West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says he expects Crystal Palace to play in a counter-attacking style at Upton Park on Saturday. Allardyce says West Ham United have been playing very well but need some victories following disappointing results against Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. The manager also comments on the winter World Cup in Qatar in 2022, saying the decision is sensible Continue reading…
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Sam Allardyce: West Ham United must beat Crystal Palace – video
Posted on 26 February 2015.
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West Ham United’s Sam Allardyce says Tottenham Hotspur lucky to get draw – video
Posted on 23 February 2015.
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw with his team at White Hart Lane on Sunday was thanks to Spurs’ good fortune rather than the Hammers’ deficiencies. Allardyce labels Danny Rose’s goal in the 81st minute a mishit and Harry Kane’s goal a rebound. Tottenham Hotspur’s Mauricio Pochettino says his team showed character in the last 20 minutes of the Premier League match Continue reading…
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Nabil Bentaleb hits back at Sam Allardyce over Tottenham’s penalty
Posted on 23 February 2015.
• Bentaleb: of course it was penalty – there’s no doubt about that • Spurs midfielder believes Noble was lucky to avoid red card • Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 West Ham • Allardyce: Tottenham were lucky to get draw against West Ham • West Ham: zero-tolerance if fans found guilty of singing antisemitic song Nabil Bentaleb has rubbished claims from the West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, that Tottenham players go to ground too …
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Sam Allardyce says Tottenham were lucky to get draw against West Ham
Posted on 22 February 2015.
• Allardyce: It was more luck than talent that got Spurs a point • On late penalty, ‘Song should have known better’ • Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 West Ham Sam Allardyce labelled Tottenham Hotspur as “lucky” after they staged a dramatic late fight-back to draw 2-2 with his West Ham United team at White Hart Lane. The West Ham manager described Danny Rose’s 81st-minute goal which made the scoreline 2-1 as a “complete mis-kick” while he lamented how Harry Kane’s last…
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Potential managers if Sam was to go
Posted on 22 February 2015.
Future West Ham Managers With rumours of Sam Allardyce’s future floating about this week, I thought I would count my chickens very early and take a look at a few potential future managers for the team. Ange Postecoglou I will start you off with my personal favorite and perhaps least known of the list, current Australia manager Ange Postecoglou. in 2009 Postecoglou took over at Brisbane Roar and performed a complete clear out of the sides overpaid and overrated players…
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West Ham’s Sam Allardyce needs result against Tottenham after poor run
Posted on 21 February 2015.
Speculation over the manager’s future at Upton Park is rife despite his side being on course for their best league finish since 1999 • Sam Allardyce relaxed about contract speculation • Andy Carroll set to miss rest of season with knee injury If West Ham United win at White Hart Lane at lunchtime on Sunday – and they won there 3-0 last season – Sam Allardyce’s side would be two points behind Tottenham Hotspur, sitting in a very respectable eighth place. …
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Is this how West Ham should line up against Spurs?
Posted on 21 February 2015.
After last week’s disgrace, it’s hard to drum up any kind of positivity for this game. Last season’s dominance over Spurs will
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Revealed: Here’s who Allardyce should be picking for West Ham
Posted on 21 February 2015.
Many a time during his reign the debate has been on the lips of many West Ham fans over who should and
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Nene not ready for West Ham debut – Allardyce
Posted on 21 February 2015.
The striker has joined on a deal until the end of the season but, despite David Gold hinting at an appearance against Tottenham, the 33-year-old will not be fit for up to two weeks
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West Ham boss discusses ‘that’ failed Adebayor deal
Posted on 21 February 2015.
It’s common knowledge that Spurs didn’t like the idea of giving us a striker and strengthening our continuous improvement. Tottenham see us
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West Ham’s FIVE unsung heroes so far this season?
Posted on 20 February 2015.
Despite the undeserved pressure manager Sam Allardyce is under, West Ham have had a pretty good season thus far. After the disappointment
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West Ham’s Sam Allardyce relaxed about contract speculation
Posted on 20 February 2015.
• Allardyce happy to wait until end of season for talks • ‘It is not my desire to listen to either praise or criticism’ Sam Allardyce has said he is ignoring any speculation over his future at West Ham and is remaining calm about his contract situation. He is out of contract at the end of the season but is happy to wait until then to open talks over extending his four-year tenure at Upton…
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FIVE managers more ‘sophisticated’ than Sam Allardyce
Posted on 18 February 2015.
Sam Allardyce. Big, brutal and no nonsense. So when he came out with the comments that he is ‘the most sophisticated manager
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West Ham already ‘lining up’ Allardyce replacement
Posted on 17 February 2015.
With Sam Allardyce’s contract expiring at the end of the season, it’s difficult to find a logical reason why the club would
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Sam Allardyce’s shock theory busted following West Ham’s loss to West Brom
Posted on 15 February 2015.
• West Ham manager claimed New Year’s Day fixtures caused FA Cup shocks • Allardyce: our injury list and run of fixtures caught up with us • FA Cup fifth round match report: West Brom 4-0 West Ham Sam Allardyce has a theory about why so many Premier League teams have already fallen by the wayside in the FA Cup, supposedly leaving the competition wide open for teams of the stature of West Ham and West Bromwich Albion to …
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Sam out? FIVE possible managers West Ham should consider
Posted on 14 February 2015.
With the managerial merry-go-round starting to show the perils of a run of bad results ultimately ending a manager’s stint at any
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Everything you need to known about West Brom v West Ham
Posted on 14 February 2015.
Everything is set up nicely for us ahead of this afternoon’s FA Cup tie with West Brom. Adrian had his red card
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West Ham United’s Andy Carroll facing tough few months, says Sam Allardyce – video
Posted on 13 February 2015.
Speaking before it was announced that Andy Carroll would have to miss the rest of the season with West Ham United, manager Sam Allardyce says the striker is facing a very difficult period. Allardyce also looks ahead to West Ham United’s FA Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday Continue reading…
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West Ham’s Andy Carroll set for six-week layoff with torn knee ligament
Posted on 13 February 2015.
• Striker injured in 0-0 draw at Southampton • ‘It is a big blow for him and us but one we have to cope with’ Sam Allardyce expects to be without injured Andy Carroll for at least a month after the West Ham boss confirmed the striker has torn a ligament in his knee. The 26-year-old was forced off in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Southampton as the Hammers finished the game with only nine men following a red …
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West Ham deal to sign Lassana Diarra falls through over paperwork
Posted on 12 February 2015.
• Sam Allardyce bemoans disappointing end to weeks of negotiations • ‘We can’t get the right paperwork or the right clearance” Administrative difficulties have prevented West Ham from signing the France international Lassana Diarra. Diarra has been without a club since making an acrimonious departure from Lokomotiv Moscow in August and has not played in almost nine months. He reportedly refused to train for the Russian club after a disagreement with the manager, Leonid Kuchuk, and has recently been working…
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Louis van Gaal v Sam Allardyce: who is right and what is a long ball anyway? | Duncan Alexander
Posted on 11 February 2015.
There have been articles saying Manchester United are a long-ball team and others stating they are not, and even more asking ‘but what is a long ball?’ For us at Opta it is all about the context If Opta had some sort of early warning system, it would have flashed red on Sunday evening as Sam Allardyce talked about “long-ball United” in his post-game interview. A few minutes later came the first of many inquiries about Louis van…
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No Premier League manager is better than me – Allardyce
Posted on 11 February 2015.
While he accepts that Arsene Wenger may be able to match him for experience, the West Ham boss argues that he has learned enough to make him a match for any of his rivals
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Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal uses stat pamphlet to hit back at ‘long-ball’ claims – video
Posted on 10 February 2015.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal hits back at ‘long-ball United’ jibe by West Ham’s Sam Allardyce with a four-page document listing statistics. The manager, whose dossier included diagrams of where every single pass had been aimed, argues West Ham had a higher number of long balls when the two teams clashed on Sunday Continue reading…
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Manchester United are a long-ball team. But they hit the most accurate long balls
Posted on 10 February 2015.
Only two clubs in Europe have attempted more long balls than Manchester United this season, but Louis van Gaal’s team are adept at spreading the play and have hit more accurate long passes than any side on the continent By Alistair Tweedale for WhoScored? , part of the Guardian Sport Network There was more than a degree of irony in Sam Allardyce bemoaning “long-ball Manchester United” after his side conceded a last-gasp equaliser in their clash at Upton Park…
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Van Persie was pretty naughty – Allardyce
Posted on 10 February 2015.
The West Ham centre-back will be available to face Southampton despite having his nose broken in a challenge with the Manchester United striker while Andy Carroll is “touch-and-go”
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Will West Ham pay for a ‘poor’ transfer window?
Posted on 09 February 2015.
Darren Fletcher, Emmanuel Adebayor and the supposed eight other signings that got away. Yes, its true we signed two promising young players
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