Seven greatest managers in the history of the Premier League

Sam Allardyce

Sam the relegation firefighter

Most people might not agree with this choice but the man who managed seven different clubs in the Premier League and never got relegated surely deserves his place among the elite. Sam in is long managerial career never got chance to take up a job at a top club, which is primarily the reason why he never won any trophy or had any top four league finishes.

Premier league clubs mostly went for Sam, when they found themselves in danger of being relegated and he managed to get them to safety every single time. Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland, Crystal Palace, and Everton are some of the clubs where he performed successful firefighting job. Sam is also known for being "one of the pioneers of sports science in English football". He was one of the first managers to use modern performance analysis techniques and technology in coaching his teams. Sam managed 512 games in his Premier League career with 174 wins and 200 losses.