Sam Allardyce has
revealed how scared he is that Crystal Palace will fail in the crisis of their battle to avoid
relegation. The Eagles manager is also concerned about the damage a potential
failure would do to his reputation as a survival specialist.
Palace
appointed Allardyce as Alan Pardew's
successor last month in an attempt to arrest the decline that had left them at
risk of dropping out of the Premier League. Allardyce had remained in demand,
despite losing his job as England manager in September after just 67 days, and
continues to be considered the ideal man to help clubs avoid the bottom three.
Since his arrival, however, Palace have lost three and
drawn two of the five fixtures he has overseen, meaning they are above the
relegation zone only on goal difference as they prepare to host his former club Bolton in an FA Cup third-round replay
on Tuesday night.
Allardyce's success in inspiring Sunderland to survival last season appeared the greatest of his
career and contributed to his recruitment by England, but Palace's squad is yet
to respond to his methods and he said “I
am scared that we won't succeed. Definitely. The last thing I want is to say
I've come here and not been able to save Crystal Palace with a track record
which has never had that blemish on it since I've been in the Premier League. I
don't want that. It's a hard task to take on, but I'm willing to go on at it
and use all my experience I have gained in the past to say to the players:
'look, I've been here before, this is what we need to do'. It always scares you
when you first come in (to a new managerial job). I'm not fearful of losing my
job; it's the fear of not wanting to blemish my record and helping Crystal
Palace get out of trouble when it has stayed in the Premier League so long
recently. What we have to do is see ourselves through this crisis. Let's face
it, we are in crisis mode. We've got 16 points from 21 games and we won't feel
comfortable until we've got the same number of points as games. I'm good at it.
On my track record I've proven that but there are so many elements that make
life difficult for you. At the moment, the price of players, too many injuries,
the African Nations Cup”
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