Source: PA
Tiote is our Essien - Pardew
Alan Pardew will unleash his own Michael Essien on former club West Ham confident there is much more to come from him.
The Newcastle boss has been hugely impressed by Ivory Coast international midfielder Cheik Tiote during his time at St James' Park to date, and believes he has what it will take to do for the Magpies what Ghana counterpart Essien does for Chelsea.
Pardew said: "He reminds me of Essien, if I am honest, he is that type.
"He needs to learn that in and around our third, he needs to be a lot safer - he can be a bit loose there - and he needs to be more progressive in his play.
"There is so much more to come from him if we can get him out of just popping it off safely.
"When he attacks teams and runs at them, he could be as effective for us as Essien is for Chelsea."
