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Post by thestatusquo on Apr 7, 2008 23:15:21 GMT
Denis Smith said that Pulis would hold his hands up and admit he'd got the team selection wrong. I must admit that I laughed at that as I think that Pulis cant ever admit to getting anything wrong.
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Post by chrispk76 on Apr 7, 2008 23:19:03 GMT
no he wont.
i'l put a million quid on it, if fuller had got an injury last minute like lawrence did, pulis woulda said
"we missed ricaaaaaaardo tonight"
knowing full well he woulda benched him.
chuffing excuse for everything
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Post by jemma1989 on Apr 7, 2008 23:28:47 GMT
course he wont. he never admits to mistakes.
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Post by skip on Apr 7, 2008 23:31:29 GMT
Pulis' biggest weakness is not admitting to mistakes. But admitting to mistakes takes guts.
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Post by PotterLog on Apr 8, 2008 2:04:26 GMT
Denis Smith said that Pulis would hold his hands up and admit he'd got the team selection wrong. I must admit that I laughed at that as I think that Pulis cant ever admit to getting anything wrong. Frankly, Denis Smith speaks absolute garbage when he's co-commentating, it's embarrassing. Acres was probing all night to get some intelligent criticism of Pulis' selection and tactics and he just kept avoiding the questions and talking about a completely different point. Case in point: When Acres suggested TP should have started with Fuller, Smith went on for about an hour about how the reason he wasn't starting was because he'd been petulant so much and got himself suspended. Nothing to do with today's game! Legendary player but knows naff all about the game now. I remember when he said "the one team in this league you don't want to go 1-0 down to is Stoke." At the time we had one of the worst records in the league for defending leads. That's either deliberately ignoring the facts or just plain lazy. |
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Post by Dallas Cowboy on Apr 8, 2008 2:45:46 GMT
Like many people of my age, I have enormous respect for Denis Smith. As a player, he would have run through a brick wall for Stoke and on some occasions did.
I have a feeling, Denis has reached the age when it is probably easier to go with the flow than ruffle feathers. And I suppose that he sees things from a manager's perspective and is, perhaps, unwilling to criticize one of his kind.
Tonight, I thought his comments were bland and he didn't give any real insight. It could be that he felt as equally aggrieved as many Stoke fans did but felt that discretion was the better part of valour. Maybe, if he had really got going, he would have torn into Pulis with the ferocity of the tackles of his playing days. He probably figured that to do so would be detrimental to Stoke's promotion hopes and might undermine morale at a time when resolve and purpose are paramount. He is a Stokie at heart and it is clear that he wants the side to succeed more than anyone.
In recent weeks, I have been more than impressed by Nigel Cleghorn as co-commentator. At first, I wasn't too keen. It took a little time to adjust to his North-East accent but I have come to appreciate his knowledge of the game and match analysis. He is not afraid to criticize when criticism is warranted and gives praise when it is due. To cap it all, he has a great sense of humour. I hope he is back for the Coventry game.
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Post by PotterLog on Apr 8, 2008 2:59:42 GMT
I think it's much simpler than that dallas.
I just think being a top-class player does not necessarily make you a good analyst of the game. A good footsoldier does not always make a good strategist. In fact if you look at Smithy's average (at best) management career, it bears that out.
Having said that, I agree that it's clear that he doesn't want to ruffle any feathers.
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Post by sheikh al dubai bin stokie on Apr 8, 2008 6:55:26 GMT
Having studied a bit of psychology in the past, i think Pulis has some issues relating to blame and responsibility.
Somewhere in his past his brain has been programmed to not accept the responsibility for his actions, and look for blame elsewhere. Im trying to decide whether this makes him a compulsive liar, passive aggressive, or whether he has some kind of mild form of OCD.
Whatever is wrong with him, he has to learn to accept the responsibility for his mistakes.
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Post by ted1965 on Apr 8, 2008 7:21:38 GMT
No, problem he has never admitted mistakes in the past and he’s not going to start now. I am sure that if the game happened again tomorrow he would play exactly the same line up and say, well Mamma has worked hard for the cause all year and why should be drop him now. The answer Tony because you persuaded the owner to pay out a huge weekly fee for Ameobi and Fuller is our leading goal scorer, where as Sidebe for all his efforts doesn’t carry a goal threat what so ever and therefore you start with Ricardo and Shola and if it’s not working you look to plan B.
Griffin isn’t a right back, yet no matter what he is in the team in that position and why?
We have 4 games left, we have to win them all to have even a remote chance now of going up automatically, realistically it’s the play offs and I will bet good money when the first game of those begin Mamma is up front with someone, if he is then Pulis deserves all the stick he may get. He earned praise for the first 36 games of the season it looks like the last 10 are going to be the real defining moments of this season and he is coming up very short and that’s painful to everyone.
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Post by MrMagic on Apr 8, 2008 7:25:43 GMT
No he won't. I am sure in his eyes though he doesn't believe it was a mistake.
When he says we were unlucky first half, I bet he believes it.
It's the same excuses as the end of last season. being defensive when we needed to attack lost us the playoffs then, and it'll lose an automatic spot now.
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Post by thestatusquo on Apr 8, 2008 12:04:04 GMT
The man definately has a flaw in this area. The thing that really annoys me is that everyone can see it and he just makes himself look foolish when he tries to defend the indefensible.
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Post by bolly_premprem on Apr 8, 2008 12:27:22 GMT
any other manager in the league would have changed things at half time.
stoke have plenty of players on the pitch than can play in multiple positions to change things up when they are soo wrong, and of course you are allowed to sub in players at half time, maybe somebody should point that out to our "messiah"
look at our current form for the last what 8 or 9 matches THAT is RELEGATION form, not the form of a team trying to get promotion.
if pulis blows it again this season, does he think all the fans will just say oh well we tried, and get behind him again next season?
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Post by bolly_premprem on Apr 8, 2008 12:29:15 GMT
also, if coates is truly a fan of stoke city, why is he letting pulis scew up like this.
a simple "oi toney i think you have grifon on the wrong side, and maybe pugh would be better in the middle with whelan" surely he can see it just as well as we can
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Post by knowingeye on Apr 8, 2008 12:32:18 GMT
Self-doubt can't enter into his mind otherwise it's another championship season. Total self belief even if he's wrong!
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