Legendary former Premier League manager Sam Allardyce has lambasted clubs nowadays trying to play out from the back.
Allardyce, who has managed clubs such as Blackburn, Bolton, West Ham and Leeds in the Premier League, insisted coaches have been ‘brainwashed’.
Speaking on Footy Accumulators No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, Allardyce said: “People can’t get confused about the fact that we don’t want to play tippy-tappy football. It’s my fault for calling it that.
“But we [Allardyce and his ilk] played tippy-tappy football that’s fast and quick and moved the ball forward, not slow and what we would call passive passing.
Sam Allardyce has not been impressed by Southampton this season
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“For me as a back four, it was imperative that we didn’t give the ball away, unlike today.
“It doesn’t appear to be a problem in a manager’s eyes and the press’ eyes if you pick a ball up at centre half and pass it straight to their centre forward, because it’s happened so much this season particularly.”
Southampton have come under fire this season for trying to play out from the back but failing miserably with Allardyce taking umbrage with their style of play.
Russell Martin’s side, who earned praise for their possession football last season in the Championship, have failed to find the same kind of space in the top tier.
Only Wolves have conceded more than the south-coast side this season in the Premier League and they are 19th in the table and Allardyce named and shamed the Saints following their 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth on September 30.
“The Bournemouth vs Southampton game, what were the players [Southampton defenders] thinking?
“Is it because the players are so brainwashed by their manager saying ‘you’ve got to do it [passing] now’ that they’re doing it in impossible positions where they’re never going to be clever enough to make that pass, and ultimately the opposition keep scoring.
“Play out from the back, yes, but when you get the chance, can you play forward? And it sounds simple, but you’ve got to be able to see it on the pitch.
“All you need to do is drop five yards deeper than you’re doing now.”
While Southampton came under fire, Brentford were praised for their direct style of football which has seen them score in the first two minutes of four consecutive league games.
Sam Allardyce has insisted some coaches have been ‘brainwashed’
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Allardyce added: “I have to bring up this wonderful new record at Brentford that the manager got.
“They scored three goals on the trot in less than 60 seconds [and another in the second minute], by rolling it back to the goalie, playing it up the side of the opposition, winning the knockdown or the header, keeping the ball in play, keeping the pressure on the opposition, then the cross comes in and bang goal.
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Brentford have been in roaring form in front of goal
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“I have actually thought ‘this is quite exciting’ because they’re getting the opposition facing something they haven’t faced for quite a while.
“It creates an opportunity to get in the opposition box a lot quicker, you don’t have to break down 11 like you normally do if you’re going to play from the back, so there might be a little shift about where and what you’re doing.”