Sam Allardyce

[nsno-chris]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...ws/making-everton-squad-knit-biggest-14107711

Sam Allardyce says the size and make-up of Everton’s squad has given him the biggest challenge of his managerial career.

The Blues boss believes former boss Ronald Koeman had a “difficult job” in making a revamped group of players gel whilst also juggling an early start to the season.

Everton added eight new players to their ranks in the summer as part of a £150m record spend but also lost top scorer Romelu Lukaku and influential midfielder Gareth Barry.

The Blues’ campaign started in July with a Europa League third qualifying round tie with Ruzomberok and with a number of players struggling to settle at Goodison, the team suffered.

Allardyce is hoping to add a striker and left-sided defender to his squad this month but believes his biggest task is bringing the existing players closer together.

Asked about why Sandro Ramirez has not settled in England, Big Sam replied: “There’s never a guarantee when a top player comes from abroad that he will settle in his first year.

“And certainly not settle when the team isn’t doing very well anyway.

“So every new player that came from abroad would find it difficult to perform to his best level he possibly could when the team struggles in the first place.

“Struggles from having to start in July and having to all integrate together is one of the most difficult jobs as a manager to pull the new players in together with the old players.

“You may have caused a character problem with some of them – you can always have a clash of characters – which you have to be aware of and effectively you have got to manage all that, manage all those different cultures, different religions, different attitudes to playing and training and you’ve got to find a way round all that to bring that squad all together.

“And with the size of this squad that’s a bigger challenge than I’ve had before but one we must strive to do always.”

But Sam, I thought all they needed was coaching??

Talked yeself into the job ye fat headed fraud

 

[dublinbluenose]

Hopefully he catches the highlights of the Arsenal v Chelsea game at some stage tomorrow

 

[kiss the crest]

The club are an embarrassment. The season ticket launch comes with the usual emotional blackmail...'Born not manufactured', 'Once Everton has touched you...' nothing new with that other than now they have a dinosaur as a manager. The brand of football is awful and an insult to the long suffering supporters who have been magnificent in the 20+ years since a trophy. Sam Allardyce, my God how on earth has this happened. I'd like to say I don't care anymore but 40+ years is a hard habit to break. The status of the club today has never been so low. The only consolation is that we're not alone football sold it's soul a long time ago.

Mate you are a star, my thoughts exactly.

 

[Khalekan]

Hopefully he catches the highlights of the Arsenal v Chelsea game at some stage tomorrow

I bet he would say it was a terrible game....both teams were too easy to open up at the back.

 

[bring the ghost on]

My argument is quite simple. We were not 18th

It's not an argument, it's just wilful ignorance to suit your agenda.

You don't like the guy, we get it. Neither do I. That doesn't change the facts around his appointment.

 

[nsno-chris]

It's not an argument, it's just wilful ignorance to suit your agenda.

You don't like the guy, we get it. Neither do I. That doesn't change the facts around his appointment.

The facts are quite simple, he talked himself into a job. We were 13th and 5 points clear of the relegation zone when he took over his official duties has Everton manager, we are now 7 points clear after a further 8 games

He made it perfectly clear that all we needed was coaching, but that stance has now changed. He now wants money.

If you’d like to provide evidence to counter anything I’ve stated in this post then please feel free.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

He is and always will be a Big Fat eye rubbing fraud!

 

[Wayno]

Calling other clubs "The Big Boys" repeatedly, the tit. We're not West Ham , we're Everton ffs. Do one.

 

[bol-uk]

From the presser:

"Players still can't understand the transition from a defensive team to in an attacking one".

Well don't play 7 defensive players against west bloody brom then.

"Barkley is fit for selection but medical staff still not releasing him."

What does this even mean?

 

[Nymzee]

Alarming thing from presser was him saying we won't be able to nail the basics in training till January is over. Few games to get past before then...

 

[matty1878]

Alarming thing from presser was him saying we won't be able to nail the basics in training till January is over. Few games to get past before then...

I just hate him more and more

 

[Pabbers]

Well, he has turned into the Sam of old.

"Big Boys"

Sack him now ffs.....well not now....but soon.

 

[D410]

Alarming thing from presser was him saying we won't be able to nail the basics in training till January is over. Few games to get past before then...

BFS came across very negative I thought today in the press conference - seen that before with past managers.
Felt like he had already written off a few of the games to come.

 

[Lanolin]

It is completely relevant. After the 4-1 defeat to Southampton, we were in 18th place and that’s when we offered the job to BS as someone well versed in relegation battles.

The fact Unsworth won his next game is irrelevant. We’d already signed BS up as manager at that point.

I don’t understand your argument. It seems you’re arguing that we were safe and shouldn’t have signed BS, despite us being a 18th and with very worrying performances when we signed him.

We were 18th when Sam was appointed...

It's not an argument, it's just wilful ignorance to suit your agenda.

You don't like the guy, we get it. Neither do I. That doesn't change the facts around his appointment.

We were not 18th when he took over. We were not 18th when he was offered the job. Seriously, if you're going to call people out over 'wilful ignorance' then I find it's best to make sure you're not the ignorant one. We were 16th after the Southampton game, not 18th, and therefore not in the relegation zone. We were 18th when Unsworth took over, which shows that the improvement in league position had already started before he came in, even if you choose to push your agenda by ignoring the fact West Ham was clearly on Unsworth's watch and we were, to all intents and purposes, 13th when Allardyce took charge.

 

[Khalekan]

Calling other clubs "The Big Boys" repeatedly, the tit. We're not West Ham , we're Everton ffs. Do one.

This is a sad truth.

The club has accepted a place among the Wee 14.

It is only the Everton fanbase which is raging against the downgrading of our club by the Goodison hierarchy.