Sam Allardyce

TEEN SENSATIONS: Birmingham City’s Jude Bellingham savours scoring the winner against Charlton and, inset, Wigan’s Joe Gelhardt celebrates scoring in pre-season
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■ WHEN it comes to getting big jobs in management, more often than not you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Frank Lampard, right, was in the right place at the right time. The circumstances at Chelsea, a decent season at Derby County and his hero status at Stamford Bridge all combined to provide an opportunity that few of us ever get.
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