Guest Roger Kint Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I mean, I'd take 2-0 loss, ok. But 4-0? When goal difference counts? It's just beyond me. FYP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Good post-match interview giving credit where it's due I do love that he is one of the very few that will give fair credit to the opposition. Instead of whining about ref calls or that the loss was undeserved (aka Wenger), he'll point out what was obvious to the everyone else and not demean the fan's intelligence. IMO, that also helps players move on from a dispiriting defeat - instead of spending the next few days thinking about some supposed injustice and moping, can just get on with it and move on to the next one. And he does it adroitly as well, in a way that doesn't suggest that we aren't the better team, just that it was their once-a-lifetime day, which makes it easy for players to shrug it off, not damage their confidence and move on proactively to Chelski. Certainly there are real adjustments to be made behind closed doors, but as far as public voice goes, it makes sense to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He's going to miss out on Manager of the Month again to Martinez isn't he? Terrible that he's not won at least one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He's going to miss out on Manager of the Month again to Martinez isn't he? Terrible that he's not won at least one. I vote Dalglish if he wins the cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/01/alan-pardew-newcastle-united-chelsea? Alan Pardew will be back on familiar territory when his Newcastle United players arrive at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. A few years ago he developed something of a fixation with José Mourinho, the then Chelsea manager, and spent part of his free time shadowing the "Special One". "I know Chelsea well," said Pardew. "Before I got this job and moved north, Chelsea was perhaps the team I visited most. I did a big study of Mourinho, how he played and how he got that unbeaten record at home." Along the way Mourinho, now coaching Real Madrid, invited him behind the scenes. "I took in Chelsea's training ground a couple of times," said the Newcastle manager, whose family home in Surrey is handily placed for that facility while also being a relatively easy commute from Stamford Bridge. "I just wanted to get my head round their incredible record at home under Mourinho. They must have gone two-and-a-half seasons without losing at home and José had done that at Porto before that. It wasn't just about great players, there was obviously something else going on. I came away with a couple of things." Many of Roberto Di Matteo's squad are familiar faces. "I know Chelsea's players very well," Pardew said. "They're re-motivated now. The fact that it was reported they needed to be replaced because they lacked legs has now worked on the other side of the coin. They're proving everybody wrong, that's what great players do." Di Matteo's Champions League finalists are sixth, one point behind the fifth‑placed Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur, who visit Bolton Wanderers night standing fourth, courtesy of superior goal difference. "It's going to be a big night for Champions League qualification, there's no getting away from that," said Pardew. "After Chelsea we've still got two more games left where things can change again but Wednesday will be significant." His Newcastle team ended a run of six successive wins with a 4-0 defeat at Wigan Athletic on Saturday and, on returning to training, the players were greeted by the chilling sight of a mobile cryotherapy unit parked at their weekday headquarters. It was filled with individual ice baths in which Pardew's first‑teamers plunged to hasten their physical recovery from the Wigan game, while perhaps also imbuing them with an extra mental edge. "I don't think there'll be any problem with the psychology of our team now," he said. "It has to be a bad time to play Chelsea but we're looking for a big reaction." Pardew accepts Newcastle may yet end up in the Europa League and is duly anxious to finish at least fifth rather than sixth, which would shorten the summer break by requiring involvement in early qualifying rounds. "If we can't strive for fourth, it's important we strive for fifth." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Our first ever manager to get a Premiership win at Stamford Bridge Old Trafford next season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ToonZA Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Pardew what a beauty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I love you, Alan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I love you, Alan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Love his celebration after Cisse's first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Fair play, I was massively concerned about the 4-4-2 at the start. Fucking bang on and these last two months have been superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 The most Clean sheets we've ever had in a 38 game prem season. Absolutely Outstanding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 The most Clean sheets we've ever had in a 38 game prem season. Absolutely Outstanding. And that's with loosing an inform Saylor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 What a manager he is. He MUST build on this, though. We are only a defender or two away from staying up there with the top 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Loved the big hug he, Carver and Stone had after the 2nd goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Me Gusta. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 "Hey what a fucking goal!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 "I took in Chelsea's training ground a couple of times," said the Newcastle manager Explains how he knows Drogba, loved when he turned to him after Cisse's goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dinho lad Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 no doubt fergie will be on the phone sometime in the next day or so congratulating him on the win and few tips on how to beat City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 It's clear that his positive upbeat personality has rubbed up off on his squad. Just a refreshing change after the windbag/ excuse mongers that we've had in the likes of Souness, Roeder, Allardyce and JFK. Love the bloke tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 no doubt fergie will be on the phone sometime in the next day or so congratulating him on the win and few tips on how to beat City. "alright pards play your oldest slowest team, isolate your only striker without support of your best winger and then play for a draw, and even when they score, never try hard enough to even get a shot on goal" yeah think I'd ignore fergie's advice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 What a season we've had. All credit to Pardew. He's given himself a fantastic platform to build on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 no doubt fergie will be on the phone sometime in the next day or so congratulating him on the win and few tips on how to beat City. "alright pards play your oldest slowest team, isolate your only striker without support of your best winger and then play for a draw, and even when they score, never try hard enough to even get a shot on goal" yeah think I'd ignore fergie's advice They did beat them in the cup, just to say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 It's clear that his positive upbeat personality has rubbed up off on his squad. Just a refreshing change after the windbag/ excuse mongers that we've had in the likes of Souness, Roeder, Allardyce and JFK. Love the bloke tbh. The only manager in the world with a more positive personality replaced him at Southampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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