manager Alan Pardew says he has no ill-feelings
towards former club Charlton Athletic.
Alan Pardew is not expecting a friendly reception from the
visiting Charlton Athletic fans when Crystal Palace host his
former club in a League Cup London derby on Wednesday.
The 54-year-old managed Charlton for just under two years,
with the club being relegated from the Premier League during
his tenure.
Pardew, who also spent four years at The Valley during his
playing career, left Charlton - officially by mutual consent - in
November 2008 and insists he harbours no ill-feelings towards
the club.
"It's part and parcel of the game, I don't have anything bad to
say about it," he said ahead of the third-round meeting. "It didn't
work out for me at Charlton unfortunately, as much as I tried.
"Therefore if they have bad feeling about that there is nothing I
can do. All I can do is try and create the best team I can in the
job that I'm at here at Palace.
"I just think that it is a game which is important for both sets of
fans. It is a derby, it is two clubs that have had some history.
"I'm obviously part of that history as well - so there will be a lot
of feeling about the game, but it's a game I'm looking forward
to."
While Palace have enjoyed a strong start to 2015-16, they come
into the match on the back of two consecutive losses, to
Manchester City and Tottenham respectively.
Charlton, meanwhile, have won just two of their eight
Championship fixtures, and manager Guy Luzon is hoping for an
immediate response after a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to
Blackburn Rovers last time out.
"We need to continue with the attitude and how we played in the
first half [against Blackburn]," he told the club's official site.
"That is the only way to success. It is no time to cry or give
up. We have the quality and have the players to bring the results
here and they will do that."
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