Jamie Carragher believes it is 'sad' to see 'big club' Leeds United suffer relegation from the Premier League following a three-year stay. However, the Sky Sports pundit believes 'really poor individual defenders' were always going to undermine Sam Allardyce's best efforts.
The Whites turned to the former England boss with just four matches remaining in a desperate bid to secure survival. In the end though, Allardyce was only able to deliver a single point with relegation confirmed on the final day with a heavy home defeat to Tottenham.
Leeds' conceded 11 goals during Allardyce's brief tenure, including four in the loss to Tottenham which extinguished their unlikely survival hopes. Carragher understood the club's decision to bring in the former England boss, but believes weaknesses in their backline were always going to prove costly.
