Premier League: 5 Bold predictions for the 2019-20 season

#2 Sam Allardyce to return to the Premier League

Does Allardyce have one final job left in him?

In 2016, Sam Allardyce was caught up in the eye of an almighty storm that had engulfed English football. A few choice remarks of the Englishman were caught on camera and he subsequently had to resign as the manager of the England national men's team, after just a solitary game.

A year later, he announced his retirement from management. Thus, many believed that he had left the game for good. Yet, a few months later, he was back on the managerial books at Everton.

Though he led the Toffees to a respectable 8th place finish in 2017-18, the Goodison faithful didn’t take too kindly to his style of football. Unsurprisingly, he left the club in May 2018.

Since then, the Englishman hasn’t returned to the dugout and even declined Newcastle’s request in June to do so. However, one feels that Allardyce has one final job left in him. And, when talking about the veteran, one reckons there won’t be a shortage of opportunities, especially during or after the festive period.

Through the course of his career, Allardyce has been casted as a messiah for bottom half clubs with his ability to organise things allowing many a side to emerge unscathed from the annual relegation rubble.

Thus, with clubs often getting stuck in the quicksand around December and January, the English manager could be in line for a shock return. And, the English top-flight would only benefit from the re-introduction of the experienced Allardyce.

Ultimately, the Premier League, for all its heart-stopping action, also needs the legend of Big Sam to rage on.