It was less than three months ago that Crystal Palace lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. And with that memory still fresh in mind, Palace manager Alan Pardew still compared the atmosphere for a friendly in Cincinnati, Ohio to that of a cup final.
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The cringe-filled lowlights of the 2016 FA Cup final
The 2016 FA Cup final was always going to be a strange one. Crystal Palace, led by Alan Pardew and his outsized self-regard against Man United, led by dead man walking Louis van Gaal (while Jose Mourinho redecorates his office back in Manchester). But the oddities began well before kickoff.
Crystal Palace player accuses Alan Pardew of being bad at counting to three
Lee Chung-yong has only made 12 appearances for Crystal Palace this season and according to the South Korean international, that might be at least partly down to manager Alan Pardew’s struggles in counting to three.
Alan Pardew shows Jurgen Klopp who’s boss (it’s Alan Pardew)
Jurgen Klopp was dealt his first defeat as Liverpool manager, losing 2-1 to Crystal Palace at Anfield. Scott Dann headed in the decisive goal in the 82nd minute and after the match, Klopp admitted that it was at that point that he felt he was, in fact, walking alone.
DT Exclusive: Jose Mourinho responds to Alan Pardew’s claim that Arsene Wenger is better than him
In a recent defense of Arsene Wenger, Newcastle manager/troll king Alan Pardew declared that the Arsenal boss ranks higher than Jose Mourinho on the list of the best manager in Premier League history (all 22 years of it!). Though this is not an entirely unreasonable assertion, it is one that Jose Mourinho would almost certainly disagree with. So we asked him. Except, you know…not really.