You always have to have faith in your own abilities and that has to be evident to your players.
ALAN PARDEWFinishing fifth in the Premier League with a great team was a fine effort and we also got to the quarterfinals of the Europa League and nearly got past a Benfica side that went to the final.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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It’s almost like he has Dr. Who’s Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)
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I look at Rafa Benitez in his time at Liverpool, he had difficult periods and the same goes for Brendan Rodgers in the same job now.
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If you’ve seen the Harry Potter films, we use the term ‘dementors’ – people who can draw the life out of you in terms of your energy.
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I have to be involved in negotiations because players have to buy into me and what I want from them if they join my club, so all managers need to be fully involved in transfers, that’s for sure.
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Emirates Stadium should be named after Arsene Wenger.
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The one thing I hate about other managers is waffle that is nowhere near the truth. I would never conduct myself like that.
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I tried to push him away with my head. I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it.
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You have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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Until that issue is addressed, no Premier League team wants to be in the Europa League. That’s the reality, even if some don’t want to admit it.
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I didn’t listen to half of the criticism I received. I just didn’t let it enter my brain.
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You are bound to want a player at some stage who is represented by this guy and you will have to try to work around the personality of the agent.
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