"BIG SAM" APPOINTED AS ENGLAND MANAGER

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Back in April, he was asked what he would do if he were managing England's John Stones.

"Teach him how to defend," he said. "It would be a simple job for me. That's my area of expertise. I can coach in all departments, especially team play, but when it comes to defending, you name it and I'll tell you about it.

"It wouldn't be too difficult to show Stones, a player of his intelligence, when and where to do things. You're never going to stop a player of his ability coming out with the ball and passing it around, but don't do it at the wrong time.

Coaches have lost sight of getting defenders to defend, especially full-backs," lamented Allardyce. "Half of them have stopped telling them the basics. One of the best ways to score a goal is from a cross, so why have we stopped teaching full-backs to stop the cross coming in? They do this strange dance with their hands behind their backs, standing off him. I'm screaming: 'Get close.'"

Sam Allardyce has the power to help England see the wood for the trees

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