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Article: Sam's magic touch turns it all around.(Sport)
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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Byline: ByJames Mossop
BLACKBURN 3
Roberts (53), Nelsen (73), Roberts (86)
PORTSMOUTH 1
O'Hara (15)
YOU would never associate big, rugged Sam Allardyce with a conjuror's flourish, a moment of inspiration. But yesterday he turned jeers into cheers and impending defeat into victory.
His half-time decision to send substitute strikers Benni McCarthy and Jason Roberts into action with his team playing miserably and a goal down transformed the game.