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
Teams with limited budgets will always find times tough and results won't always go your way. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
