I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that’s for sure.
ALAN PARDEWI 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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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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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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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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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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You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said.
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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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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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Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League.
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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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It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
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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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It (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
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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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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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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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