Javi Gracia lasted just 10 weeks in Yorkshire, and with Leeds now teetering on the edge of the relegation zone, the club have taken the drastic step to name a new manager for the third time this season. With four games remaining in their survival run-in, we are taking a closer look at Sam Allardyce’s Premier League record, and why his resumé shows he is much more than a safe pair of hands.
Sam Allardyce’s Premier League Record
As a new manager takes control of the reigns and attempts to steady a sinking ship, Leeds fans need not reminding – when Sam Allardyce is called upon, it usually means a team is in danger of relegation.
However, that perception doesn’t quite do the man justice, in fact, quite the opposite.
His previous job titles do hold a discernible pattern of teams struggling near the foot of the table, but the widely-used notion of Allardyce being a ‘survival specialist’ has muddied the waters of what is actually a highly respectable track record.
His arrival at Elland Road marks his ninth Premier League appointment, and an 18th season in the top-flight, albeit for the remaining four games.
Sam Allardyce has won more Premier League Manager of the Month awards (6) than:
◉ Eddie Howe (5)
◉ Carlo Ancelotti (5)
◉ Mauricio Pochettino (4)
◉ José Mourinho (4)
◉ Brendan Rodgers (3)
◉ Antonio Conte (3)
◉ Sean Dyche (2)Big Sam is answering the call… pic.twitter.com/96d4Cy4tgZ
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 2, 2023
His most recent role at West Brom in the 2020/21 season was the one and only occasion he failed to escape relegation, but the former one-time England manager holds a commendable 33% win rate in the Premier League across 537 matches in the dugout.
Only four of his previous roles (Crystal Palace; 17th, Blackburn Rovers; 19th, Sunderland; 19th and West Brom; 19th) were taken up when teams were in trouble of relegation, so the label of relegation rescuer is somewhat of a misnomer.
‘Big Sam’ may have the most difficult job of all this time around however. He arrives in Yorkshire just as Leeds equal the record for the most goals conceded in a single calendar month, which is coupled by five defeats in seven games throughout April, leaving them only ahead of 18th-placed Nottingham Forest thanks to a superior goal difference.
- WINS – 178
- DRAWS – 145
- LOSSES – 214
- WIN PERCENTAGE – 33%
- POINTS PER GAME – 1.26
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