Alan Pardew wants Newcastle to bring back 'fear factor' and increase goal threat
Wednesday 14 August 2013 08:55, UK
Image:Alan Pardew: Wants Newcastle to strike fear into opponents this season
Alan Pardew has admitted that Newcastle United need to increase their goal threat and make teams scared of playing them again.
History
Pardew has also set his sights on a long run in the FA Cup after crashing out to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round last season to continue his poor record in the competition since taking charge at St James' Park.
"I've been very disappointed in our record in cups - especially the cup I love the most, the FA Cup," said Pardew, who got to the final as a player with Crystal Palace and again as West Ham United manager.
"It's been great to me and although I have had two disappointments in the final, both times I have come very, very close to winning it. The experience of the quarter-finals, semi-finals, they're exceptional times.
"That's the one competition this year, other than the Premier League, that we really will focus on. A good cup run can energise a football club.
"I think that for these fans, it's no good to keep harping on about 1969 and that Fairs Cup. We need current history. We need new heroes and a new trophy to recognise."
