It is three years since Sam Allardyce appeared as a special guest on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football to share his survival blueprint with Jamie Carragher and David Jones.
The necessity for clean sheets topped his seven-point plan, followed by the importance of not losing possession in your own half.
‘That gives you the platform to be successful in a season,’ said Allardyce. ‘It only takes one goal to win a game.’
Never relegated as a manager, Allardyce has long been seen as a mastermind of defending.