The words, and tone, were a stark contrast to the tetchy, raw parting address given by Hodgson in Chantilly last month after the embarrassing Euro 2016 defeat by Iceland and the Football Association will be praying the latest incumbent’s spark will not be extinguished so emphatically as that of his predecessor.
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And with Allardyce in charge, there will be no more limp, listless performances from the national team.
A tremendous motivator, Big Sam has never lost his passion for football, as these pictures show.
“Hopefully, [I can] make everyone proud of the England team again”. The features may have changed slightly but his fervent nature remains the same.
New England coach Sam Allardyce says it’s time the team played to its potential.
“I know we have talented, committed players and it is time for us to deliver”, he told the club’s official website. When you consider that Ronald Koeman – who also had a year left on his deal – cost Everton five million pounds, you have to sympathise with Sunderland and respect that they weren’t just going to bend over for the FA and let them have their way.
The FA chief Martin Glenn said: “Sam Allardyce is the right man for the England job”.
None, though, quite went to the lengths of Peter, an England and Newcastle fan – a team that Allardyce once managed – who was outraged by the appointment.
“That was underlined when we sat down to talk and we could not help but be energised by his personal perspective on England’s future and how it complemented the extensive work that we are looking to build on at St George’s Park”.
Urging the media to support Allardyce’s quest to win England’s first major trophy since the 1966 World Cup, Mourinho pledged to try to ensure the English players in the United squad were available for the national set-up.
According to the Mirror, David Moyes could be given up to £40 million to spend by Sunderland this summer.
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The focus of everyone at Sunderland AFC now is on moving forward quickly and decisively, with the appointment of the club’s new manager to be confirmed at the earliest opportunity.
