Sam Allardyce has slammed the theory that you must win trophies in order to land a job at one of the Premier League’s top clubs as ‘nonsense’.

Tottenham turned to Jose Mourinho after ending the five-year reign of Mauricio Pochettino last week, while several managers are under growing pressure to stay at their respective clubs.

Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at home to Norwich has left Everton 15th in the Premier League table, just four points above the relegation zone, and time appears to be running out for Marco Silva.

Furthermore, Unai Emery is teetering on the brink at Arsenal after a 2-2 draw at home to Southampton made it only one win for the Gunners from their past eight games.

Getty Images - Getty 1 Big Sam has revealed what a British manager must do to get a top job

Both clubs are allegedly on the lookout for new coaches, with the likes of Max Allegri, Patrick Vieria and Mauricio Pochettino linked with succeeding Emery in the Emirates dugout.

But Big Sam believes someone like Sean Dyche needs to be given a chance in one of English football’s top jobs, as his successes at Burnley are just as impressive as winning a trophy.

Allardyce, who joined the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast on Monday morning, said: “Sean Dyche has taken Burnley from obscurity into Europe.

“Europe, over a consistent level of games is much harder to achieve than winning a piece of silverware, where you play six or seven games and get to a cup final.

“I don’t understand the logic, it just isn’t logic whatsoever; you cannot work at a smaller club and expect to get a bigger job by winning trophies… it’s an absolute nonsense.”

There is one way for a British manager to get a top job, however, according to Big Sam.

“The best way to get a Premier League job if you are British is to change your name to a foreign name,” he continued.

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“I have always said if I was ‘Allardicio’ I could have managed Manchester United.”

One of the British managers getting a chance to challenge for silverware is Brendan Rodgers, who has guided Leicester to second in the Premier League table.

Still, he only got the chance to manage the Foxes after winning trophy after trophy with Celtic, and Alan Brazil claims Rodgers moved to Scotland to revive his career by winning silverware.

Big Sam responded to that claim very dismissively..

“We can all go to Celtic and win trophies,” he added. “Well, it will soon be Rangers I think. The way Steven Gerrard is going they will start winning trophies again I think.

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“Fans expect you to win trophies and if you don’t do that then you’d get the sack.

“I agree with what Brendan was saying and it was a great move for him because it built his reputation again.

“But I didn’t think there was anything wrong with him because he was brilliant at Liverpool, just a bad patch of recruitment cost him his job.”

Watch a clip of Big Sam on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, above…