Sam Allardyce was not given enough time to turn Leeds United's season around and avoid relegation. That is the view of former Whites striker Michael Bridges, who feels the ex-England manager would likely have had a greater impact had he been appointed instead of Javi Gracia in February.
Gracia was dismissed after just 71 days with the club sat outside the relegation zone on goal difference alone. Allardyce was tasked with guiding the team to safety, but picked up just a single point from the final four matches as Leeds' three-year Premier League stay came to an end.
It is Allardyce's second successive relegation from the Premier League, having failed to keep West Brom in the top-flight two years ago. However, Bridges feels the 'firefighter' manager could have saved United had he been called upon as Jesse Marsch's successor rather than Gracia.
