Smash Those Potters - Stoke (A) Match Thread 16.12.17 3pm

MIAHammer

TwistandShout said:

Why are we sitting so deep against Stoke.... Stoke?!?!

I think our last 2 too clean sheets have given us too much confidence. We seem to be happy to let them come at us.

alderz

GET IN

Expat_Hammer

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

alderz

Arnie, 2-0

buffybegood

Get in, Arnie.

alderz

MOTM again

alderz

I tell you what, that is some god awful defending. Three Stoke players let him run off them, Shawcross 5 years deeper played him on

buffybegood

Lovely give and go between Arnie and Rice, then between Arnie and Manu, close to offside, but this time he slots it.

SuzanneClaret

;goal

Arnie ;lol


MOTM

The Stoke fans are incandescent with rage ;biggrin

OldCastleSwift

ARNIE ;wahoo

Let's see it out boys ;clap

Dodger58

How has Rice done since coming on in midfield? Curious after some have been calling for him to be used there.

MIAHammer

That'll teach them for giving him so much stick.
I've never understood why fans boo returning players. 90% of the time it only encourages them to do better.

Hammerwombat

I’m loving it ;biggrin ;sbrew

alderz

Dodger

He's been solid. We certainly haven't looked weaker with him on the pitch

buffybegood

Marginal offside as Arnie goes through again (header well won by Sakho).

Arnie off for Hernandez

alderz

Mark Hughes shouting at Arnie, and Stoke fans throwing stuff at him. He's heading down the tunnel, maybe for the best

Dodger58

According to BBC, Stoke have had 16 'attempts' but NONE on target. We are 11-5 in comparison. Hope they (Stoke) keep it up

alderz

Hernandez came on for him, he wasn't sent off

imagelost

;bubbles
;bubbles
;bubbles

ValiantIron

Following here (cheers very much by the way) and on the BBC, I note that Stoke haven't hit the target yet. The stats suggest we deserve this lead.

alderz

We've given up a lot of possession, but we have been far more dangerous on the break than they have been with the ball.

SuzanneClaret

;scarf

Cuz1

Can’t help but thinking 3 clean sheets on the trot nearly coincided with Adrian’s recall, just saying

alderz

Sakho is useless

Yeoldhammer

Arnie starting to look like a 24m player

buffybegood

Shoulda been 3. Great ball by Manu to Hernandez, who eventually chips it to Sakho who really shoulda done better.

Hammerwombat

Really! Mark Hughes shouting at Arne?! I’m not a fan of Hughes as a manager, but shows a lack of class.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

We could have scored 6 and haven't conceded a shot on target. Top away performance.

buffybegood

Hughes must know he's likely to be sacked so I can understand him not being happy, although I agree it lacks class.

OldCastleSwift

SAKHO ;wahoo