Villas-Boas said Pardew had made a 'big scandal' after he insisted David Luiz should have been sent in Chelsea's 3-0 win at St James' Park on December 3. The Newcastle manager went on to suggest Luiz's continued presence on the pitch may have contributed to Steven Taylor's achilles injury, which will rule the defender out for the rest of the season. Fighting talk: Pardew has been surprised by the reaction of the Chelsea boss
But, speaking after his side's 4-2 defeat by Norwich on Saturday, Pardew defended his view and said he was surprised at Villas-Boas' reaction. The Newcastle boss said: 'The guy (Villas-Boas) is new to our country, he's new to our press and I think he's under a bit of pressure. I think maybe he could throw a little bit more respect at it. 'I was a little bit surprised (he reacted like that), yes.
When I looked at my stats of my players - Steven Taylor put more work rate and effort into that game than any game he's played this season. 'Did that maybe factor in the fact he got an injury to his achilles? Maybe it did. If they had 10 men he might not need to work so hard. That was my only point. 'I'm not saying that the guy (Luiz) didn't get sent off and it related to his injury. But I'm saying because we were forcing and pressurising the game there was a factor of that and it's foolish to ignore to that.'
Pardew also suggested Villas-Boas must learn to be 'more respectful and honourable' in victory, particularly if debatable decisions have gone his team's way. The Newcastle manager admitted his side were lucky to win a penalty Sir Alex Ferguson called a 'travesty' in a 1-1 draw at Manchester United last month.
Red alert: Newcastle were swept aside by Norwich at Carrow Road Pardew said: 'Sometimes when you've had a defeat you have to find certain reasons why you've had that defeat and you voice those concerns. 'But when you have a victory it's nice to be a bit more respectful and bit more honourable in saying:
"Well, OK, we won the game but decisions went our way." 'And that's what I did at Manchester United - I said it wasn't a penalty, but we accept it and that's it. 'I think it would be more honourable of him if he (Villas-Boas) had accepted that Luiz should have got sent off like the referee did.'
Source: Daily_Mail
