Six months after declaring his coaching career was over, Sam Allardyce was back in the Premier League as Everton manager on Thursday after being offered a long-awaited opportunity to take charge of one of English football’s storied clubs. Allardyce wasn’t Everton’s first-choice pick to take over from the fired Ronald Koeman. In the end, the unexpected possibility of relegation from the lucrative Premier League might have spooked the Everton hierarchy and Allardyce, available since quitting Crystal Palace in May, fits the bill at the moment. “His strong leadership will bring great motivation and get the best out of players,” Moshiri said of Allardyce. His first job will be to fix Everton’s defence, which is the third-most porous in the Premier League after conceding 28 goals so far.

Source: National Post November 30, 2017 17:54 UTC