Leeds United are in a world of trouble, and Sam Allardyce has arrived to help them do the impossible and avoid getting relegated from the Premier League. The Whites are currently in the drop zone, two points adrift of that much-desired 17th position in the table.For the experienced manager, staring relegation in the face is the best motivation – and that’s how he wants his players to look at it.”The fear needs to drive the players on. The fear of relegation and the fear of losing Premier League status should make them fight and want to fight to stay in the division.”All we need in life is Big Sam’s confidence: “I’m up there with Pep, Arteta and Klopp”Leeds’ next two games are away at West Ham next week and at home against Tottenham Hotspur on the season’s final day. Allardyce acknowledged he would be content merely to have a chance of staying up on that day.”We have nine points to go for, and I would be very satisfied if we were still in it when we take on Tottenham.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7244844##This weekend will see Leeds host Newcastle, one of Allardyce’s former clubs. Former Magpies owner Mike Ashley sacked Big Sam in early 2008, less than a year into his St. James’ Park tenure. It was a painful moment in the coach’s career.”Was I disappointed? Yes. It was a massive knockback but I always recover and move on. It was a blow to my career at that point in time and I wanted to take the club to where it is now. That was the ambition of me and previous owner Freddie Shepherd at the time.”🗣️ “It was a blow to my career at that particular time.”Sam Allardyce looks back on when he was sacked as Newcastle United manager in 2008 pic.twitter.com/KMctswfDa3— Football Daily (@footballdaily) May 11, 2023 Since Allardyce departed from Newcastle, he has managed five different sides against the Magpies. His 13 wins against the North East side are more than against any other club in his managerial career, and in his last five fixtures against the Magpies – with three different clubs – he has won three times and drawn twice.
