SM
Watford vs. Leeds: 4 hrs 32 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Alan Pardew slams "toxic" impact of WhatsApp on dressing rooms

:Headline: Alan Pardew slams 'toxic' impact of WhatsApp on dressing rooms: ID:382347: from db_amp
Alan Pardew hits out at the negative impact that WhatsApp group chats are having on dressing room atmospheres.

Alan Pardew has hit out at the negative impact that WhatsApp group chats are having on dressing room atmospheres.

The Facebook-owned messaging service is used primarily for talking within groups and has become extremely popular with football players.

It is common for players to have their own WhatsApp group chat that does not include members of the coaching staff.

Speaking on a podcast titled A Pint with Eamonn and the Gaffers, Pardew said: "Now, when players are leaving the training ground, they're not leaving the training ground, they're WhatsApping each other and it's now toxic and spreading throughout the whole group, bringing people in.

"Suddenly, you arrive at the training ground and there's a strange atmosphere and maybe they've all made a different outcome to what you as a manager perceived the outcome.

"And it's completely out of your control, of course. You can't infiltrate it; you don't want to really because then you're asking for even more problems I would guess. The senior players and toxic players now have a bigger control over the dressing room."

Pardew's last managerial venture was at West Bromwich Albion, during which the Englishman oversaw the Baggies' relegation from the Premier League with an awful four-month period of results.

amp_article__382347 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2019-12-10 06:59:51:
html db last update - 2021-03-10 00:54:27 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Alan Pardew

Share this article now:
Read more about Alan Pardew Football
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .