Man of the Match - Stoke City (a)

[kippax91]

Stones looks a real prospect

 

[adelaideblue]

Stones for me quite easily. Sterling decent first half but went back to his inconsistent ways second

 

[Josep]

Nobody can give a 90min blinder game after game. Even Leo Messi cant. You hv to pick & choose your moments to be decisive. Sterling is decisive atm, in every game. If you are opposition manager, the first name you will worry about in pep's City is Sterling. He is making things happen. The two "free 8s" in this system - Silva & KdB, are still trying to come to terms with new spaces to occupy and new movements and decisions. Give them a month. In the mean-time, Sterling, Fernandinho, Stones are holding this team together in the 3 areas of the field. The good news is, we hv won all the games, INSPITE of being at 65-70% of the fluidity that Pep wants & is building. So we should be really excited for the future. In the meantime, because we are still a work in progress, there could be hiccups, we could lose an odd game or two. But stay patient. Fluidity of movement and dominating space to the extent Pep wants, doesnt happen overnight.

 

[TBooksbluearmy]

It is hard to chose between Stones and Sterling both had good games. Stones looks like he will be come a vey major player for the team in the yrs to come. Mean while onwards and upwards. £ wins out of 3 can't be bad.

 

[B.L.U.E.M.O.O.N]

Close, but I will also go for Stones