Sam Allardyce collected the Barclays Manager of the Month accolade on Friday and then advised rival Paul Lambert to take a holiday during next week's international break. The West Ham boss, who faces Aston Villa's Lambert at Upton Park on Saturday, shared one of the secrets of his success: 'Get out of the country in an international break. Re-focus your mind and body so you're ready for the next phase.' In a double boost for West Ham, Allardyce's achievement was matched by Senegal striker Diafra Sakho, who scooped the Player of the Month prize. Sam Allardyce picked up the manager of the Month award after guiding  his team to fifth in the Premier League
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Sam Allardyce has collected the Barclays Manager of the Month award
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Hammers boss advised Paul Lambert to holiday over international break
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Diafra Sakho made it a double by picking up the Player of the Month award
The award for @placeholder, 60, represents a remarkable turnaround for the manager who was booed and jeered by many West Ham fans last season for what they took as unimaginative boring football, and an uninspired final 13th place finish in the table.