Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has denied any differences with striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812 after hearing comments from the player and his agent that claimed he was unsettled at the club.
Demba Ba had not started in Monday’s night clash against Everton at Goodison Park, and it was understood that the player was unhappy with his manager’s decision.
The player came on in the second half, and inspired his side to a well deserved draw. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 had taken the lead on two occasions, but Ba helped his side equalize twice and won them a vital away point.
After the game, Ba spoke to the press and said that he was upset at being left on the bench, but was nonetheless glad to have grabbed a brace against The Toffees. Manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Pardew had praised the Senegalese striker’s performance, and admitted that his
‘anger’ had inspired him to score for the club.
Yesterday however, the player’s agent made surprising claims that the player was not happy at the club. Ba’s agent claimed that his client had been left bemused by the manager’s decision to not start him for the game.
Ba, who was influential in Newcastle’s fifth place finish last season, has not been able to feature regularly for the side since the arrival of Papiss Cisse, and has been mostly played out of position. His agent said that the player was not happy with his
role at the club.
Alan Pardew had chosen to keep quiet over the matter, but did say that he was surprised and disappointed by his comments. Reports linking the player away from Tyneside resurfaced, and Ba’s future with the club was again surrounded by uncertainty.
Pardew has left out Ba of the squad ahead of tonight’s Europa League fixture against Maritimo. The manager however insists that there are no problems between him and the player. He said:
“That’s just people needing to say things they shouldn’t say, really, but it doesn’t really affect me and Demba. We have got a good relationship.”
Pardew then also spoke about his decision to rotate the squad more often this season, which is why he was giving all his players a chance.
“The bottom line is you have to get your players to play at their best and sometimes there are different methods of doing that.”
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