Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League.
ALAN PARDEWUntil 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.
More Alan Pardew Quotes
-
-
I didn’t listen to half of the criticism I received. I just didn’t let it enter my brain.
ALAN PARDEW -
You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
ALAN PARDEW -
You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
ALAN PARDEW -
I tried to push him away with my head. I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it.
ALAN PARDEW -
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.
ALAN PARDEW -
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.
ALAN PARDEW -
You have to have tactical plans to get a deal over the line.
ALAN PARDEW -
They were great days, great nights at St James’ Park and I remember them with affection. Maybe they are forgotten too quickly.
ALAN PARDEW -
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 PARDEW -
It (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
ALAN PARDEW -
It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
ALAN PARDEW -
I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that’s for sure.
ALAN PARDEW -
These difficult periods come and you have to accept that.
ALAN PARDEW -
It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
ALAN PARDEW -
We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs.
ALAN PARDEW