The Turkish midfielder said he was not surprised to see Big Sam fail as England boss.
Former Newcastle United midfielder Emre Belozoglu has stated he was not surprised to see the recent scandal involving Sam Allardyce and the England national team.
Allardyce lost his job as England manager earlier this year after an investigation from the Telegraph regarding corruption in the game.
England manager Sam Allardyce after the press conference
He managed England for just one game, a 1-0 win against Slovakia, before he stepped down due to the scandal.
Emre was not surprised to see how Allardyce’s England career ended, considering his opinion of Big Sam from their time working together at Newcastle United.
Speaking to Yeni Safak this week he had this to say about Allardyce:
Emre Belozoglu – Newcastle United
“I was surprised (he got the job), but then I was not surprised at the scandal that was about to happen.
“He was a really bad coach. (His) relationships, designs, chewing gum … I had no secret, but he always had walls, of course.”
Newcastle’s Emre (L) and Michael Owen (C) are brought on by manager Sam Allardyce (R)
Emre has not had kind words to say about Allardyce in the past. He joined Newcastle in 2005 and Allardyce was his manager in the 2007-08 season and the Turkish international struggled to make an impact at the club.
The midfielder, himself a controversial figure, is clearly not a fan of Big Sam – who is being linked with some of the teams at the wrong end of the Premier League table.
He is currently playing for Turkish surprise package Istanbul Basaksehir.
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