Player Quotes by Sam Allardyce

I think accepting an instruction is part of a player's responsibility.

— Sam Allardyce

Jay Jay Okocha. On and off the field he was the captain you looked for.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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.

— 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.…

— Sam Allardyce

What is entertainment? Entertainment is the master of defence in Europe - Simeone.

— 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.

— 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.

— Sam Allardyce

I have always said that managers stay in a job when they win football matches.

— Sam Allardyce

You cannot just force 'the only way to play is this way' in this country.

— Sam Allardyce

Football is a worldwide business consortium and to satisfy that best you need to find the best players.

— 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…

— Sam Allardyce