Allardyce using players in their proper positions is not true. He did continue to play Sawyers as a deep midfielder and even went one step further than Bilic did by playing him as a lone 6 rather than in a double pivot. Pereira was used as a winger during February and March before he was finally moved back to the middle. Snodgrass had a couple of ineffectual games in the centre of midfield. Maitland-Niles came to the club having spent 3 seasons at full back and Allardyce put him into the centre of midfield, the position that he wanted to play in but hadn't played in for a couple of seasons. Gallagher has spent a couple of matches on the right side of midfield.
I could go on but that would be boring.
I could go on but that would be boring.