West Ham boss Sam Allardyce says centurion club plaudits worry him
“When it is a case of ‘100 games, well done’ it does worry me. If it was
300 or 400 then fine," says Big Sam after former Hammer Di Canio given
boot
PA
Sam Allardyce admits he is ‘worried’ and ‘disappointed’ that reaching 100 games is now a major achievement for a manager.
Big Sam’s West Ham century arrives tonight in the Capital One Cup.
But with former Upton Park favourite Paolo Di Canio having become the first Premier League casualty this season, Allardyce knows nothing can be taken for granted.
He said: “When it is a case of ‘100 games, well done’ it does worry me. If it was 300 or 400 then fine but 100 games should happen more often than it does.
“The constant changing of managers and coaches means that 100 games is now an achievement and for me that is disappointing.”
“For me, it’s only short-term planning now. Long-term planning has gone out of the window because of the way the game has gone in the last three seasons.”
Allardyce described Sunderland as ‘trigger-happy’ for giving Di Canio the boot just five games into the season.
And he warned that whoever takes over at the Stadium of Light will have a real job on his hands.
He said: “It looks like they have been pretty quick at pulling the trigger recently with the last three managers, Steve Bruce, Martin O’Neill and now Paolo di Canio.
“I find it very difficult to see where the logic lies in it, particularly when there has been a full clear-out of backroom staff.
“Whoever is going to be next in charge will have a massive job on their hands. For not only does he have to deal with a new group of players that he doesn’t know that well, also the players don’t know each other that well.
“And he’s also got a group of staff members that he doesn’t know either. I had that scenario at Blackburn and it was the hardest job I ever had.”
Cardiff boss Malky Mackay will rotate his squad as the fixtures come thick and fast. But he feels the squad can cope. He said: “There are fewer games than in the Championship where we regularly played Tuesday and Saturday.”
Big Sam’s West Ham century arrives tonight in the Capital One Cup.
But with former Upton Park favourite Paolo Di Canio having become the first Premier League casualty this season, Allardyce knows nothing can be taken for granted.
He said: “When it is a case of ‘100 games, well done’ it does worry me. If it was 300 or 400 then fine but 100 games should happen more often than it does.
“The constant changing of managers and coaches means that 100 games is now an achievement and for me that is disappointing.”
“For me, it’s only short-term planning now. Long-term planning has gone out of the window because of the way the game has gone in the last three seasons.”
Allardyce described Sunderland as ‘trigger-happy’ for giving Di Canio the boot just five games into the season.
And he warned that whoever takes over at the Stadium of Light will have a real job on his hands.
He said: “It looks like they have been pretty quick at pulling the trigger recently with the last three managers, Steve Bruce, Martin O’Neill and now Paolo di Canio.
“I find it very difficult to see where the logic lies in it, particularly when there has been a full clear-out of backroom staff.
“Whoever is going to be next in charge will have a massive job on their hands. For not only does he have to deal with a new group of players that he doesn’t know that well, also the players don’t know each other that well.
“And he’s also got a group of staff members that he doesn’t know either. I had that scenario at Blackburn and it was the hardest job I ever had.”
Cardiff boss Malky Mackay will rotate his squad as the fixtures come thick and fast. But he feels the squad can cope. He said: “There are fewer games than in the Championship where we regularly played Tuesday and Saturday.”
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