da 888casino： Despite admittedly never managing one of the Premier League’s top-four teams throughout his managerial career, Alan Pardew’s name still commands a certain reputation within the English footballing community.
da bet vitoria： He either comes across as a purposeful kind of coach with a clear emphasis on winning games in style – or perhaps more cynically – as just another average English manager who seemingly acts as if he’s above his own station with his various touch-line spats.
Either way, no one can really discredit the job the former West Ham, Southampton and Newcastle manager has achieved so far with Crystal Palace. The Eagles simply look like a completely transformed outfit under the refreshed guidance of the 53-year-old.
Although it’s definitely still early days for the passionate boss and his new role at Selhurst Park, with the distinct lack of other successful English managers plying their trade in the Premier League at the moment, would it be right to suggest that Alan Pardew is already in contention to be named the next England manager after Roy Hodgson departs?
The response to such a claim may shine Pards in a more deserving light than most would expect…
Under the somewhat stagnant management of Neil Warnock, and to some extent Tony Pulis before him for that matter, Crystal Palace weren’t exactly a team who were easy on the eye. Rightly or wrongly, the South London based outfit went about their business in a largely physical manner, with not a great deal of priority placed on technical flair or free-flowing moves across the pitch.
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However, now under the much more revitalized supervision of Alan Pardew, the spirit in and around Selhust Park couldn’t be much higher. The team have become a far better side to watch in general, their ability to break down the opposition’s moves and convert them into fast moving counter-attacks has certainly been impressive – and with the side recording four wins in their last four matches – the Premier League seems to have found itself a new threat for the top sides to contend with.
Even if this amounts to no more than an enjoyable honeymoon period for the new man in the dug-out, this is just the kind of management the English national team is in desperate need of at the moment. Nevertheless, there are still those who really won’t be signing themselves up in the pro-Pardew camp anytime soon – just ask the majority of Newcastle United fans who paid witness to the man in question throughout the beginning of the season.
Despite his recent turnaround in fortunes with the Eagles, St. James’ Park simply wasn’t a happy home for Alan Pardew. The supporters didn’t initially take to him after the shock sacking of Chris Hughton, he has faced constant criticism for being far too negative in his approach with the Magpies – and although he managed to take Newcastle to the brink of Champions League football at the end of the 2011/12 campaign – a great deal of the St. James’ faithful are more than happy that they don’t have to deal with their former boss anymore.
Having said that tough, working under the testing conditions set by Newcastle chairman, Mike Ashley, would be a tough task for anyone. The controversial club owner not only sold off the best talent Pardew had available whenever he had the chance, but he also completely failed to reinvest that money back in the team and often left his manager to hang out to dry when it came to explaining away such a situation.
Alan Pardew’s ill-fated reign in the North East therefore deserves some consideration before any truly damning statements are made – but as this is the man who famously went head-to-head with Hull City’s David Meyler, gave a fourth official a clear push when things didn’t go his way, and also reportedly called Manuel Pellegrini a ‘f****** old c*** for his troubles – it remains hard to see the FA being brave enough to ever select such a character for national duties.
No, Roy Hodgson certainly remains their man for now. He is the calm, safe bet after all, regardless of the potential on offer from someone such as Pards. If things continue to go well down at Selhusrt Park next season however, then you never know what could soon be on the cards for the somewhat opinion splitting manager in the not too distant future…
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