Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League.
ALAN PARDEWWe struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
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I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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You have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
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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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These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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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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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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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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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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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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When you are in charge of a top club, where expectations are high you have to deal with 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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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 almost like he has Dr. Who’s Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)
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