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Sam Allardyce says he has to find out why Marcelo Bielsa is “so crazy” ahead of West Brom’s Premier League game against Leeds on Tuesday.
Bielsa has received praise and criticism for his offensive playing style, and although his team has been on the wrong side of some tough Premier League losses this season, the Argentine said. Sky sports Ahead of the 6-2 loss to Manchester United, he’s in no rush to change the philosophy of risk-taking.
For Allardyce, a man who has built his reputation by helping clubs stay in the Premier League through tenacity on defense and a more reserved game plan, it’s an inquisitive approach to the game, but he feels like he’s working on Elland. Road.
“I have to find out why he is so crazy,” Allardyce told reporters after West Brom’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday.
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FREE TO SEE: Highlights of Liverpool’s draw with West Brom in the Premier League
“He is not ‘crazy’, it is more his intelligence and his unique style, and I think he serves the players and the club in a good position.”
On Sunday, the Baggies became the second team in 34 Premier League games at Anfield to take points away from Liverpool, in what was Allardyce’s second game in office since replacing Slaven Bilic.
However, the 66-year-old did not want to dwell on the result and said he was excited to begin analyzing the opposition Tuesday night.
“It will be an interesting thought for me tomorrow when we go in and see how they play,” Allardyce said.
“We have an idea. I saw them a little on TV [on Sunday] Against Burnley, I thought Burnley had a goal stolen.
“We have to find a way to figure out how we can score against them, which seems easy enough at times, but it will never be as easy as that.
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FREE TO SEE: Highlights of Leeds’ win over Burnley in the Premier League
“In the opposite direction, they try to go out and score as many goals as they can, so we have to cancel that.
“When you go to play Leeds, you know we are trying to prevent them from being as adventurous as they are, but also, can we expose the weaknesses and the gaps and spaces they leave when they go on the attack?”
Big Sam puts his stamp on West Brom
West Brom’s performance against Liverpool showed why Allardyce remains the man of reference for Premier League clubs in crisis, he writes Sky Sports’ Nick Wright …
His latest assignment may turn out to be his most difficult yet, but 11 days after his reign, there is already a feeling of something poignant.
It looked like the Baggies were going to have a long night when Sadio Mane scored Liverpool’s opener. With Mohamed Salah back in the starting line-up, the home side looked stronger than the one that put Crystal Palace seven goals before Christmas.
But West Brom was outstanding from then on, happily handing over possession to Liverpool and gleefully repelling whatever was thrown at them. The four in the back were disciplined and compact. Callum Robinson and Grady Diangana voluntarily backed down to stay six behind.
The result was that Liverpool did not get their second shot on goal until the last minute of regulation time, instead sending a series of half chances over and over the shoulder. West Brom was simply too hard to take down, too well organized and too tough.
As the game progressed and Liverpool’s frustration grew, West Brom also became dangerous on the other end, counterattacking with pace and purpose and ultimately testing Alisson Becker more times than the Reds tried to. Sam Johnstone. “What a fantastic job they did,” Allardyce smiled afterward.
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Jurgen Klopp believes West Brom deserved his draw at Anfield, but says his Liverpool players were to blame for not creating enough to win the game.
The 66-year-old is now undefeated in his last four visits to Anfield, and it is a testament to the effectiveness of his methods that each of those results was achieved with a different club. West Brom remains five points from safety, but with Big Sam at the helm they won’t go down without a fight.
Allardyce: West Brom showed determination
Allardyce praised the stamina and determination shown by his players at Anfield.
“The key was a very good organization, a team doing everything they could to knock out the best team in the league on their own patch,” he said. Sky sports.
“What a fantastic job they did. It’s about staying in the game when you come here, not opening up too much and not allowing Liverpool to beat you three or four to zero.
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Sam Allardyce feels his players did a ‘fantastic job’ to secure a point against Liverpool
“We kept that ship closed for a long period of time, which I thought was very good considering we lost a goal so early in the game.
“The resistance from the winger gave us the opportunity to create more, get on the field and pass the ball better in the second half.
“I think the guys have shown a lot of determination, determination and organization. They have shown team spirit in a very difficult place. They have fought each other.
“I saw a lot of guts, a lot of determination and, ultimately, for the goal, a lot of quality.”
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