When you are in charge of a top club, where expectations are high you have to deal with that.
ALAN PARDEWAmid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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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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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’s important that top clubs don’t lose sight of the fact that it’s the English Premier League and English players should be involved.
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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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It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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I have had situations in the past when you are close to signing a player and the money involved switches from euros to pounds to dollars. It is a difficult process, but one we have to work with.
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I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that’s for sure.
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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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They were great days, great nights at St James’ Park and I remember them with affection. Maybe they are forgotten too quickly.
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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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Emirates Stadium should be named after Arsene Wenger.
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