I had four great years at West Ham. People will always refer to the difficulties at certain times, but you get those… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
I have always said that managers stay in a job when they win football matches. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
People too often - because it's an easy, lazy tag - dwell on my style of football. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Have transfer prices in England surprised me? No. Are the prices over-inflated? Yes. But there is no surprise now. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Football is to be enjoyed and I've enjoyed my life in football for many years, it's the pinnacle of my career and… — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Any football club that is any good is down to the manager more than anything else. — 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
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
I think accepting an instruction is part of a player's responsibility. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
Jay Jay Okocha. On and off the field he was the captain you looked for. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
What is entertainment? Entertainment is the master of defence in Europe - Simeone. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I have always said that managers stay in a job when they win football matches. — Sam Allardyce Copy Share Image
