Stoke away post match thread

[forever-and-counting]

Shit shit shit.
The wind was high, was always going to be difficult, however I wasn't expecting the shower of shit that turned up or one could argue they didn't turn up.

Defence was shambolic, demichelis has the pace and movement of a scarecrow, otamendi pulled out of position by his fellow countryman. Sagna has looked tired for a while now, kolarov couldn't stop the cross for the first goal, wondered whether it would've been more beneficial to start clichy to cover the tricky Shaqiri instead. Fernandinho looked ok, why on earth did pellegrini sub him, fernando useless, basically should've been taken off instead of fernando, de bruyne average at best, couldn't take a corner without it rolling about. Silva needs more minutes to bed in but it's difficult with his dodgy ankles. Bony, awful. He tries but he's no aguero and that's what we need right now.

Delph should have started and maybe clichy in defence.

I've had enough of pellegrini choosing the wrong players to start games then sitting back and doing nothing about it when it goes tits up. No plan b, no nothing. Time for a change

Yes the wind was key but stoke didn't seem to have a problem with it.

 

[didsburyblu]

Went today and was truly shocking. The wind played a huge factor but it's the same for both sides.
At times embarrassing how easy we were cut open and had absolutely no answer to anything thrown at us.
After today's result and borrusia beating bayern today Tuesday will be anything but a formality.
Never Get why pellegrini insists on waiting an age to change things he had both subs warming up all the half time break yet waited till 60 mins to bring them on

 

[bluemick1]

We need to get rid of Pellegni now
His selections in the last few weeks has been ridiculous. ( let's leave out Otemendi and Fernandinho ) against a Liverpool team who are there for the taking
Do any of the players look interested in playing for him.
I've been a fan of Pellegni till the last few weeks, but enough is enough, we are currently going backwards

 

[C-Hop25]

Miss you Bobby! A team built for success from the back! Best defence in league for 3 years straight! God how we need sum1 like him to teach us how to defend again!

 

[C-Hop25]

Miss you Bobby! A team built for success from the back! Best defence in league for 3 years straight! God how we need sum1 like him to teach us how to defend again!

 

[Deleted member 58678]

Never mind the bad, very bad, defending from defenders and midfielders; we're not a defensive team, we know we're bobbins at defending for a so called top side.

But did we even create a proper chance today? For a supposed all-out attacking, exciting side, what did we really create?

That is the disgrace. We're as far away from being as good as the top sides in Europe as we were three/four years ago.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

If Mancini was so brilliant why wasn't he able to motivate the players to play as they should have against Wigan?

I'm not saying Pellegrini is faultless but I feel like we've been here before

 

[Sergio<3]

Team full of soft bastards! No fight no bottle no leaders

 

[razman]

Yes managers are always to blame... But wow the players... Just reminded me of the Fa cup final against wigan... No desire

 

[schfc6]

Sack Txiki as well. He spend so much money and i m scared of facing Gladbach...

Should be, they've just humped Bayern. Pep, the manager our whole club and fan base is pinning their hopes on has just seen Mönchengladbach maraud through the middle of his team. I'm sure we'll be no different.