Sam Allardyce has revealed who of Leeds United, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, and Norwich City he would want to see win the Championship playoffs.
Allardyce was Leeds’ manager when they were relegated from the Premier League a year ago, but his predecessor, Jesse Marsch, and others above him were far more to blame.
Sam Allardyce has revealed who of Leeds United, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, and Norwich City he would want to see win the Championship playoffs.
Allardyce was Leeds’ manager when they were relegated from the Premier League a year ago, but his predecessor, Jesse Marsch, and others above him were far more to blame.
After leading at the March international break, Leeds picked up only eight points from their last eight games, as Leicester City and Ipswich Town pipped them to the top two.
After such a run, Leeds fans are wary of their team’s chances, despite the fact that OPTA’s supercomputer rates them as favourites to win it all.
Allardyce praises Leeds as a ‘wonderful club’ amid play-off predictions.
Allardyce had hoped to continue at Leeds for a longer period of time after his brief four-match caretaker stint, but as expected, that did not happen.
With that in mind, Leeds might be his last position in football management. Since taking over the club, he has consistently talked positively about it.
Allardyce was speaking on the latest episode of his ‘No Tippy Tappy Football Podcast’ with Blackburn Rovers striker Sammie Szmodics, who believes Leeds will go all the way.
And, when asked for his opinion, Allardyce stated that Leeds are the team he wants to see win promotion because he wants to see them return to the Premier League.
He stated: “Obviously, I want Leeds because I was there last season and discovered it to be a fantastic club in such a short period of time. Hopefully, they will return and find some stability in their attempt to stay there this time around.
“It’s been a wonderful season for them, but if they don’t make it, as with everything else, what happens financially? They have to make budgetary cuts again, which makes things more difficult.”
49ers regard Leeds as a long-term project, despite Allardyce’s concerns.
Though Allardyce is correct in his assessment that Leeds will have to cut down financially if they fail, the club is in capable hands with 49ers Enterprises.
When Allardyce took over at Elland Road 12 months ago from Andrea Radrizzani, he inherited a terrible catastrophe, but that is no longer the case. He was the fourth manager of the season, which says it all.
The 49ers have spoken of owning Leeds for more than a decade, and while they have conceded that key players will have to leave if they remain in the Championship, it is evident that they are here for the long haul.
It would be fantastic if the 49ers to exercise their financial muscle in the Premier League this summer, but if not, you would be considerably more confident in them re-building to compete than any of Leeds’ current owners.
