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Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 07:11 GMT 08:11 UK
Pardew makes Harewood admission
Alan Pardew and Marlon Harewood
West Ham boss Alan Pardew admitted he considered dropping Marlon Harewood for Monday's game with Aston Villa.

Harewood, 26, was criticised for missed chances in the loss to Bolton but justified his selection against Villa with a hat-trick in the 4-0 win.

"It was not cut and dried that I picked him. Bobby Zamora is in good form and he wants to play," said Pardew.

"Marlon is a confident lad but worries about his football. It concerns him, he wants to listen and he wants to learn."

Pardew revealed that the former Nottingham Forest striker can be a frustrating player to work with but said that when things come off, as against Villa, then it was worth it.

"The thing about Marlon is that when he works hard it all clicks into gear," added Pardew.

"But he doesn't always do that. The fans have been a bit impatient with him at times because he just switches off a little bit.

"He has to play at 100 miles an hour. He is not good when he backs off and he started at the right tempo.

"There were times last year when he did not do that and he had poor games. In the Premier League you cannot play at 80%, even for periods of the game.

"He gave everything he had and at the end he could hardly walk."





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