Allardyce: "The level of preparation is so detailed that you can't just say, 'Off you go, off the cuff.' I was challenging them to adapt and maybe that was a problem. I think I gave the players too much too soon. Allardyce's Long Term Foundations Crumbled Too Early?
Allardyce: "The level of preparation is so detailed that you can't just say, 'Off you go, off the cuff.' I was challenging them to adapt and maybe that was a problem. I think I gave the players too much too soon. "Too direct? If those players had the ability to look at their ProZone stats instead of me shouting at them, they would have learnt more about their game than they've ever done. They would have learnt something about themselves.
"I don't know whether any of that played a part in losing my job. If other people listen to the Chinese whispers or the tittle-tattle, no manager would ever get the chance to build or be successful.
"Maybe I should have gone, 'Sod year two, sod year three, I'll just worry about tomorrow.' But I'm not like that. I try to build something that has sustainability, not a flash in the pan. I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses, but how can you judge?
"It is destined to be a great club somewhere down the line, but who can make it that I don't know. The longer it goes on without that success they think they deserve, the harder it is to achieve it, and they can't do it by changing managers all the time."