Am I deluded about yesterday?

[fca47]

I have read on here and in the papers what a dire game it was. There weren't that many chances and West Brom played a spoiling game. But I was actually encouraged by the way we played. I thought there was much less just hoofing the ball up in the air and we played it out of defence on the floor. If we had a bit more penetration I think we could have won that convincingly.

[Pedropotter]

I think you are correct, we are easily condemned by the media. You should be getting used to it by now.

[ukstoke1]

fca47 I thought exactly the same.. I thought it wasnt a great game but we dominated, passed it well and got the job done!

[fca47]

West Brom were trying to do to us what we did to them at the Hawthorns last season, but without success. I think this is a better style, direct but also trying to keep the ball down more and have better ball retention.

[walrus]

It was a pretty poor game, but i don't think it was anything like as bad as some sources in the media are making out. The Times for example said that to call it Mowbray's appraisal of ''dross'' was an overstatement.

It's all too easy to see that Stoke have beaten a great footballing side like West Brom and make out it was beacuse it was a physical non-spectacle of a game, when in truth Brazil did far more than us to make it that way, playing with just one striker and hoofing it to him all day. We actually played the better football where it counted in the final third, for the goal, and the passage of passing when we were killing time at the end was a joy to watch as a Stoke fan.

[daverichards]

i think with fuller or kitson and Lawrence (back to last seasons form) it could have been a far far bigger margin

[Pedropotter]

Nov 23, 2008 16:57:29 GMT @daverichards said:

i think with fuller or kitson and Lawrence (back to last seasons form) it could have been a far far bigger margin

I honestly think if Fuller had played yesterday, he would have had a hat full.

[RICH68]

Yeah,we play to our strengths at home.Depends on the opposition as to how the game looks to the neutral,but we always have a go even when being outclassed.Just wish TP would employ the same game-plan away from home.Even if we got dicked,at least we could say we had a go.

[Oatcake Andy]

If you're deluded then so am I. Not the greatest game ever but I enjoyed it and was rather puzzled when I read the reports on ID's thread. We certainly "outplayed" West Brazil, which did suprise me as I was expecting them to at least demonstrate to us their Brazilian style play.

[MUZZPERTH]

3 points at the end of the day. this season aint about pretty fitba

[steve66]

First half was poor and second half marginally better but noticeable that even though first half was "poor" there was still a decent round of applause at half time which suggested that although "poor" as a footballing spectacle and yes west brazil that includes you,the fans new they had seem a committed display from our boy's without creating a great deal.Personnally think our football was far better than their's,they seemed to change their style,ie long balls to lone striker which by and large were very comfortable for us to defend.To think they tried to change their game is testament that our "style" against their "style" over the years and failing to get very little out of us to me meant he,mowbray,was very frightened of getting turned over again!

[fromafar07]

agreed. with some quality upfront such as Fuller and Lawrence i think it would have been a higher quality game and a higher scoring one too!! just goes to show that we do need some quality brought in i january for those times when Fuller, kitson, Lawrence etc are out