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Post by PenkPonther on Jan 16, 2021 0:49:47 GMT
My 1st choice team. Huth at right back is the shock, but this team have the right blend of silk up front and steel at the back, and would piss the league, no question!
Fuller Arnie Bojan Shaqiri Nzonzi Delap Higgy Shawcross Faye Huth Sorenson
2nd team:
Diouf Walters Etherington Whelan Afellay Pennant Griffin Muniesa Wollscheid Johnson Begovic
3rd team:
Beattie Crouch Moses Ireland Adam Odemwingie Pieters Martins Indi Cameron Bardsley Butland
4th team:
Jones Joselu Tuncay Allen Lawrence Diao Wilson Zouma Upson Wilkinson Simonsen
No room at the Inn:
Crossley Cort Dickinson Bauer Hoefkens Taggart Shtaniuk Eustace Gunnarson Whitehead Badou-Ndiaye Etebo Kavanagh Olofinjana Hendrie Assaidi Hoekstra Choupo-Moting Sidibe Jerome (and no doubt one or two others who've slipped my mind.)
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Post by miltonstokienew on Jan 16, 2021 0:55:28 GMT
Better player than Wilkinson, no doubt
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2021 2:30:50 GMT
I may get a bit of stick here and some of my feeling is because I moved soon after he arrived and didn’t see too much of the highlights, but I generally preferred Pennant to Arnie. People talk about the Stokealona, but for me, that 4-4-2 when Pennant and Marty were both fit, that was my favourite period watching Stoke.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2021 2:34:49 GMT
Better player than Wilkinson, no doubt Wilko was awful going forward, but he was rarely found out at the back. He suited Pulis so well, wouldn’t have got into many other teams in the Prem or Championship.
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Post by Olgrligm on Jan 16, 2021 2:44:57 GMT
Begovic
Wilkinson Shawcross Huth Pieters
Arnie Delap N'Zonzi Moses
Bojan
Fuller
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Post by Olgrligm on Jan 16, 2021 2:47:36 GMT
Butland and Cameron 😂😂😂 Bego and Sorro were better than Butland, it’s then personal choice from that. Wilko, Bardo and Johnson’s three months were all much better than Cameron. Bego Wilko Shawcross Huth Pieters Delap Nzonzi Shaq Bojan Arnie Fuller The right back slot is difficult to choose but I couldn’t pick Johnson for those 3 months like I can’t pick Faye for his good season. I've just read this whole thread after posting. It worries me that I've agreed with you on ten out eleven players! I've no reservations about Wilkinson at full back, he was better than anybody else we've had in that position.
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Post by upthefud on Jan 16, 2021 11:35:38 GMT
Begovic
Wilko Shawcross Huth Higginbotham
Shaq Delap N’Zonzi Etherington
Walters Fuller
Sorensen, Pieters, AD Faye, Whelan, Arnie, Sidibe, Crouch
Tony Pulis
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Post by stantheman on Jan 16, 2021 11:56:03 GMT
RF10 must be 1st name in that team Absolutely if the title of thread ended with 'with TP as manager" Then again my selections would be changed drastically Why bring Pulis into this? Best team of the last 20 years should have Fuller in it.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 16, 2021 11:56:37 GMT
Are people also forgetting how good Cameron was at right back, I'm sure half way through one season he was nailed on for player of the season there but then got injured and when he came back pretty much stayed in midfield. But it is late and I might be imagining it Yeah this never happened. Wasn’t a good right back imo.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 16, 2021 11:57:55 GMT
Afellay was a Rolls Royce midfielder on his day. Him and Zonz would have been brilliant They did play together For Stoke?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 16, 2021 12:11:33 GMT
No room for Vokes then? I'll get me coat.
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Post by fulagoals on Jan 16, 2021 12:26:19 GMT
Champions League 25 man squad? GK Sorenson Begovic Butland DF Wilkinson Cameron Shawcross Faye Huth Higginbotham Pieters MF Whelan Delap Nzonzi Adam Affellay Ireland Etherington Shaqiri FWDS Fuller Beattie Arnie Bojan Crouch Odemwingie Walters
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 16, 2021 12:31:33 GMT
I may get a bit of stick here and some of my feeling is because I moved soon after he arrived and didn’t see too much of the highlights, but I generally preferred Pennant to Arnie. People talk about the Stokealona, but for me, that 4-4-2 when Pennant and Marty were both fit, that was my favourite period watching Stoke. It's mine too, though Pennant or Etherington still didn't make my best team. Stokealona was such a joy, but there was something extra about that time under Pulis, especially with Delap's throw-ins causing chaos. My favourite ever team goal is actually Crouch's route one from Begovic via Pennant, where the ball never touched the ground. Are people also forgetting how good Cameron was at right back, I'm sure half way through one season he was nailed on for player of the season there but then got injured and when he came back pretty much stayed in midfield. But it is late and I might be imagining it I thought Cameron was excellent during that period too, and I've been slated on this forum for saying as much!
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Post by hardcastle on Jan 16, 2021 13:28:20 GMT
Well, first choose a formation (otherwise l'll just end up with my seven favourite forwards !). 4231.
Then, who are the 'undroppables'? For me, there's four - Ric, Arnie, Ethers and Tommy in goal.
That means l have only one place for SJ, Bojan, Shaq and (my dark horse) - Wingie on the right. With a heavy heart, l'll go Shaq, but play him at 10 and ask Arnie and Ric to flex between CF and right side attacker.
CM's a clear run off between Glen, Rory and Zonzi. Toss up. Maybe Glen drops out. (I don't get this love-in some have over Affellay btw, l must have missed his half a dozen top performances.)
Defence - any two from Ryan, Abdoulae and Huth in the middle. I'd have all three in a 352 if only we'd have had top wing backs to call on (we haven't) or that 352 is the work of the devil, so forget that.
Having such a long career with us, it's easy to forget now just how good Ryan was between 2010 and 2015. I'll go Abdoulae with Ryan over Huth - it may have just been one wonderful season but what a season he had.
Higgy left back. Right back, l've struggled with like everyone else. Anyone remember Cameron's faultless debut against Arsenal's Corzola. I'll go him, then (admittedly from a less than brilliant field).
Subs, Bojan, SJ, Beattie, Glen, Huth, Johnson, Beggers.
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Post by lordb on Jan 16, 2021 13:29:31 GMT
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Post by lordb on Jan 16, 2021 13:30:55 GMT
Edit: no they didn't! Affellay came in that summer
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Post by lordb on Jan 16, 2021 13:34:20 GMT
I may get a bit of stick here and some of my feeling is because I moved soon after he arrived and didn’t see too much of the highlights, but I generally preferred Pennant to Arnie. People talk about the Stokealona, but for me, that 4-4-2 when Pennant and Marty were both fit, that was my favourite period watching Stoke. It's mine too, though Pennant or Etherington still didn't make my best team. Stokealona was such a joy, but there was something extra about that time under Pulis, especially with Delap's throw-ins causing chaos. My favourite ever team goal is actually Crouch's route one from Begovic via Pennant, where the ball never touched the ground. Are people also forgetting how good Cameron was at right back, I'm sure half way through one season he was nailed on for player of the season there but then got injured and when he came back pretty much stayed in midfield. But it is late and I might be imagining it I thought Cameron was excellent during that period too, and I've been slated on this forum for saying as much! Geoff was often excellent Just that he chucked in too many shit performances too. Too many bad habits, very poor at defending crosses (this spread under Hughes later period), gave away silly fouls and penalties But then he'd go and mark Lukaku out of a game. Unusual player
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 16, 2021 13:38:11 GMT
It's mine too, though Pennant or Etherington still didn't make my best team. Stokealona was such a joy, but there was something extra about that time under Pulis, especially with Delap's throw-ins causing chaos. My favourite ever team goal is actually Crouch's route one from Begovic via Pennant, where the ball never touched the ground. I thought Cameron was excellent during that period too, and I've been slated on this forum for saying as much! Geoff was often excellent Just that he chucked in too many shit performances too. Too many bad habits, very poor at defending crosses (this spread under Hughes later period), gave away silly fouls and penalties But then he'd go and mark Lukaku out of a game. Unusual player Maybe his regular injuries and never settling in one position cost him in the end. We've only started to look like we can defend crosses again under O'Neill. That's been a long time...
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Post by basingstokie on Jan 16, 2021 18:38:31 GMT
There's a lot of similarities, but I can't see anyone who picked my exact choices:
Begovic Hoefkens, Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham Whelan, NZonzi Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic Fuller
Very honourable mentions to Crossley, Butland, Taggart, Faye, Muniesa, Affeley, Delap, Walters, Beattie
Struggled with left back, am I correct in thinking Muniesa was right footed, otherwise I'd put him in there
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 16, 2021 19:02:48 GMT
Without looking at anyone else’s....
Bego Johnson Ryan M’Lord Pieters Zonz SJE Shaq Bojan Arnie Beattie
Of note:
Seems appalling but I’ve had to sacrifice Ric for the sake of the system
Very tight between Delap and SJE
We have been so poor in the full-back areas for the longest time
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Post by thedeadlyshart on Jan 16, 2021 23:30:16 GMT
Bego Johnson shawcross huth pieters Whelan nzonzi Walters Shaq Arnie Fuller
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 17, 2021 8:22:56 GMT
Begovic
Wilkinson Huth Shawcross Higginbotham
Whelan Nzonzi
Etherington Bojan Arnautovic
Fuller
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2021 9:06:05 GMT
Crossley
Hanson Siggy Whittle Collins
Keen JOC Kav Hoek
Thorne O'Neil Donaldson
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Post by Tosh on Jan 17, 2021 9:37:44 GMT
Bego Hoefkens Huth Faye Pieters Zonz Delap Shaq Bojan Arnie Thorne
Bench Soro Wilko Ryan Whelan Ethers Walters Ric
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