But....
It may well stem from his training method. From an article about Mourhinio:
"Last season Eden Hazard observed that the main difference between
José Mourinho and Antonio Conte was that Mourinho does not practise “automisations”. He does not have players practise set moves they can perform almost unconsciously that can be deployed at great pace when the situation demands. He organises his defence and leaves his forwards to improvise. That has been taken by some as evidence that Mourinho is no longer at the forefront of coaching – and perhaps it is – but it is also a detail that explains his entire methodology." (From
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...method-charisma-instability-manchester-united - worth a read in full).
Now, compare this to what's been said about Allardyce:
"The big problem was that Big Sam was more worried about stopping the opposition than out-playing them. Significantly, shortly before his dismissal a first teamer revealed that in the premable to one game - coincidentally against Blackburn - Allardyce spent 30 minutes discussing how to thwart Rovers before a Newcastle player finally piped up with: "But what do you want us to do when we've got the ball?" (Fro.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/jan/15/sam-allardyce-newcastle-united-blackburn)
I strongly suspect he's expecting improvisation and subscribes to the same school as Mourhinio. It ain't working, perhaps some offensive strategizing might help?