"He guided the "Toffees" to a seven-game unbeaten run at the start of his tenure, a spell which included five clean sheets. Having steadied the defence, he stated that his next task was to bring in a consistent goalscorer. Everton ended the season in eighth-position, but fans were dissatisfied with the style of play. Whilst under Allardyce's management, Everton were ranked 20th for total shots, 19th for total shots on target, 16th for passing accuracy and 17th for shots faced in the Premier League. Allardyce left the club on 16 May 2018"
He's more of a Pulis than a Hodgson, don't kid yourselves.
And just to reiterate, this was a team that had Wayne Rooney, Pickford, Sigurðsson, Tosun and Walcott in it and had previously spent near enough £170 million on it in the summer.