I could rely on Jermain Defoe at Sunderland – he got me out of trouble because he scored 18 – but here we’ll have to share it about.”Īllardyce has repeatedly insisted he has not given any thought to what happens beyond this season but said he was hopeful he could emulate Roy Hodgson’s success at Crystal Palace and be remembered for his Leeds stint in a positive manner. But what we need is a lot of the players to be able to take a chance if it comes their way. “It hasn’t got a match-winner in terms of the best match-winners in the country … it hasn’t got anything like what Man City have got, for example. “The squad lacks confidence at the minute,” he said. I know what some of the players here are capable of.”Īllardyce said, though, that he had concerns over the quality in the squad he has inherited. I don’t know where that’s gone, but that’s what I’m looking for on Saturday. “We’re trying to see the Leeds of old with the energy they had, coupled with some of the resilience they had under Bielsa. “When I was at West Brom they came to us in the second or third game of the season and they blew us away under Bielsa,” he said. Victories for Nottingham Forest and Everton on Monday mean Leeds start inside the bottom three, and Allardyce has now called upon his squad to rediscover the resilience they were notorious for under Bielsa. Leeds are two points shy of the last safe spot with three games remaining as they prepare to host Allardyce’s former club Newcastle on Saturday.
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