"Allardyce changed at half-time from a blunt 4-2-3-1 formation which left Stewart Downing and Enner Valencia in wide positions to a sharp diamond in which they were central. "Changing the shape was the big thing, and playing forward quicker," he explained.

"All this tippy-tappy stuff, everybody going on about the right way to play football, it's all a load of old bollocks. Getting the ball into the box quickly and with quality is the best way forward. That's what we did [in the] second half and that's why we won the game.""

So what are we doing wrong?