Relegation-threatened Leeds United have sacked manager Javi Gracia and appointed veteran coach Sam Allardyce until the end of the season, the England Premier League club said on Wednesday. With four games left, only a superior goal difference is keeping 17th-placed Leeds...
He has managed Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United, Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Everton and West Bromwich Albion in the top flight, as well as a very brief tenure as England’s head coach.
Allardyce has a reputation for helping struggling teams to avoid the drop although it did not work at West Bromwich Albion after he took charge midway through the 2020-21 season, the club falling into the Championship. He faces a huge task again with Leeds at title-chasing Manchester City this weekend, before games against Newcastle, West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur.“They are obviously very difficult games. We can all point out where the easiest one might be, but of course, there are no easy fixtures in the Premier League.
“I was shocked . I never thought at this stage of the season... I thought there would be no jobs. The phone popped up with a name I knew fairly well, I knew what it was, and it took me two seconds to say yes.”Stopping the goals going in will be Allardyce’s first priority as they have conceded almost three times per game in the last 10 league matches.
“That has to stop if we’re going to get out of trouble. We’re needing to score three goals every game to win. If we’re left to do that, that will be impossible,” he said.More On This Topic
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