The League Paper

SAM’S BACK – AND GIVES US HOPE…

by
The LeaguePaper Team
20 December 2020

FRESH START: Sam Allardyce has returned to management with West Brom
PICTURE: PA Images

WITH 407 wins in 1,034 (39 per cent) games, this week saw 66-year-old Sam Allardyce return to the dugout after nearly three years out of management.
for me with my 414 wins in 919 (45 per cent) games at the age of 52. What all of us ‘older’ generation managers need to learn is how to integrate all the advantages of our experience with the culture of the modern era.
It is probably a greater challenge now than ever before, particularly because of social media and the insight it creates and t...

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