Allardyce, who will give his first news conference on Monday, has left Premier League club Sunderland to succeed Roy Hodgson with the England team at a low ebb after poor performances at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016.
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New England manager Sam Allardyce has rubbished suggestions that he sticks to long-ball tactics.
And FA technical director Ashworth says the former Blackpool, Notts County, Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham and Sunderland chief can channel all of his experience into helping the various squads often in-situ at St. George’s Park.
New England manager Sam Allardyce told his players to use their shock Euro 2016 exit at the hands of Iceland as motivation for the future on Saturday.
“I choose styles or systems depending on the players available and who we’re playing”.
Allardyce said: “Style of play has always been a tag for me that I can’t shake in terms of everybody thinks it’s this style or that style. I think to go and play in front of 45 or 46,000 in a great stadium is a big appeal to me”.
Allardyce, who guided Sunderland to Premier League safety last season having taken over with them in a desperate position, has never won a major trophy and acknowledged the England job as the “biggest challenge” of his managerial career.
As well as creating a strong personal bond with his players, Allardyce signalled his intention to surround himself with a backroom team of experts.
“Sam did a great job at keeping them up a year ago, but we have to get away from that, being that sort of team”, he said.
“This is a different level, this is a different challenge and so I am challenging myself to be able to meet that challenge to help England get to a tournament and do better than they’ve done before”.
“I think the bonding of the team is exceptionally important and trying to create that team spirit and have some fun”.
“I’m experienced, have managed in about 850 games and have got about 450 in the Premier League, so I’m looking forward to getting back in again”, he added to the club website.
“I’ve been a success at every club I’ve been at, starting with Limerick FC, by the way”, Allardyce said as his record was questioned by some journalists.
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So I don’t know, perhaps it was political, I don’t know.
