Wullie Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Today has to go down alongside Stoke away, Swansea away and Man United at home as one of his real tactical triumphs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Still not even close to being a fan. He has shown so much tactical naivety, negativity and stubbornness. We are yet to see us gel as a fluid attacking unit consistently and I don't think that is down to the playing staff. Pardew is a product of the Ashley era..dampen expectations and appear to over deliver, when in reality it's Play safe and do bare minimum to survive. All that said he was truly spot on with everything today going against the grain. From the start I felt we were going to possibly get something from the game. We controlled the game, defended well and even looked dangerous once in a while. If there is one thing we have improved upon dramatically it's our possession game, especially in the middle of the park. While we still havent quite clicked into that real fast paced attacking threat there are signs this season that we are getting there. Respect clawed back today for Pardew but there is so much more to do. Thanks for doing something rare in actually learning from your mistakes Alan. Keep it up and there is hope you will get back to positive marks rather than negative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 One thing that's bugged me about him is that he would never change it up depending on opposition and stuck to same tactics if it had got him a win, mixed it up today and we took the points, deserves all the credit he gets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Can we change the title to Alan Pardew The History Boy please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 He got shit for Wednesday, rightly so. But today he deserves as much praise, good from him, tactically and substitution wise. And the team played with good positivity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I hope we are allowed to buy a few players in Jan to push on like. He has given himself a good chance to turn people around and fair play for beating chelsea, spurs and those c***s without conceding a goal Today was by far the best, we've actually played for 90+ minutes. And to emphasise how well Pardew did today and how good the team were, I actually think a fair few individual performances were below par - particularly first half. Getting that team focus is so important. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I hope we are allowed to buy a few players in Jan to push on like. He h given himself a good chance to turn people around and fair play for beating chelsea, spurs and those c***s without conceding a goal Today was by far the best, we've actually played for 90+ minutes. Without a doubt. This wasn't a case of riding our luck as in the spurs match but competing over the full ninety minutes and looking in control for most of that. He got a bit lucky on his last sub when Debuchy was injured as bringing Cisse on just after shola looked like a disaster waiting to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLK Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I know Pardew's first sub was spot on because I thought about it myself and it came early in the 2nd half which is unusual for him but really good one. HBA made a big difference in terms of controlling the game and keeping position. I thought the 2nd sub could have been Cisse instead of Ameobi but even Ameobi did well. The tactics of having Tiote, Anita and Cabaye in the middle of the park against weak Man U midfield was a great move and worked brilliantly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Surreal stuff today. To win, and convincingly, at OTT after having just been turned over by a mediocre Swansea side in midweek seemed a pipe dream. Credit to the manager for overseeing this historic day tbh. Got everything from team selection to tactics to the players' energy and mentality, to in-game management and subs down to a perfect tee. Our first 90-minute performance of the season. We were sensational. More of the same please. Take a bow Alan Pardew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Well done PArdew, haven't seen the game yet but what a result. Anita starting sounds like it made a difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25282856 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexthegreat Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 another manager taken to the cleaners tactically by Pardew - both Moyes and Mourinho have been out thought by him this season. He'd be well suited to managing a top Italian side imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I hope we are allowed to buy a few players in Jan to push on like. He has given himself a good chance to turn people around and fair play for beating chelsea, spurs and those c***s without conceding a goal Today was by far the best, we've actually played for 90+ minutes. Couldn't agree more. We looked a bit toothless up front, but other than that we kept the ball pretty well when we had it and pinged it around well in midfield. We actually looked like a team that's finding some sort of identity in our passing game. If we can add it to the final third of the pitch we will be a force to be reckoned with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Will go in his plus column. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Shouldn't be forgotten. He's still shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I know Pardew's first sub was spot on because I thought about it myself At least you're not up your own arse about it, that's the main thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I said to the wife at half time, man united are there for the taking. If Pardew had a set of knackers he'd go for this, but he won't and we'll lose by a couple of goals. Credit where it's due, he got it right today. Well played Pards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Brilliant result. 5 wins in 6 including Chelsea, Spurs & Man United. Man City would be happy with those wins, so have to give the manager lots of credit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Well done Pards, an amazing result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Shouldn't be forgotten. He's still shit. Agreed, best not to give him too much credit, otherwise we'd be endorsing Ashley's brilliant judgement in plucking the silver haired fox from obscurity and then standing by him last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Brilliant result. 5 wins in 6 including Chelsea, Spurs & Man United. Man City would be happy with those wins, so have to give the manager lots of credit. That really would be unthinkable a couple of months back, really puts things in perspective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Brilliant result. 5 wins in 6 including Chelsea, Spurs & Man United. Man City would be happy with those wins, so have to give the manager lots of credit. That really would be unthinkable a couple of months back, really puts things in perspective throw in clean sheets against those 3 as well and its beyond belief Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Brilliant result. 5 wins in 6 including Chelsea, Spurs & Man United. Man City would be happy with those wins, so have to give the manager lots of credit. That really would be unthinkable a couple of months back, really puts things in perspective throw in clean sheets against those 3 as well and its beyond belief And that 2 of them were away. Can't remember the last time we won away at big teams twice in a season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 There's no way he's doing that if we lose today btw Hopefully he is finally learning, the whole interview was good apart from him calling them United. Yup, and even more galling when our legendary Geordie ex centre forward does it on MOTD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 This cunt still not sacked yet?! For today at least Pards, I love you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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