Although I don't agree most of what you, I do love that quote! haha!
Allardyce does the best with what he's got, he doesn't always play the long ball, they didn't against Arsenal just then, they played some nice passing football in a 4-3-3 formation, Davies and Stelios worked real hard down the sides and it paid off! It wasn't a long ball that resulted in the goal!
Think about the quality that would be at his disposal if he was England manager... and you really think he would just use them in a long-ball tactic? He'd have so much more to work with!