Alan Pardew refers to the generation of coaches whose heart is wholly and completely owned by the English Premier League. Here he took place as a player, made himself a reputation as a coach and cannot even think of someday exchanging Misty Albion for another league. Pardew is a veteran of the English coaching workshop, however, it seems that right now, at 56, the manager is at the peak of form.
Player career
As a football player, Alan Pardew was remembered by the English public as a player in three clubs: Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Barnet. He played mainly as a defensive midfielder and in each of the three teams was one of the leaders of the center of the field.
There were no top clubs in the football biography of Pardew claiming the highest places, so it is not surprising that the English player was left with the title of finalist for the 1990 FA Cup.
Coaching
Alan Pardew got his first experience as a manager as a mentor at Reading. At the helm of the Royals, he spent four seasons, established himself well and received an offer to lead West Ham, which is undergoing another generational 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 a residence in the Premier League, and a year later he reached the final of the FA Cup with the team. Then the match at the Millennium against Liverpool ended in a draw, and in the penalty shootout, fortune turned away from the burgundy. In the summer of 2006, Alan left London.
Alan Pardew - Newcastle Coach
In transit through Southampton, Pardew ended up at Newcastle, with whom 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 Champions League zone, but they were a solid middle peasant in the Premier League. The English specialist started with a sensational victory over Liverpool, but by mid-autumn his team was showing rather mediocre football. As a result, the team from the city of the same name completed the season in twelfth place. Newcastle demonstrated football of such level throughout all five years, during which the team was led by Alan Pardew. Only the season 2011/2012 stands out when the club took fifth place in the English championship, giving the right to represent the country in the group round of the European League.
In the 2015/2016 season, Pardew led the once-native Crystal Palace. As a result of the championship, the team took fifteenth place, but was close to sensation, ending up in the FA Cup final. Pardew lost the decisive battle of Manchester United, which, despite the poor results in the national championship, forced the bosses of the Palace to part with the coach.