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New West Brom boss Sam Allardyce says he considered the health risks of returning to top management.
But he feels the positive mental aspect of being back on the bench shouldn’t be discounted.
Allardyce will take over a Premier League match for the first time in two and a half years when West Brom will host Aston Villa on Sunday.
The 66-year-old man underwent heart surgery to insert two stents in 2009 when he was in charge of Blackburn.
However, since then he has had full medical exams that have come out clear.
And, while there is pressure to try to keep the Baggies, currently second bottom, in the Premier League, Allardyce feels there is an advantage as well.
“That [health] “It was a consideration, but I know that the stimulation you get from soccer can also give you adequate mental health by not getting depressed, feeling unworthy, or having nothing to do with participating in soccer,” he said.
“The League Managers Association set up a program that allows you to get a checkup at any time, and also my wife and I do full medical exams every three years, which is all they allow. That gives me an indication of where. this my health.
“Having the stents made me take care of myself a bit more because I was probably taking more care of the players than my own health at that particular time.”
