Sam Allardyce Press Conference: Key Takeaways from England Manager’s Unveiling

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Published: July 25, 2016

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Sam Allardyce confirmed that Sammy Lee will join his coaching staff as he was officially unveiled as the new England manager at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, on Monday. 

Lee previously worked under Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers, and the new Three Lions boss cited the 57-year-old's international experience as key in his decision, per BBC Sport's Matthew Henry and Caroline Chapman: "Sammy is going to join me for a second time, and I will rely on his international experience."

England's official Twitter feed provided video of Lee's confirmation, with Allardyce indicating that he would add more people to his coaching staff in the future:



The former Sunderland, West Ham United, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United manager refused to confirm, though, whether Wayne Rooney would continue as captain, per Henry and Chapman: "It is far too early to make any predictions and will not make any decisions until I meet the players and coaching staff. It is my first day in and getting my feet under the table and meeting everyone."

Allardyce has been appointed as Roy Hodgson's successor after the latter resigned immediately following England's humiliating last-16 defeat to Iceland at Euro 2016.

His first challenge will be to get England's qualifying campaign for 2018 FIFA World Cup off to a winning start against Slovakia on September 4—the opening match of his tenure is set to be a friendly against Croatia at Wembley three days earlier, per the Guardian.

Although Allardyce has been hailed by many as the type of no-nonsense manager England need to recover from the humiliation of Euro 2016—and the group-stage exit at World Cup 2014—doubts remain over his credentials, as he has never won a major trophy or "thrived in a role of comparable magnitude," per Paul Doyle in the Guardian.

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