New England boss Sam Allardyce hoping to restore pride and confidence back into national side
Sport360 staff
16:20 23/07/2016
Sport360 staff
16:20 23/07/2016
Allardyce was confirmed as Roy Hodgsonâs successor on Friday after compensation was agreed with Sunderland and he will go to work immediately on picking up the pieces of the humiliating last-16 exit.
Hodgsonâs England won just one of their four matches in France and hit a new nadir in their knockout defeat to Iceland, but 61-year-old Allardyce has vowed to bring a sense of pride back to both the team and the fan-base.
And he wants this summerâs disappointment to provide the fuel.
âI think first and foremost itâs about regaining, perhaps, a bit of confidence they have lost after the Euros,â he said in an in-house interview with FATV.
âLetâs get started from day one. Letâs put that to bed, letâs start delivering, gain from the experience that you gained at the Euros.
âItâs a very bitter experience as we all know but that inner driveâŠplayers should keep, they should hold it and use it as a positive, say âwe donât want to experience that againâ.
âWe going to get into the qualifiers, try to qualify for the World Cup and when we go next time weâre better prepared, I think mentally, to succeed.â
Video interview credit: FATV.