Alan Pardew fines Crystal Palace player Lee Chung-Yong over ‘absurd’ claims

Alan Pardew has fined Lee Chung-Yong after he was quoted accusing the Crystal Palace manager of forgetting how many substitutes he had left during games.

Lee made the comments to the press in his native South Korea and also claimed Pardew made "absurd" decisions.

And Pardew has responded to those comments from the winger by docking his wages, insisting Lee was wrong to accuse him of running the team with "a short-term vision".

"He has made an error," said the Palace manager.

"He said it got lost in translation, and that can happen. I have had it before. But some of it is not lost in translation and he will get a fine for that. You cannot criticise things that did not happen. 

"I have dealt with it because he is incorrect on a couple of points there, about team selection and stuff like that. It was a mistake on his part and he will be punished for that in terms of a fine."