Sam Allardyce Leeds United press conference highlights: Whites boss on Elland Road job and next four games
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Allardyce was announced earlier today as the new boss at Elland Road and has taken his first training session at Thorp Arch with the first-team squad.
The 68-year-old faces the media for the first time this afternoon as he is officially unveiled as the club’s latest attempt to save themselves from Premier League relegation.
Follow all the updates here throughout the afternoon. Presser quotes from 4pm.
Sam Allardyce press conference live: New Leeds boss’ first meeting with media
Allardyce on Leeds’ form
I can only wait and see what the reaction is when we when we kick off on Saturday afternoon but my main aim is of course. I don’t really think there’s too much of a problem with Leeds in possession. But it is a massive problem when they haven’t got it because of the amount of goals they’ve conceded. So if we are to stay in the Premier League, they need to stop conceding goals
Allardyce on City
It’s probably the biggest challenge [of my career] because of the shortness of games that are left I mean, I think that you know, there needs to be points picked up and and the difficulty is this you know, you look at this fixtures, you know what I mean? We start with an easy one on Saturday and you know, the can’t get any easier than Manchester City.
Allardyce continued
[It was] a couple of minutes before I said yes, so and then and then obviously, because of the situation was to rush through as quick as we possibly could the entire process so I could be here for at least a reasonable lead into Manchester City.
Sam’s here
I think that it was a shock. Because this time of the season and as many managers that have changed hands, which is the biggest amount of managers ever in the history of the Premier League, I thought, well, it’s all over now for the season. So to get the call was quite surprising