Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew looks to address home form woes
Thursday 17 March 2016 16:03, UK
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew knows that his side have to address their home form if they are to arrest their alarming side down the Premier League table.
The 2-1 win at Stoke on December 19 took them up to sixth but they are winless in 12 league matches since, leaving them in 15th place, eight points clear of Norwich City in 18th.
But despite their recent travails, Pardew believes his side can give surprise league leaders Leicester a fright this weekend.
"The results at home haven't been what I've wanted since I got here," says Pardew. "Our philosophy is to go toe-to-toe.
"I want us to be more consistent and be an established Premier League team. For half of last term and half of this one we were, but we must improve.
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"I've got some great players here, I love managing them and I love it here. I'm looking forward to these next nine games.
"Our history is littered with upsets against the odds, that's what this club is about. The stars have aligned and the planets have aligned for Leicester this season. They've had hardly any injuries, made hardly any mistakes in their campaign.
"Now the run is clear for them, they are the clear favourites, even Sir Alex Ferguson said they're going to win it. For us, it's envy a little bit for what they've done and also admiration."
Pardew is taking heart from the 2-0 win at Reading in the sixth round of the FA Cup and is urging his team to translate their Cup form to the league. They have won just four league matches at Selhurst Park this season.
He said: "We're in decent form but not as much in the league and we have a chance to turn that around in this next spell and there's a real determination this week on my part, the coaches' part and among the players to do that.
"I noticed in the end period of the Reading game that we saw the game out comfortably. We've not done that in the league and that's telling me there is a slight psychological issue with the team.
"It's understandable when everyone is reminding us of our position in the league and we have to get over that. We have to see a game out."
