West Ham United midfielder Stewart Downing is enjoying his football under manager Sam Allardyce.
Downing has thrived in a central role. "When I signed for West Ham, Sam told me that if he got the chance, he'd want me to play in the middle at times. He said I'd start as a wide man to provide for Andy Carroll but Andy got injured.
"This season with the lads like (Diafra) Sakho and (Enner) Valencia and the pace on the counter-attack, he wanted to make it more so we could break on teams.
"I've played in the three in the middle and off the front man. I'm really enjoying it."
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