Alan Pardew is not the man to lead Newcastle United to Europe

Newcastle United look to be in contention for qualifying for next seasons UEFA Champions League. However, despite an exhilarating start to the 11/12 season, Mike Ashley should sack (yet) another manager to improve their odds, a decision which should inflict le s discontent from the Toon fans than renaming their home stadium.The Magpies collected 25 points from 11 games prior to their first defeat at the Etihad Stadium. A consistent lineup including exciting signings such as the 16-goals-in-21-games Demba Ba and French orchestrator Cabaye, not to exclude the impre sive young Tim Krul, Matt Pryor Jersey all contributed to an amazing lift in team morale and league position. However we all know that unle s accumulated fatigue and injuries are not checked, you cant play the same lineup for all 38 games.Alan Pardew, like Harry Redknapp, does not like to make many changes in lineup. They too dont make many substitutions; but the quality and squad depth of the two teams are incomparable. Sir Alex has long been an advocate of squad rotation. Not only does it keep your squad match fit, the competition for a starting place gets the better Darius Leonard Jersey out of your players. Jose Mourinho is also known to be relentle s in taking off underperforming players whatever the match time, if he feels his team could turn the match around.At Craven Cottage, Newcastle forfeited a 0-1half time lead and ended up the match losing 5-2. (Un)fortunate for Fulham, Sidwells injury near half time prompted a change of formation from 451 to 442. With Andrew Johnson coming on and Bryan Rodrigo Blankenship Jersey Ruiz making way for the defensive Chris Baird, Fulhams gameplan was obvious direct and counter. In spite of a dominating first half, the Newcastle manager made minimal, if any, tactical changes to deal with the new Fulham side and the le s defensive Ben Arfa albeit scoring his sides 2nd goal and Guthrie-Cabaye midfield were never ready to fend off the Cottagers desperate attack on away ground. Pardew only sent James Perch on in a le s competent defensive midfielder position in place for Guthrie when the score was 4-1.Recently at White Hart Lane Taylor Stallworth Jersey , a first half blitzkrieg put Spurs 4-0 up and Newcastle United never looked like staging another 4-4 comeback. The le s defensive Gabriel Obertan started on the right and Guthrie and Perch sit opposite to Modric and Marker in midfield with Demba Ba and new signing Papi s Demba Ci se leading the attack in an ambitious lineup. As expected, Pardew once again did minimal, if any, tactical changes before brining on the inexperienced Shan Ferguson for Obertan in the second half.In both hammering results, Pardew completely overestimated his side and it was quite obvious he did not have a plan B. As a manager he might be good at maintaining a good relationship with his players but as a tactician, he has never looked like one capable of leading the decent Magpies squad into Europe. With le s than 15 games to play, they still have fixtures against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City and if Pardew continues Bobby Okereke Jersey to be sluggish and slow, and in charge, dont be surprised to see Newcastle eventually slipping down to the bottom half of the table.