Kevin Davies is convinced Sam Allardyce will make England more motivated and organised if he is confirmed as successor to Roy Hodgson. Sky Sources understand the Sunderland boss will be named the new England manager and striker Davies, who played under Allardyce at Bolton, says he will bring some pride back to fans after the disappointment of Euro 2016.Im extremely pleased for Sam, he has had success at a number of clubs, Davies told Sky Sports News HQ. Former Bolton captain Kevin Davies thinks Sam Allardyce will bring a winning mentality, pride and passion to the England managers job Sam calls it winning football. He goes into clubs and organises the players and staff and thats important to him, he will get the best people in there with expertise to help him.He will have them organised and he will make them hungry, motivated and hopefully playing with a bit of passion.Thats what we feel we are lacking as a nation. The previous three, four, five tournaments have been disappointing and left us feeling flat. Allardyce set for England Sam Allardyce set to be named England manager - Sky sources I am hopeful with the young players in there her can get us going again, playing with a bit of pride, like teams such as Wales and Iceland.Davies believes Allardyce will benefit from a united dressing room lacking in egos, while making the most of his backroom staff to get the best out of his players.If you look at the current squad, I dont think there are too many [egos] in there. The squad seems to be pretty happy, with young players coming through who Sam can certainly help, he added. He will have them organised and he will make them hungry, motivated and hopefully playing with a bit of passion. 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"It was especially loud coming down the stretch," said Letestu, who has four goals in five games after netting only one before then. "When we got that last power play, (the fans) could sense it, too, that we were close. Maybe they willed us on to score that one. "It was rockin out there." It was the Blue Jackets season-high fourth win in a row. There were plenty of others in the spotlight before Letestus winner. Nathan Horton scored his 200th NHL goal, also during a third-period power play, and Ryan Johansen scored for Columbus, which is 5-1 in the new year. Sergei Bobrovsky had 26 saves. "We showed some character coming back," said Horton, a free-agent signing from Boston last summer who missed the first 40 games for his new team while recovering from shoulder surgery. "Thats what we needed when we needed it most." Tampa Bay had been 17-1 when leading after two periods. 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"Ultimately, we had way too many penalties," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "It turned into a special-teams game, and their special teams were better than ours." Columbus tied it at 2 at 3:09 of the third when Horton wristed a rising shot from the top of the left circle just inside the far post. The power-play tally was his second goal for Columbus after notching 142 in six seasons with Florida and 56 in three years with the Bruins. Johnson didnt end up with the winner but did have two assists. "It felt nice to have a comeback win on the birthday," he said. "I can rest easy a little bit more tonight." NOTES: Columbus RW Cam Atkinson had a three-game goal streak end. C Boone Jenner had scored in two straight. ... Tampa Bay C Steven Stamkos missed his 29th game (broken right leg). The Lightning fell to 15-10-4 without him. ... The last time the teams met, the Blue Jackets won 1-0 when Bobrovsky stopped all 18 shots he faced before leaving with a strained groin that would sideline him for a month. ... The Lightning played the second of a three-game road trip that ends Tuesday at New York. The Blue Jackets opened a span in which they will play five of six at home. ' ' '