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Source: Hytner at the Guardian
Sam Allardyce once speculated that he might be taken more seriously as a tactician and, therefore, considered for the very top jobs, if he had a European-sounding surname. At White Hart Lane on Sunday, the West Ham United manager contented himself with aping Spain's 4-6-0 formation, which had triumphed at Euro 2012, to enjoy a memorable 3-0 win. He positively basked in the post-match acclaim. 'No, no, don't call me a managerial genius (but you can if you want)', was the subtext to a line from his press conference. André Villas-Boas hated it. The Tottenham Hotspur manager gave Allardyce and West Ham absolutely no credit. He said that their goals had come from a set-piece, a fluke and a one-man break against two of his defenders. Allardyce's tactics had emphatically not thrown him. "It's nothing to do with the strategy but you can write whatever you want," Villas-Boas huffed. Having been outwitted in the second-half by Chelsea's José Mourinho the previous weekend, this was a low point. Allardyce is riding high.
Thought it was interesting that AVB felt he hadn't been outmaneuvered. There's cause for a little worry if he's living in that much denial. He was schooled for a game. West Ham's tactics were perfect and Big Sam deserved to bask for an afternoon.
Sam Allardyce once speculated that he might be taken more seriously as a tactician and, therefore, considered for the very top jobs, if he had a European-sounding surname. At White Hart Lane on Sunday, the West Ham United manager contented himself with aping Spain's 4-6-0 formation, which had triumphed at Euro 2012, to enjoy a memorable 3-0 win. He positively basked in the post-match acclaim. 'No, no, don't call me a managerial genius (but you can if you want)', was the subtext to a line from his press conference. André Villas-Boas hated it. The Tottenham Hotspur manager gave Allardyce and West Ham absolutely no credit. He said that their goals had come from a set-piece, a fluke and a one-man break against two of his defenders. Allardyce's tactics had emphatically not thrown him. "It's nothing to do with the strategy but you can write whatever you want," Villas-Boas huffed. Having been outwitted in the second-half by Chelsea's José Mourinho the previous weekend, this was a low point. Allardyce is riding high.
Thought it was interesting that AVB felt he hadn't been outmaneuvered. There's cause for a little worry if he's living in that much denial. He was schooled for a game. West Ham's tactics were perfect and Big Sam deserved to bask for an afternoon.
