Pep Guardiola brands Sam Allardyce a ‘GENIUS’ for his ability to keep clubs in the Premier League by getting results when ‘everyone else believes it’s over’
- Pep Guardiola branded West Brom boss Sam Allardyce a Premier League genius
- He has praised Allardyce for his track record in keeping teams in the top-flight
- Guardiola’s Manchester City meet Allardyce at the Hawthorns on Tuesday night
Pep Guardiola branded West Brom’s Sam Allardyce a genius as he claimed Premier League boards have now abandoned the idea of managerial projects.
Guardiola meets Allardyce at the Hawthorns on Tuesday night as Manchester City attempt to take charge of the title race.
The City boss lavished praise on Allardyce for his track record in keeping teams in the division.
Man City’s Pep Guardiola branded West Brom boss Sam Allardyce a Premier League genius
He has praised Allardyce for his track record in keeping teams in the English top-flight
‘Sam Allardyce is a genius to take these teams – when everyone believes it’s over – and gets results,’ Guardiola said.
‘If it happens once or twice then it’s lucky but not in this case as he’s done it I don’t know how many times.
‘We’ve not had much time but training has been good, we are taking the bus to West Brom to try to do a good game. They have had good and bad results. It’s not easy to take over a team during the season.
‘We’ll have to do it better than the draw last month. We had chances at the end to win, but the way we played was not good. We have to play better than we did at home to win the game.’
Guardiola claims Allardyce can get result when everyone else believes it is over for the club
City had emerged victorious from each of their 10 matches since that draw with the Baggies before Christmas but Guardiola is mindful that results dictate the futures of all top-flight managers.
Asked to address Frank Lampard’s sacking by Chelsea, the Catalan said: ‘You have to win.
‘People talk about projects, they don’t exist. You have to win or you’ll be sacked. Hopefully I can see Frank soon, take him to a restaurant to see him again when lockdown is over.
Guardiola says Frank Lampard’s sacking if proof there is no room for ‘projects’ in the league
‘It depends on the results, not philosophy or projects. You get results or you’ll be replaced.
‘The results give you an incredible boost of confidence, you believe the results make you play good or the other way round. Both are connected but for us it’s the end of January.
‘The leader is United, they are top at the moment. We have all games together so we’ll see. We are not top and the distance between the others is so close.’