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Post by mattythestokie on Mar 16, 2023 8:28:30 GMT
Are Norwich on a poor bit of form? Rarely see them win when I check the results but don’t know if it’s my mind playing tricks.
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Post by xchpotter on Mar 16, 2023 8:33:21 GMT
Should be a good game and an interesting watch. Will Norwich have taken notice of our form and sit back and let us try and break them down? If so that will be a different test that we’ve struggled against previously at home. Either way, I think we will overcome it and it adds more hope for the future.
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Post by Veritas on Mar 16, 2023 8:39:02 GMT
Are Norwich on a poor bit of form? Rarely see them win when I check the results but don’t know if it’s my mind playing tricks. Last 5 games so hardly a poor run.
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Post by march4 on Mar 16, 2023 9:27:42 GMT
Are Norwich on a poor bit of form? Rarely see them win when I check the results but don’t know if it’s my mind playing tricks. Last 5 games so hardly a poor run. A quick glance at their message board suggests Norwich fans are unhappy at the moment with their team. Apparently they don’t like teams who press them.
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Post by chiswickpotter on Mar 16, 2023 9:38:02 GMT
When Powell came in after his last injury he just sucked all the pace and urgency out the game. I really can't see what he would add to the current first 11 - he isn't a striker and the obvious one to make way would be Smallbone who is playing too well to be dropped and even before he was playing as well as he is know Neil kept choosing him ahead of Powell. Powell might get the odd cameo but I really see him just being eased out. Compared to Gayle, Powell is better in the air, better at holding the ball up, better at winning the ball back, a better passer long and short and statistically a better finisher. Other than that there is no case for bringing him in.
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Post by Veritas on Mar 16, 2023 9:40:08 GMT
When Powell came in after his last injury he just sucked all the pace and urgency out the game. I really can't see what he would add to the current first 11 - he isn't a striker and the obvious one to make way would be Smallbone who is playing too well to be dropped and even before he was playing as well as he is know Neil kept choosing him ahead of Powell. Powell might get the odd cameo but I really see him just being eased out. Compared to Gayle, Powell is better in the air, better at holding the ball up, better at winning the ball back, a better passer long and short and statistically a better finisher. Other than that there is no case for bringing him in. Gayle being likely to be fit is a factor
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Post by scfc75 on Mar 16, 2023 9:58:48 GMT
We’ll win this
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Post by kerouac on Mar 16, 2023 10:26:25 GMT
This may be a bit “out there” but what about Powell as an out and out 9..? As has been said,he slows the tempo we’ve now developed,but with his shithousery and strength,he could hold the ball up well enough and has got a great footballing brain to feed an oncoming Tyrese/Gayle/Brown…..plus he can’t half head a ball.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 16, 2023 10:27:25 GMT
The bench the other night with the two youngsters on had no options on it so Powell back would be very welcome to replace Gayle at some stage.
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Post by wakeypotter on Mar 17, 2023 7:43:19 GMT
I thought Powell was a long way from fitness but anyone not wanting him on the bench is bonkers. Yeh it’s like we have missed him int it. To me he’s not even at the club
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Post by knype on Mar 17, 2023 7:45:48 GMT
When Powell came in after his last injury he just sucked all the pace and urgency out the game. I really can't see what he would add to the current first 11 - he isn't a striker and the obvious one to make way would be Smallbone who is playing too well to be dropped and even before he was playing as well as he is know Neil kept choosing him ahead of Powell. Powell might get the odd cameo but I really see him just being eased out. Compared to Gayle, Powell is better in the air, better at holding the ball up, better at winning the ball back, a better passer long and short and statistically a better finisher. Other than that there is no case for bringing him in. And the fact that he's constantly either injured or mentally weak...
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 17, 2023 7:48:36 GMT
I thought Powell was a long way from fitness but anyone not wanting him on the bench is bonkers. Yeh it’s like we have missed him int it. To me he’s not even at the club Not sure you’re getting my point. To have Powell available off the bench would be more useful than not. Looking at the options the other night reinforces that. While he’s here and when fit, why wouldn’t he be on the bench? There’s a lot of misguided hate for Powell and it’s poor.
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Post by dexter97 on Mar 17, 2023 7:55:05 GMT
Should be a good game and an interesting watch. Will Norwich have taken notice of our form and sit back and let us try and break them down? If so that will be a different test that we’ve struggled against previously at home. Either way, I think we will overcome it and it adds more hope for the future. Are they capable of sitting back, soaking it up and hitting us on the break? If they're not accustomed to playing that way, they'd find it difficult. I'd expect them to come and try and play their natural game. 3-1
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 17, 2023 9:08:21 GMT
Yeh it’s like we have missed him int it. To me he’s not even at the club Not sure you’re getting my point. To have Powell available off the bench would be more useful than not. Looking at the options the other night reinforces that. While he’s here and when fit, why wouldn’t he be on the bench? There’s a lot of misguided hate for Powell and it’s poor. It's more like frustration at the misguided adulation Powell receives and the constant demands for his reinstatement at every opportunity. Powell's contribution over the last two seasons hasn't been great - he's either been injured or when he's played he's not been match fit. This season for every good game he's had a poor one and given he's out of contract in the summer and clearly he's not rated by Neil he's probably on his way. The Powell of two seasons ago would be a regular in the side and that's the Powell the people calling for his return want back on the team. Thing is the current Powell is injury prone, struggling for match fitness and doesn't really suit the current manager's playing style or physical demands. That isn't hate it's frustration that Powell hasn't delivered on his potential and being teallastic come the summer is going to get filed under what might have been.
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Post by skip on Mar 17, 2023 10:09:54 GMT
Now we’ve gone back to a back 4 I’d love to see Powell given a chance in a formation and role that actually suits him (if he’s fit). He’d have a field day playing how we do and can actually score goals. No way Jose. He's history. I'm still a trifle annoyed at Powell for attempting a back heal into goal when he could have passed to Tezgel. That was a player playing for his own glory not the team win.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 17, 2023 10:13:45 GMT
Not sure you’re getting my point. To have Powell available off the bench would be more useful than not. Looking at the options the other night reinforces that. While he’s here and when fit, why wouldn’t he be on the bench? There’s a lot of misguided hate for Powell and it’s poor. It's more like frustration at the misguided adulation Powell receives and the constant demands for his reinstatement at every opportunity. Powell's contribution over the last two seasons hasn't been great - he's either been injured or when he's played he's not been match fit. This season for every good game he's had a poor one and given he's out of contract in the summer and clearly he's not rated by Neil he's probably on his way. The Powell of two seasons ago would be a regular in the side and that's the Powell the people calling for his return want back on the team. Thing is the current Powell is injury prone, struggling for match fitness and doesn't really suit the current manager's playing style or physical demands. That isn't hate it's frustration that Powell hasn't delivered on his potential and being teallastic come the summer is going to get filed under what might have been. I agree with some of what you say, but my point revolved around at least having him available while he was still here as the bench was scary the other night. That's all really. His wages can, I'm sure, be spent sensibly elsewhere.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 17, 2023 10:17:14 GMT
Are Norwich on a poor bit of form? Rarely see them win when I check the results but don’t know if it’s my mind playing tricks. In their last 6 league games Norwich have got 11 points. In our last 6 games we have got 10 points. So the 6 game form is almost identical. A point in our favour is that our form has improved over those 6 games while Norwich's form has dipped as they have only 1 point from their last 2 games. It would not be a huge surprise if the new confident Stoke (finally with a decent midfield thanks to Pearson producing improved form for Laurent and Smallbone) win this one.
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Post by gingerninja on Mar 17, 2023 10:25:34 GMT
We are all but safe now, we can play with a degree of freedom and given our recent good run we should be able to look forward to this one, instead of possibly fearing the worst..A little bit more clinical at times would see us potentially go on a good run.. should be an open and entertaining game between 2 good footballing sides.
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Post by march4 on Mar 17, 2023 10:38:02 GMT
Yeh it’s like we have missed him int it. To me he’s not even at the club Not sure you’re getting my point. To have Powell available off the bench would be more useful than not. Looking at the options the other night reinforces that. While he’s here and when fit, why wouldn’t he be on the bench? There’s a lot of misguided hate for Powell and it’s poor. I’ve just assumed he won’t play for us again. A resurgent Nick Powell would be a bonus.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 10:59:47 GMT
Should be an entertaining game .
I am expecting Pukki to be a real handful and clever for Norwich. A very good player, unlucky not to be a premier League player .
But I am also expecting Stoke to play well and create problems for Norwich.
Should be a good game of football.
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Post by walrus on Mar 17, 2023 11:12:54 GMT
I am expecting Pukki to be a real handful and clever for Norwich. A very good player, unlucky not to be a premier League player . He’s still a good player at this level but his star is fading a bit. He’s 33 in two weeks and seems to have lost a little bit of pace and sharpness. His goals per minute played this season is worse than Campbell’s.
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Post by werrington on Mar 17, 2023 14:49:02 GMT
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Post by Bagwash on Mar 17, 2023 14:57:16 GMT
Clucas injured is a bonus(just in case AN has a daft moment and puts him on the bench)
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 17, 2023 16:27:58 GMT
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Post by chiswickpotter on Mar 17, 2023 16:50:07 GMT
Compared to Gayle, Powell is better in the air, better at holding the ball up, better at winning the ball back, a better passer long and short and statistically a better finisher. Other than that there is no case for bringing him in. And the fact that he's constantly either injured or mentally weak... Question was what would he add? Answer is a big improvement on Gayle
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Post by marylandstoke on Mar 17, 2023 17:07:51 GMT
Find our who injured Clucas in training. Shouldn't have to buy a beer in Stoke next week
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 17, 2023 17:15:14 GMT
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Post by nott1 on Mar 17, 2023 17:20:24 GMT
Can someone slip a banana skin nr. the Norwich bus just as Pukki steps down? Please.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 17:30:46 GMT
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Post by hotpot on Mar 18, 2023 6:54:25 GMT
5-4-1 - Bonham Hoever, Tuanzebee (Taylor), Wilmott, Fox, Sterling; Pearson, Laurent, Smallbone, Baker; Brown. Subs: Campbell, Gayle, Lowe, Jagielka, Tezgel, Thompson, Fielding, Reddin ....and anyone else except Powell. Stoke to win 3-2.
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