Sam Allardyce Quotes

I don't like to talk about players who haven't played; I prefer to talk about the ones who have.

Obviously, it's important for any team that wants to be really successful to try to have the best players that they possibly can in all positions, and I think Alisson is definitely one of the best in the world in his position.

Good players can do well everywhere and Soldado is a good footballer.

I'm not sure about Richarlison. I like him, I liked him when he was at Watford and he started well at Everton but would his preferred position be out on the left and cutting in? I'm not sure.

Transfer fees don't show which player is better. It's only a number necessary for a club to get a player.

Southampton have all the advantages to create good players; when you compare it to Serbia, Southampton has the better facilities. They can produce a player who is much more ready.

I think there's a danger in letting someone else shape how you're going to approach a player. Every person has somebody who's going to say something negative about them, you know? If you pay attention to all that stuff instead of seeing it for your own eyes, you can miss out on some opportunities.

IPL is a platform for players to get noticed and maybe make it to the Indian team, but the focus should be on performance rather than thinking about India selection.

I think Eden has the qualities and talent to play in England. On his day, he can make the difference for his team.

If you buy too many bad players, you don't last in this game.

There can be very cheap players that play very well, and maybe, expensive players, they don't do so well.

Perception is a big thing in football and people need to be more careful about how they choose to perceive young players in the first instance.

Martin O'Neill has definitely got the best out of me.

I always think that the best players can fit in any team, no matter the style of the team.

I think United is the best club for my style of play, and I am sure about my decision.

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.

It is good for any footballer to get a run of games.

It's Chelsea and you will always have competition for places here.

I always believe that there are players that are hard to replace.

I tell the players all the time: 'There is no magic play.' Players make the plays.

I try to see what the players can do and not what they can't do.

I've been promoted, relegated, won big trophies, gone months without scoring, played for my country at World Cups, been bought, sold, loaned, and called 'a freak.'

We know what Mesut is like because we see him in training every day. He's world class.

To me, I have always been a Rick Adelman fan. I felt like if I had been in his systems, I probably would have been a better player than I was because if you look at his system, it was ideal for me.

You don't have to be too clever to know that if Barcelona loaned me to another team, it's because they have little interest in me.