Winter sunshine breaks and cryotherapy will soon become part of life at Selhurst Park – and Allardyce’s methods work for clubs in Palace’s predicament
Crystal Palace’s players probably regard homework as a safely distant schoolday memory or, if they have children, something to assist with sporadically. For Scott Dann and company though, change is almost certainly in the south London air.
One of the first things Sam Allardyce did on taking charge at Sunderland was to begin firing off frequent emails to every player. Packed with video clips, the accompanying attachments both deconstructed their own strengths and weaknesses and provided detailed briefings on future opponents.
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