Sam Allardyce says British managers aren’t given a chance in the Premier League, but imminent Everton and West Ham appointments suggest otherwise.
Sam Allardyce shows appreciation to the fans after the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Hull City.
Sam Allardyce was once again making the case that British managers aren’t given an opportunity in the Premier League as he discussed the current vacancy at Everton.
“It’s always time an English manager was given the chance. Or a British manager. There’s no doubt about that. And there’s not enough of us given the chance,” Allardyce said as a pundit on Match Of The Day.
Sean Dyche, manager of Burnley, reacts during the Premier League match against Southampton.
Well the 63-year-old is the current odds-on favourite with Skybet to get that aforementioned job at Goodison Park ahead of Burnley boss Sean Dyche.
Further south at West Ham United, the recently sacked Slaven Bilic is expected to be replaced by David Moyes – as reported by the Guardian.
In fact of the 12 managerial appointments made in the top tier of English football since the start of the 2016/17 season, half were English and five of those are over the age of 50.
David Moyes gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Sunderland.
If anyone is holding young British coaches back it is the likes of Allardyce and Moyes, something which would be very much in evidence if the former gets the Toffees job ahead of Dyche.
Meanwhile, West Ham fans are hardly impressed with the news linking them with the ex-Sunderland boss, which is little surprise when he took them down last term after 26 defeats from their 38 league outings.
Perhaps Allardyce should look at the statistics before making such claims and if he really is that concerned about his fellow countrymen being given an opportunity, should maybe take a look at himself as well.
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