It was a traditional question to ask after a fightback, but the answer was anything but traditional.
‘Phillip Schofield in The Cube,’ Sam Allardyce said after being asked what he said to his players at half time, given West Bromwich Albion were losing 1-0 and looked hopeless.
‘You know what he says? “Simplify.” Simplify our game. You just have to simplify your game, lads. You’re getting yourselves too confused. The second half was different. We turned a corner.’
Allardyce’s love of ITV game shows aside, West Brom did indeed show some fight.