Alan Pardew is making his mark at the Valley and dragging the club closer to safety after leaving West Ham.
Pearce pits his tactical wits against the Addicks boss on Friday – and has a lot of respect for the man in the away dugout.
He said: ‘Alan is a good manager and has given Charlton a big lift. He has been a good appointment.
‘I honestly believe they won’t be in the bottom three come the end of the season.
‘I was very surprised West Ham changed managers when they did. It is probably the best squad they’ve had for a number of years.’
Darren Bent downed City the last time the clubs met and he is key to Charlton’s success, according to Pearce.
Bent has scored 11 league goals and Pearce said: ‘They have a lad up front, who is worth a few bob, who can put the ball in the net.
‘If you take his goals out of the equation, they would have a big problem.
‘He plays a major part in giving them confidence to get their nose in front in matches.’
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Good old Pearce backing us to stay up, such a nice fella
I still dont think that Villa are safe. 5 points is not much of a cushion and with us playing so well i can see us catching them up over easter
Pardew says in the paper today that Villa must be nervous. He does play mind games does our Alan
Charlton will stay up.Bent is the best striker England have whilst Pardew,will along with the rest of us have a good old giggle at West Ham as they slide out of the Premiership once again.It”s a tailor made script that only West Ham are unlucky enough to suffer from & whats more they know it..!!£200mill for a jumped up Crystal Palace..LMAO He he he AND STILL THEY WILL TRY & KID THEMSELVES THAT THEY ARE JUST AS BIG AS SPURS…!!3 FA Cups,1 Cup Winners Cup & a Jules Rimet hey..??Chuckle chuckle……(Bent to THFC in summer!)