It (Arsenal) is an English club but not an English success.
ALAN PARDEWFinishing 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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You always have to have faith in your own abilities and that has to be evident to your players.
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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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You tend to work out what makes them tick, what they respond to.
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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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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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I did as well as I could at Newcastle.
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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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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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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 tried to push him away with my head. I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it.
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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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It affects people around me, but it was my job to see through that.
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It’s probably a greater reflection of youngsters from France and elsewhere in Europe.
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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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I don’t like people who drain my time and energy.
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