"I saw a headline saying Arsenal are flying the flag for Britain," he said.
"I kind of wondered where that British involvement actually was when I looked at their team.
"It's important clubs, especially top clubs, don't lose sight of the that it's the English Premier League and English players should be involved."
Pardew added: "Foreign players have been fantastic. We have learned from them and from foreign coaches.
"But, to some extent, we could lose the soul of British football - the English player.
"We have a young team at West Ham and we are proud we have so many Englishmen.
"The soul of this team will remain with at least three or four English players as long as I am West Ham. I think that's important, I really do."
