From the Kentonline:
Alan Pardew will overhaul his managerial style and adopt a tougher stance for the 2008-09 campaign.
Following the club’s unacceptable 11th place finish, Charlton’s boss offered a candid self-appraisal as he made early preparations for the club’s second season in the Championship - and their last without the crucial £8 million parachute payment.
He said: “I will change my approach and be tougher with the squad. It’s a young squad, which I felt needed protecting. But I won’t be doing that next season.
“The regime will be tougher because I won’t accept the kind of season we’ve just had. That’s a message all the players need to take on board very quickly. I have this deep-seated determination that what’s happened this season will not happen again. What’s happened fuels my desire for next season. In fact I can’t wait for it to start. Unfortunately I’ve got to wait seven weeks.
“I’ve worked hard this season but it hasn’t worked out. Is that okay ? No that’s not okay for me and I will be better next season.
“I’ve got to make sure I’m 100 per cent on my studying of the opposition, make sure we’re tighter at the back and don’t concede as many goals.
“I also want a team that plays my way because there have been times this season when that hasn’t happened.”
On the subject of player recruitment, he added: “There is no market we won’t scrutinse because there are parts of this team that I need to adjust. I feel the experience of this year will put me in good stead to know what I need.”
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got to be honest & say I'm surprised a few on here didn't make more of him leaving the pitch early & not milking any applause
i personally felt it was right for him to do that, he knows he didn't get it quite right & put his head down & is now going to get on with it
good luck Pard's, more of the same as Sunday & you'll start hearing your chant again
I thought he would have known more about this division than he did, and im surprised he was surprised.
Im not sure he deserves another chance .Its not CAFC to chop and chane though and if we did it wouldnt be nailed on success
The truth is neither Curbs or Pards are as good as their press says they are.
Unc. Shouldn't that be get US up next season, you have to forget your previous allegiances now.
You've also opened a can of worms saying Curbs should be back here. lol
We all know who is pro or anti either of them. What we think wont change anything so let's move on.
Gawd I sound like Smiffy!
Look out WSS, there's a new apprentice on the scene !
At The Valley?????
NEVER!
Lol I think once just for a very short space of time
A full song list can be found in the following link :-)
http://www.charltonlife.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11252&page=1
“I also want a team that plays my way because there have been times this season when that hasn’t happened.”
On the subject of player recruitment, he added: “There is no market we won’t scrutinse because there are parts of this team that I need to adjust.
This is worrying. He has tinkered with every part of the side and no department, defence midfield or attack showed any consistency over 50 odd games. He could go out and buy a whole new side.
What is the "my way" he talks abaout because if it is the long ball game I don't want it. He is the one that ensured Iwelumo played some part in every single game, and if you pick a front man with no mobility the long ball is all you can play to him
What does he mean by 'getting tougher'? No mid-season trips to Spain to prep for away games in the North, I hope, and less Premiership pampering?
Pre-season he said Charlton would play an attacking game - and they did start the season that way.
The defence was obviously unhinged by losing Diawara because we were very weak at centre back for a while, and Varney was crocked pre-season, and than Marcus left suddenly after starting well. Iwelumo was scoring, and Toddy & Reid were doing the business though.
After, we lost Toddy & Reid, Ambrose inconsistant, and Thomas not really performing. And players making own individual mistakes.
Now we'd lost midfield flair & creativity, the defence started lumping it vaguely in the direction of a now ineffective Iwelumo. Despite the purchase of Gray, we weren't scoring goals, it all got a bit desperate - and we went down the pan.
That wasn't the way Pardew had his team playing at the beginning of the season.
And it's not the way West Ham played when he was manager.
We can critisize a manager all we want, but what is the point when he has already pointed the finger at himself?
I do not believe players feel stress unless they are not playing their natural game or do not know what their role is. Playing Colchester and Scunthorpe mid season does not put professional players under pressure.
If the team has underperformed was it because too much emphasis was on getting the team playing "his way" rather than the way best suited to the teams ability e.g Stoke kick and rush WBA pass and score. Look what Warnock has done with a team which was humiliated by Charlton at the Valley and what he has brought out in Scott Sinclair who looked like a pantomime horse in a Charlton shirt a few weeks ago. I would love to hear Sinclair's thoughts for some insight into what Pardews problems really were.
I hope Pardew has thoughts he needs to keep to himself and has deeper explanations for his players under-performance. I will judge Pardew not on the team's performance this year, nor on what players he brings in next season, but what changes he makes in the coaching set up and what progress is seen next season from both the established squad and the promising youngsters without the excuse of "pressure".
You are not alone Unc, some people have been coming to the Valley for decades and they still obviously still don't know the words, cause they never sing.
As much as I love Curbs, I have met him three times, great bloke, done great things for the club but only just an above average manager and I believe in the old adage never go back, only Chris Powell has been the exception to the rule.
BTW Doesn't Jonjo get a free allocation of tickets (Maybe not upto the 100)
BTW2 Does Jonjo need an agentr, I have absolutely no qualifications but nor do any of the professional blood suckers out there and I need some money :-), in truth does he have an agent or are the family looking after him.
does he mean every time he played iwelumo
I think that we are going to lose about a third of our squad mostly through natural wastage but what's really needed is the change of attitude that Pards talks about. He's been big enough to stand up and admit he got it wrong last season but for me, is he doesn't improve next season (play off place at least) then he should move on.
Yeah he does have one but family are always there to look after him if he needs it. Not sure about the free tickets but would rather pay i can sit where i want then