Some thoughts
I think people who have written Sam Allardyce off as a failure after less than 2 months in which he has taken the team from 13th position to 9th position need a reality check.I think these fans overestimate the standard of footballer we have, not even mentioning the unbalanced nature of the squad
We don't have a team of top internationals, yes we have some internationals, but they are B list ones.The best player is arguably Rooney, who was released by Man Utd because his legs have gone.The best other attacking player is Sigurdsson who doesn't compliment Rooney very well because neither of them have pace.None of the attacking players we have with pace are top half Premier League standard.Allardyce has attempted to address this by signing Walcott.The fact that Walcott didn't have a magnificent debut doesn't mean Allardyce is a one trick pony who has no idea how to use him as the drama queens were crying.
In Allardyce's greatest season, when he got Bolton to 6th place and Europe on the division's 5th lowest wage bill he had Okocha, Gary Speed, Hierro and Campo in his midfield.Some serious talent there, he had better players to work with than he has here.It took him 5 years, not 2 months as Bolton manager to get them to those lofty heights
Noone, not even Alex Ferguson or Mourinho can turn limited footballers into a crowd pleasing, winning team in a few weeks.And i dare say Mourinho would be using similar tactics to SA if he'd become our manager at the end of November