We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
ALAN PARDEWIt’s almost like he has Dr. Who’s Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)
More Alan Pardew Quotes
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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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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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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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 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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So we eradicate the ‘dementors’, encourage the positive people, and that spreads around to create the team spirit we have here.
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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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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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Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League.
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Finishing 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.
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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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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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Emirates Stadium should be named after Arsene Wenger.
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It (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
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