“It’s far too early to make any predictions in that area”, he told the media, as seen in the video above.
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“I have taken over a big British club, with a great support and I’m looking forward to working in the Premier League again”. “We will adapt our style to play different opponents”.
My coaching technique is to win a football match – home or away, whether we are at Wembley or not – and adapt to the style we play to the opposition.
Asked if Rooney would be his captain, Allardyce said it was “far too early” to decide.
As well as creating a strong personal bond with his players, Allardyce signalled his intention to surround himself with a backroom team of experts. “As the pinnacle of my career, I want to enjoy this one the most”. A strong candidate, for sure, but the ideal fit for the job would have been someone who has previously thrived in a role of comparable magnitude, not a man who has been hounded out of his two biggest club jobs to date, at Newcastle United and West Ham United, and lost the only major Cup final of his career to a side managed by Steve McClaren.
Allardyce, 61, was upset to be overlooked for the job in 2006 after being interviewed before Steve McClaren was appointed.
Since then he has managed Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland and believes he is well equipped to take the England job.
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 I fit the chair”. I think I’ve got the experience to pass on and challenge not only the England team but also myself. I hope there are standout players all over the place when the Premier League starts. I don’t know [why I did not get the job], perhaps it was political.
Allardyce takes the reins of the national team when morale is at a low ebb following the chastening experience in France, but the Dudley-born coach refused to accept confidence is at a nadir. “Played up front on his own all season and scored 15 goals in the Premier League”. He was not afraid to jilt the captain, John O’Shea, to solidify a brittle defence, although that was because he was able to buy better replacements, an option not available to him in worldwide management. He said: “I have managed some world class players”.
“I can turn things round quickly and get among teams and staff and try to create a successful journey”.
He rejected claims that the players are not committed and was more eager to talk about the future rather than the murky past.
“Hopefully it’s a good way and we can be successful under him”.
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One of the most profound reasons why Sir Alex Ferguson backed the appointment of David Moyes as his successor- apart from the Scottish connection that really didn’t bear any weight- was the surety of a long-term commitment to the club.
