Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardewis an English professional manager and former footballer who manages Premier League club Crystal Palace...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 July 1961
CityLondon, England
choose coming doubt mccarthy stepped threatened
There's not much to choose between them. McCarthy coming could have threatened Marlon's position, there's no doubt about that, but he's stepped up to the plate,
exception policy proud signings usual younger
I'm very proud of the signings I've made. Teddy's an exception to my usual policy of signing younger players.
ability few finish games great ham learnt lessons plenty rash shown since subtle west
It was a great finish for Marlon's goal. Since he's been at West Ham he's shown he has a subtle ability and plenty of skill. Sometimes he's rash but he's learnt his lessons from the first few games of the season,
cup game home week
It's an important week for us. The Cup game and the Portsmouth home game are very, very important to us.
arsenal british flag flying headline saw saying wondered
I saw a headline saying that Arsenal are flying the flag for Britain. I kind of wondered where that British involvement actually was.
bit break extra home lack looking next quality season sit sort teams tend
At home teams tend to sit back and we probably lack that extra bit of quality at times to break them down. But as I said we are looking to next season and it is something we will have to sort out.
bit case coming jimmy looked paul reasons walker
One of the reasons I had looked at Paul was because Jimmy Walker is only just coming back and in case he has a strain, we need a bit more cover.
absolutely delighted good players senior signed teddy
I'm absolutely delighted that we have signed Teddy up for another year. It's important for our young players that we have good senior professionals at the club, and Teddy has always set the right example.
deserved george maybe number seven shirt wear
Maybe he deserved to wear George Best's old number seven shirt - he was that good.
fantastic hit
A fantastic strike. He'll do well to hit another one in his career.
ball bit determined focused game hurt pass result
The important thing was the result for us. We were focused and determined and it was a big game for us tonight. We didn't pass the ball particularly well and lacked a bit of composure, we should have hurt them more.
arsenal britain british champions flag flying headline saw saying wonder
I saw a headline saying Arsenal are flying the flag for Britain in the Champions League, but I had to wonder where that British involvement was when I saw the team.
intend soon
That's what I intend to do as soon as possible.
bored coming forward good looking six spirits
He's had his operation. He's bored but in good spirits and looking forward to coming back. We think that will take six weeks.