Alan Pardew: The Story of an English Coach

Alan Pardew refers to the generation of coaches whose heart is wholly owned by the English Premier League. Here he took place as a player, made himself a reputation as a coach and can not even think about ever changing Foggy Albion to another league. Pardew is a veteran of the English coaching department, however, it seems that right now, at 56, the manager is at the peak of his form.

Player's career

As a footballer, Alan Pardew was remembered by the English public as a player of three clubs: Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Barnet. Acted mainly on the position of the defensive midfielder and in each of the three teams was one of the leaders of the center of the field.

In the football biography of Pardew there were no top clubs claiming the highest places, so it's no wonder that behind the shoulders of the English player was only the title of the finalist of the FA Cup in 1990.

Coaching activities

The first experience in the role of manager Alan Pardew received, being the mentor of "Reading". At the helm of the "Royal" he spent four seasons, well-proven and received an offer to lead West Ham, experiencing another generation change.

The next three years became to some extent decisive for the young mentor of the "hammers". On the second attempt, he returned West Ham to a residence permit in the Premier League, and a year later came with the team to the FA Cup final. Then the fight on the "Millennium" against "Liverpool" ended in a draw, and in a penalty shootout fortune turned away from "burgundy". In the summer of 2006, Alan left London.

Alan Pardew - Newcastle coach

Transit through "Southampton" Pardew was in the "Newcastle", with which he signed a contract for five and a half years. At the beginning of the new decade, the "magpies" could not intervene in the distribution of seats in the zone of the Champions League, but they were the hard middle peasants of the Premier League. The English specialist started with a sensational victory over Liverpool, but by the middle of the autumn his team showed rather mediocre football. As a result, the team from the eponymous city finished the season in the twelfth place. Football of this level, "Newcastle" demonstrated throughout all five years, during which the team was led by Alan Pardew. The only exception is the season 2011/2012, when the club took the fifth place in the championship of England, giving the right to represent the country in the group round of the league of Europe.

In the 2015/2016 season, Pardew headed once his own "Crystal Palace". At the end of the championship the team took the fifteenth place, but was close to the sensation, being in the final of the FA Cup. Pardew lost the decisive battle, "Manchester United", which, looking back on the poor results in the national championship forced the bosses "Palace" to part with the coach.