article_snippet: West Ham boss Sam Allardyce warned West Ham boss Sam Allardyce players against trying to provoke or intimidate Costa ahead of the fixture at Upton Park. '
article_snippet: I think trying to wind Chelsea striker Diego Costa up only makes West Ham boss Sam Allardyce better –
article_snippet: which is a silly thing to do,' said West Ham boss Sam Allardyce. '
article_snippet: West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will take a bit of shackling.
article_snippet: We can't get involved with West Ham boss Sam Allardyce.
article_snippet: I've told We central defenders not to get involved with the fact West Ham boss Sam Allardyce might try and upset our central defenders. '
article_snippet: West Ham boss Sam Allardyce's an old-fashioned type of centre-forward because West Ham boss Sam Allardyce seems to like getting motivated on the physical and niggle aspect of it all.
article_snippet: I've told our central defenders not to get involved in that and get distracted, simply to focus on West Ham boss Sam Allardyce in the final third.'
highlights_snippet: Sam Allardyce said there was no point trying to wind up Costa before game .
  