St Helens Blue (Exiled)
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I think a few backed this at 10-1 and 7-1...Well done if that was you..however he will definitely be in a relegation battle IMO next season.
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Hughes to joke city
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markbmcfc
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His teams are always better in the second half of the season, don't you know...
billfromthehill
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Clarkie right??Ray78 said:Kun Aguero said:Ray78 said:According to Caught Offside, Gareth Barry is a Stoke City target.http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/0...ielder-gareth-barry-as-first-potters-signing/
Can we not put a Gareth Barry mask on Javi Garcia and sell him to Stoke?
Garcia will surprise a couple of doubters next season. He isn't a bad player at all.
Matty
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Stoke's entire squad is built around a particular way of playing, the Pulis way. It's clear that Coates doesn't want that from Stoke anymore, he wants a change in the way they play, probably to a more attractive style.
The issue he'll have is that Pulis' way was dull, methodical, anti-football, but defensively it was pretty sound. Hughes has always struggled to master the defensive side of things so, whilst Stoke may well play a better brand of football in the opposition's half, they'll be shipping far more goals in their own half.
The other issue is that Stoke is a team filled with big, strong footballers, but seriously lacking in skill, inventiveness, or attacking flair. Look at their front line, Crouch, Jones, Jerome and Walters. No pace, no movement, no real skill between them. Hughes will need to revamp the squad entirely and, as has been proven time and time again, he'll be very hit and miss at doing this successfully.
The issue he'll have is that Pulis' way was dull, methodical, anti-football, but defensively it was pretty sound. Hughes has always struggled to master the defensive side of things so, whilst Stoke may well play a better brand of football in the opposition's half, they'll be shipping far more goals in their own half.
The other issue is that Stoke is a team filled with big, strong footballers, but seriously lacking in skill, inventiveness, or attacking flair. Look at their front line, Crouch, Jones, Jerome and Walters. No pace, no movement, no real skill between them. Hughes will need to revamp the squad entirely and, as has been proven time and time again, he'll be very hit and miss at doing this successfully.
feedmpenzaandhewillscore
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markbmcfc said:His teams are always better in the second half of the season, don't you know...
Is that when he gets sacked before Christmas they improve?
billfromthehill said:Clarkie right??Ray78 said:Kun Aguero said:Can we not put a Gareth Barry mask on Javi Garcia and sell him to Stoke?
Garcia will surprise a couple of doubters next season. He isn't a bad player at all.
Nope.
feedmpenzaandhewillscore
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Ray78 said:billfromthehill said:Clarkie right??Ray78 said:Garcia will surprise a couple of doubters next season. He isn't a bad player at all.
Nope.
Pellegrini worked magic with Santa Cruz so why not Garcia even Scott Sinclair might get a look in now rather than being chief lucazade carrier.
kaz7
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feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:Ray78 said:billfromthehill said:Clarkie right??
Nope.
Pellegrini worked magic with Santa Cruz so why not Garcia even Scott Sinclair might get a look in now rather than being chief lucazade carrier.
he was allowed to carry the lucazade!
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:Ray78 said:billfromthehill said:Clarkie right??
Nope.
Pellegrini worked magic with Santa Cruz so why not Garcia even Scott Sinclair might get a look in now rather than being chief lucazade carrier.
Exactly.
feedmpenzaandhewillscore
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karen7 said:feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:Ray78 said:Nope.
Pellegrini worked magic with Santa Cruz so why not Garcia even Scott Sinclair might get a look in now rather than being chief lucazade carrier.
he was allowed to carry the lucazade!
And even push the pizza trolley into the dressing room after the game if he did alright in training all week