We aren't favourites to win the physical battle though, imo.
SWP/Johnson/Ireland etc i think they're entire team is over 6 foot. They are a more physical team than us, if we try and beat them at thier own game, they're favourites to win the physical battle.
Even Barry hasn't been involved much for months, De Jong is physical but if the ball's 8 foot in the air, it's going to bypass most of our palyers. Ade isn't going to go round bruising defenders, whilst Bridge and Zab are good going forward but wont bring much to an aireal, physical battle.
We hammered Stoke at home last season by playing quick tempoed football, passing through thier team, getting it wide giving it to players with agility to pass thier big units... Sturrige shone and Robbie got a hattrick. We played our game kept it on the floro at a high tempo, the bigger weaknesses of Stoke and we made it look easy.