Alan Pardew: “He’s done a good job there.
“He’s gone quietly about his business, as he does.
“He’s a very thorough coach and I’ve got a lot of admiration for him. And I think they’ve got some fantastic players.
“Gareth Bale is definitely in that top five or six players in the world right now so we’ve got some difficult players to contain.”
Newcastle play Spurs on Saturday.