Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce, known as "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player who is manager of the English national team...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth19 October 1954
rang
I was at the game, but he never rang me.
knee problem specialist
Ricardo (Gardner) won't be available. He's got a knee problem which the specialist will have to see.
defeat final fresh game lose minds minute win
The defeat is still pretty much fresh in our minds and considering we got back from 3-1 down to make 3-3 only to lose in the final minute makes us want to win the game even more.
beginning close deal next week
The deal with Jussi is very close now. I would have thought it will be done by the back end of this week or the beginning of next at the latest.
chance chances difficult fancy goal major nick result storm weather win
We had a chance to win it at the end and 1-0 would have been a major result for us. As it is, it is going to be very difficult for us. If we can nick a goal I would fancy our chances but we will have to weather the storm for 15 to 20 minutes, as they did tonight.
foolish interest name number players
There are a number of players that interest us and it would be foolish to name our targets.
good season
We would feel we haven't had a good season whatsoever.
minute space tonight within
Within the space of one minute tonight we could have been 1-0 down,
agreeing close
From what I can understand, Jussi is close to agreeing his deal.
cannot chance simply understand
From the referee's position, there was no chance he was obstructed, so we simply cannot understand why he didn't give it.
clearance finally necessary
We've finally got clearance through for Nakata so he can come into the fray if we think it's necessary or when we think it is necessary.
anywhere near
He didn't get anywhere near the ball. If that had been a defender, it would have been a penalty, but goalkeepers have this protection.
bit changed expect knew system tempo
He changed the system which we expected. We knew they would come out with a bit more tempo about them...but we didn't expect them to steamroller us.
basis given opportunity regular sure
I am sure he is very disappointed but it does give him an opportunity to play for us on a more regular basis given that we will be down on numbers.