Winners and losers from Allardyce's England appointment

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The former Sunderland boss is unlikely to change his approach as national team manager, leading to a mix of fortunes for some interested parties.

“It is time for us to deliver,” said Sam Allardyce upon being confirmed as the new manager of England. That may be music to the ears of some, but it is bound to rile others in one way or another. The appointment of Allardyce to the top job in English football has been met with a predictably lukewarm reception, with the 61-year-old having developed a reputation over the years for structured and functional rather than exciting football with Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn, West Ham and latterly Sunderland.
Many supporters are underwhelmed, while some believe his strict man-management to be exactly what the national team needs. Some onlookers say Allardyce’s appointment smacks of the FA conceding England’s position as a scrappy underdog, others say he’s the best man for the job.
Whatever Allardyce achieves as England boss over the next two years, there will be winners and losers. Below, Goal looks at who stands to gain from his arrival, and who might suffer.

“Too good for England,” was the chant which reverberated most noticeably around Upton Park during the grand old ground’s final season last term, underlining the West Ham fans’ dissatisfaction at the decision by successive England managers to overlook midfielder and club captain Mark Noble.
But just as Noble will begin a new chapter at club level in August as the Hammers move into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, he may also find the international door finally opened to him by his former West Ham manager.
Allardyce selected Noble for 150 of his total 367 first-team appearances in the claret and blue during his four years at Upton Park, and was also the manager who handed the 29-year-old a new five-year deal in 2015. It would be a huge surprise if Noble’s 2016-17 season did not include international recognition.

Raise the name Sam Allardyce with an English football fan and they will often respond with that of Kevin Davies. The obdurate, no-nonsense striker was a regular under Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers despite never reaching double figures in the goal-scoring column, earning plenty of minutes for the work he put in for the team.
Andy Carroll fits a similar bill, having carried out the same role for Big Sam at West Ham at a time when he became exiled from the England setup. Jermain Defoe, meanwhile, is another who has performed a key role for Allardyce after being overlooked at national level.
Allardyce clearly doesn’t care what formations or which players are deemed "in vogue." Instead, he will call up anybody he decides is in a position to fulfill a specific role in his England side, and nowhere is that more probable than in the forward line.
While Carroll and Defoe themselves aren’t guaranteed recalls, players of their ilk have every chance of claiming an England shirt.
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