Football: prem ROUND-UP - Sven: Big Sam is one of the best.NEWCASTLE v MANCHESTER CITY, TONIGHT, 7.45PM: City could shove SamAllardyce to the brink of dismissal by ending their miserable run of away results at Newcastle tonight - but Sven-Goran Eriksson feels the Magpies boss is thick-skinned enough to withstand the pressure. Few believe the former Bolton boss would survive in the Newcastle hotseat if a Premier League defeat to City at St James' Park was followed by a weekend FA Cup loss at Stoke. But Eriksson said: "Every time you have a team or a club which is not doing exactly what the fans and media expect, the pressure is there. "I don't know how much pressure SamAllardyce is under but I do know he has a very thick skin and I don't think anyone will break him down." One area Eriksson is sure Allardyce might benefit from would be having Michael Owen
"A fit Michael Owen is a danger for everyone," said Eriksson, who has been linked with a move for the striker this month. "He is very clever and in the box he is outstanding." Owen's fellow Toon striker Alan Smith For other persons named Alan Smith, see Alan Smith (disambiguation). Alan Smith (born 28 October 1980 in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English professional football player. is out of today's game after picking up concussion concussion Period of nervous-function impairment that results from relatively mild brain injury, often with no bleeding in the cerebral cortex. It causes brief unconsciousness, followed by mental confusion and physical difficulties. in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea, while Elano may drop to the City bench. |
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