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.
ALAN PARDEWYou tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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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 have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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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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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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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 always have to have faith in your own abilities and that has to be evident to your players.
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We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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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 did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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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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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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Amid all the negativity at Newcastle, we achieved some great things.
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When you are in charge of a top club, where expectations are high you have to deal with that.
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