Sean Dyche: occasionaly fields a 4-42 formation. Known largely for his sit back and defend tactics

Sean Dyche: The sweet and sour chronicles of sit back and defend coaches.

Prior to his sacking, Sean Dyche was the longest-serving manager in the current version of the Premier League. He had been at the helm of The Clarets since…

Sam Allardyce (Big Sam): The sweet and sour chronicles of sit-back-and-defend coaches.

When an Irish priest, owner of the Irish club Limerick, appointed the 36-year-old Allardyce as a coach, everyone saw that one day he would be a great expert.…

The Sweet and Sour Chronicles of Sit-Back-and-Defend Coaches

Attack wins you games; defense wins you titles, a pro ‘sit back’ phrase rightly coined by the Premier League’s most successful manager, Sir Alex Fergusson. The evolution of…