Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has the most difficult job in football , according to West Ham boss Sam Allardyce . City entertain the Hammers at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday with speculation over Pellegrini ’ s future mounting after a difficult season and a run of six defeats in their last eight games . But Allardyce believes the pressure of going for back-to-back Barclays Premier League titles , plus the introduction of Financial Fair Play ( FFP ) rules , have made the Chilean ’ s job the hardest in world football . Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has come under fire following their title race capitulation . West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce believes Pellegrini has the most difficult job in football . ‘ The hardest thing to do in the game is win the title back-to-back , ’ Allardyce said . ‘ It ’ s hard enough winning it in the first place but going back-to-back has always been that bit more difficult . ‘ On the basis of a lot of the conversations I ’ ve had with Sir Alex ( Ferguson ) over the years in terms of the motivation of the squad , the hardest part of the job is the season after , to try and do back-to-back victories in a very difficult league . ‘ They ’ ve found it difficult to raise themselves to that level again consistently. ’ UEFA imposed a £49million fine on City as well as restrictions on their squad and transfer spending after they failed to comply with the new FFP rules , and Allardyce says the potential sanctions put even more pressure on managers . The champions spent a combined £44m on Porto pair Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando last summer in a move that has been largely unsuccessful – talk that has brought more scrutiny on Pellegrini . ‘ Everybody will look at what Financial Fair Play is going to bring to us in the next few years , ’ Allardyce said . ‘ That ’ s halting their spending power . ‘ We all have to get a bit more shrewd with our spending and the players that we bring in and make fewer mistakes now than ever before because of that financial restriction . The £44m spent on Porto pair Eliaquim Mangala and Fernando last summer has been less than successful . Dejected Manchester City players look on as they are dealt yet another blow in their hunt for the league title . ‘ You ’ ve got to move players out to create funds to help you bring players in and that has obviously made life and the job a little bit more difficult that it was before. ’ Asked whether he City should stick with Pellegrini , Allardyce said : ‘ Yeah , I do . If he ’ s proven himself last year , in his first year , then maybe the owners will stick with him and revamp the squad rather than changing him . That ’ s the way forward . ‘ But my only concern is us trying to make life very difficult for them on Sunday and to continue trying to win. ’ West Ham are without Diafra Sakho on Sunday with a thigh injury , but Allardyce said he could make it back before the end of the season after it was initially feared he would miss the rest of the campaign . West Ham United striker Diafra Sakho limped out of the draw against Stoke City last weekend .
Pellegrini believes Manuel Sam Allardyce has the toughest job in football . Chilean manager is under pressure following their title race capitulation . Sam Allardyce was tasked with winning back-to-back league titles at the Etihad . But , poor recent form has seen them tamely drop away from the pace .