Mirallas blasts ex-Everton boss Allardyce: He doesn't know football!

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17 Oct 2019 • 12:05 PM MYT
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Former Everton winger Kevin Mirallas does not have too many good memories of Sam Allardyce.

The veteran manager was in charge of Everton for a short period a few seasons ago, where he stabilised the club for a top half finish.

But many fans were unhappy at Allardyce's negative tactics, and Mirallas does not recall the period too fondly.

"[Former Everton bosses Roberto] Martinez and [Ronald] Koeman wanted to play football but after, there was Allardyce," Mirallas told The Athletic.

"I don't know if he even knew football because he only spent five minutes on the pitch in training.

"Nobody knows this, but it's true.

"That's difficult. You have to pick players at the weekend but you don't watch training.

"I only stayed for one month while he was there but I spoke to some players and they told me it was very difficult.

"It's true he won a lot of games, but they didn't enjoy it."