Sam Allardyce was branded "disrespectful" for perfect mind games on Arsene Wenger
dailystar.co.ukPremier League side during his time there. But his style - on and off the pitch - wasn’t for everyone. Speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on West Ham v Leicester, Allardyce said: “In all fairness, I always had a lot of respect for Arsene [Wenger], but trying to wind him up was a nice thing for me to be able to do. “When you know you can, you do.
If you're a top manager like Sir Alex [Ferguson], and people like that, people say it's mind games.“When you're Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers, it's disrespectful.
It's not, really; it's just trying to gain an advantage. If I can see a weakness in my opposition manager, why am I not going to try and wind him up in the media?
We all do it; it doesn't happen as much now as it used to, but it was a big part of my game over the years.Meanwhile, Allardyce spoke about the recent appointment of Steve Bruce to the West Brom dugout.
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