Pardew Waits For The Banana Skin

21 October 2011 15:39
Alan Pardew admits he expects his side to stand up and be counted when they run into problems.

Alan Pardew: "I think Saturday will provide some different problems because the crowd will be expectant."We haven't really had that this year, them expecting us to win, so maybe our first misplaced pass will be greeted with jeers."They are the sort of psychological things we have got to overcome."We might have a guy sent off, the ref might make a terrible decision - we haven't suffered that yet, so that's all to come, and it's how we react to that."It was like with Cabaye when I saw him at Lille and when we scouted him - what was his character like when things were going against him?"It was very, very strong, so it's not a complete fluke. You have to make sure you are bringing in players who have that character."Demba Ba at West Ham - if you speak to any West Ham fan, he never threw the towel in, he was always trying to retrieve a situation for them, and they were coming to the great pros we had here, the Sholas, the Alan Smiths, et cetera."

 

 

 

Source: FOOTYMAD