Sam Allardyce heaps praise on Conor Gallagher despite West Brom competition
Sam Allardyce has lauded West Brom midfielder Conor Gallagher for his performances in the Premier League.
The Chelsea loanee has been rotated more recently, despite Jake Livermore and Romaine Sawyers failing to catch the eye with their experience.
Allardyce has claimed that the January arrival of Okay Yokuslu could help Gallagher improve even further at The Hawthorns.
Speaking to the Birmingham Mail, Allardyce admitted that the pressure in the Premier League hasn’t appeared to have affected Gallagher too much.
“What’s happened with Conor is that, for a young man, I think his performances have been pretty consistent. I hope that grows and gets better and better,” he said.
“What I’ve liked to see from him, in terms of the pressure of defeats that have been happening, is that it doesn’t seem to be affecting him much and he still tries to play as best he possibly can.
“Obviously there is room for everybody to improve, and him, but maybe with the help of the new players he can get even better.”
Gallagher was one of the shining lights at the start of the season under Slaven Bilic.
Things have certainly slowed down under Allardyce, who still appears to have been impressed by the young Chelsea talent.
Big Sam still hasn’t found his best team of system, and that is really starting to affect the midfielder, who has often been stuck out on the right despite it clearly not working.
Gallagher is best through the middle, and we’re hoping that Yokuslu sitting deep will allow the young England international to roam and make a huge impact.
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