If this showed why Everton hired Sam Allardyce, the reasons for his recruitment were confirmed at a stroke. “Defensively did Huddersfield have a chance today?” asked Allardyce, aware of the answer to his own question. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Wayne Rooney impressed as Sam Allardyce’s on-field lieutenant for Everton. There were no choruses of Allardyce’s name, except when the Huddersfield fans chanted first that Wagner was better and then thinner than his Everton counterpart. If Everton were sinking, Allardyce was appointed precisely because he can get imperilled teams buoyant again.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2017 17:20 UTC