Murphy claimed that Blackburn's boss, along with his Stoke and Wolves counterparts, sent out his players so 'pumped up' that they were more prone to committing reckless tackles.
The Fulham captain has subsequently stated his comments were taken out of context and the matter has been blown out of proportion.
Allardyce has insisted his team are not a dirty side and was surprised that experienced midfielder Murphy chose to mention specific clubs.
"I don't really know where that came from and I don't know why he's said it," Allardyce told Sky Sports.
"He's said in the papers recently about it that if anybody listens to the full commentary or full discussion you can see what he meant, but Danny didn't need to mention any of the teams he mentioned at all.
"I was having a nice break in Spain at the time when I got four or five texts very early in the morning saying 'you won't like what's on Sky Sports News', and I didn't. So, I don't understand why he's said it.
"We justified ourselves in terms of the discipline side of things. Danny went on more about that we wind players up and go out and perhaps foul players and injure players - that was his line.
"We never try and do that. We've got one of the best disciplinary records in the Premier League.
"There is a perception that we are long ball, physical and dirty, but that perception is wrong.
"We try to play and get the maximum out of the players. We try and entertain when we can and win as many games as we possibly can as that's what I'm employed to do."
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