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Palace boss Pardew turns to cricketer to curb touchline temper

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew admits he's been seeing a shrink to curb his touchline antics.

Pardew has revealed he has been getting help from cricketer turned sports psychologist Jeremy Snape to deal with his touchline behaviour.

Pardew, 53, has been involved in a number of touchline incidents.

"Now I have to manage myself and make sure I am in the right place to be controlled for 90 minutes," he told BBC Sport.

"Jeremy has helped me on the sidelines in terms of focusing on what I can control and that works well for me. It wasn't about calming me down; it was about finding the triggers that got to me.

"All the times I have been in trouble it has been reactionary when I have felt an injustice so when those issues arise now, I know not to react and that is when I switch the off button."

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