Pardew Insists Ben Arfa Isn't Only Player He Will Upset!

08 October 2013 13:30
Alan Pardew has insisted he may upset some of his Newcastle United players but his team will be very much a "squad" this season.

The Toon gaffer relegated Hatem Ben Arfa and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa to the bench for the clash in Cardiff – and insisted nobody was guaranteed a starting place in the months ahead.

Eyebrows were raised by some observers when Ben Arfa was told he was not in the starting XI on Friday.

Ben Arfa has a history of reacting negatively after being dropped and has also had bitter feuds with ex-managers like Didier Deschamps and Laurent Blanc.

Pardew, though, says he will continue to use his squad rotation policy.

Alan Pardew: “It always is. It is important everybody is pulling together and trying to achieve the victory.

“Jonas Gutierrez came off the bench.

“We had not seen him for a while, but he did a great little job for us.

“So did Hatem, which was even more important.”

 

Source: Newcastle United Mad

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