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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 16, 2024 17:13:51 GMT
From the second minute it was clear the system wasn’t working and wouldn’t work. Why didn’t he change it? Why did he start 3 at the back at home? Cowardly. Said the same thing, you could see 5 minutes in that they had the beating of us with how both teams set up. We rallied for 10 minutes but then they got on top and we were all over the place. It’s on the manager, he had a mare.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 16, 2024 17:08:01 GMT
Wilmot shouldn’t wear a stoke shirt again Wilmott is useless, but the other two are terrible too. No idea how you can single Wilmott out.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 16, 2024 15:58:21 GMT
Norwich were excellent, fair play to them. Schuey must make half time changes. We have made it so easy for them, literally only need to complete 2 or 3 passes and your running straight at our garbage centre halves. It’s been amateurish with regards to the setup this half. They’ve walked through us & he’s done nothing to try and stop it.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 16, 2024 15:46:35 GMT
The manager has had a nightmare. Tactically it wasn’t working, yet he’s done nothing to try and stop it. We are lucky it’s only two.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 13, 2024 8:24:07 GMT
Maguire will play won’t he? He'll be in the squad but not so certain he'll be nailed onto stsrt Guehi and Dunk appear to be in the managers plans just as much I’ve been impressed with Curtis Jones everytime I’ve seen him play. Surely he must be in with a chance, he’s not a sitting midfielder but there has to be a place for him in my opinion.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 10, 2024 12:41:13 GMT
And would Campbell do it in similar circumstances not a chance. I’ll give you an example of the bullshit spouted about him. Someone smarter than me will be able to find the thread where I posted it from last season. I specifically watched Campbell in a home game last season after being sick and tired of the usual criticisms. In the 1st half of the particular game I counted 22 runs that he’d made down the sides, across the line or in behind. He received 1 over hit pass that ran through to the keeper. A few minutes later an aimless ball got pumped in towards the right corner flag and he was on shoulder of left sided defender. Ball didn’t run out of play yet Campbell got jeered for not chasing and being lazy 🤷♂️ The lad can’t win no matter what he does. Many years ago, the same was true of Bjarni Gudjohnsson Numerous cases yesterday in the away stand where he was abused for absolutely no reason. There was one where the ball bounced between Campbell and a midfield player, it wasn’t particularly close to Campbell, but he didn’t win it, which resulted in a couple of people calling him a lazy so & so. Another where he didn’t win a header despite having his shirt nearly ripped off from the centre half. It’s pretty embarrassing to have to listen to. Yes he has his faults, but some of the supporters are a joke. He seems a popular member of the squad, but it is time for him to move on & hopefully he has a decent career.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 9, 2024 21:48:11 GMT
Stuck a like on it for you mate.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 9, 2024 20:53:05 GMT
Campbell got some shit off the support and cheers when subbed but fair play he could of fucked straight off at FT but over he came to acknowledge the support The amount of grief he gets is completely over the top. It basically all seems to come from him not winning headers. Then the negativity spreads & today I heard lots of abuse aimed at him. Unfortunately it’s not his game, but if you get the ball down the channel or give him chance to run, then I thought he did alright today.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 9, 2024 20:47:05 GMT
I don’t really rate him, however he was brilliant today. He dominated & won his individual battle today.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 9, 2024 20:45:23 GMT
That chance was right in front of me. All he had to do was put his foot through it and he over thought it. It is what it is and he is what he is. We've just got to accept him for what he is. Couldn’t quite believe what I saw, he’s just technically not very good. A new striker is right up there with what we need in the summer.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 9, 2024 18:45:00 GMT
They are chatting about stoke on the journey home if anyone fancies a listen.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 8, 2024 11:15:25 GMT
People are getting way too carried away with his good form spell just like vidigal. From day one you could see how technically good he was, plus he’s much more robust than expected. Now he’s added a few goals, it’s ever likely that people are talking about him more. Compare that to Vidigal who’s goals masked what looked like a pretty average footballer from the off.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 6, 2024 12:08:58 GMT
I haven’t heard/seen anyone celebrating a 1-0 defeat like it’s an achievement. But surely we have to take some positives from the performance. Yes we could’ve been a goal or 3 down, but we weren’t. The keeper finally did his job & the defence stuck at it. We showed abit of resilience which has definitely been missing, we were then much improved in the second half and should’ve taken a point.
I watched the stream with Leeds commentary & they talked pretty positively about the Stoke second half performance. It was a battle for them in the second half & they were relieved to get the 3 points.
I see no harm in fans trying to be positive/optimistic for the final stretch, as the last 2 games have given me abit of hope. In contrast to the previous 3 where I thought we’d be a certainty for relegation.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 6, 2024 5:10:17 GMT
Fuck it! My new game plan is that if Campbell is even on the squad list in any of our remaining matches, I'm gonna back the opponents to win. This Campbell twat is fookin' useless. MON, AN and now SS have given him enough chances and starts, and received pittance in returns. Campbell should have been fucked off in the last window and yet it seems we are stuck with this so-and-so, unless some club come along and is fool enough to sign him. Methinks he spends more time practising his goal celebrations than on working harder on pitch. We are definitely going under. Another exodus and a total clean out is a given, when this disappointing season ends. We looked more threatening when Campbell was on the pitch toniggt. You obviously have issues with him, but if you watched tonight’s game impartially then you’d realise you written a load of drivel.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 21:45:31 GMT
Got to be pleased, even though we walk away with no points. Showed real fight in that second half & our goal difference hasn’t been damaged.
Just a shame we didn’t take one of the opportunities that we had, as I thought we were worthy of a point.
Play like that and we’ll be fine.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 21:33:10 GMT
An absolute idiot.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 21:26:48 GMT
Manhoef thinks hes better than he is, we need him either on the left or on the bench He’s got himself into some really useful positions & done some good bits. Let down by that final ball but he definitely has something.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 21:19:06 GMT
Just need one of them to connect properly with one of these chances, as we are worth a point here.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 21:15:59 GMT
Pearson is just an idiot. That lack of discipline is why he can’t be trusted week in week out.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 21:12:01 GMT
Fair play to the lads, they’re giving it a real go.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 20:38:46 GMT
Obviously Leeds have been the better team but a frustrating half.
Hoever had a massive chance with that header, has to do better. Their goal was a poor one to concede, gave James too much time & Wilmot with a lazy leg.
Ennis is never a championship level striker, offers very little apart from being a runner.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 5, 2024 18:30:39 GMT
Supposedly we’ve gone with an unchanged lineup tonight.
Fingers crossed for a similar result.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 4, 2024 10:58:40 GMT
We have to go there positive and try and get something from the game. However if we quickly find ourselves a couple of goals down then unfortunately we probably have to think about the bigger picture in terms of goal difference. Maybe then we need to try and shut up shop & avoid a hammering.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 4, 2024 10:52:43 GMT
I’m with Smarty (which uses the 3 network) and have no problem checking scores etc before and during the match. As another posted said, can be abit harder at half time when everyone goes on their phone.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 2, 2024 23:05:42 GMT
Personally thought he was the weak link in attack. Thought Junho was sublime & there were very promising moments from Million.
Ennis ran around a lot but with very little quality.
Great win though.
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Post by stokecitydom on Mar 2, 2024 17:05:23 GMT
He’s going to be a star.
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Post by stokecitydom on Feb 25, 2024 17:54:03 GMT
Our next league game is in March & we are sitting in the relegation zone. The season ends at the start of May, so I’d say things are pretty bad, on the cusp of an absolute disaster.
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Post by stokecitydom on Feb 25, 2024 10:56:25 GMT
Sunderland, Blackburn & Cardiff. Just three games that immediately spring to mind where goals were directly linked to not having a fullback anywhere near where they should traditionally be.
It’s madness that he’s persisting with this tactic, as it’s clear to all of the supporters that it’s directly leading to defeats.
This isn’t the time for clever tactics, we need to be solid in order to give us a fighting chance, but we’re just gifting points away.
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Post by stokecitydom on Feb 24, 2024 18:59:53 GMT
Using a fullback as a midfielder when in possession has been very successful for many teams, gives you an overload in the middle of the park. Loosing the ball the way that we did this afternoon leading to the goal is frustrating but I do get the idea of controlling the midfield this way unfortunately didn’t work for us today And that’s absolutely fine when it Phillip Lahm (like Pep did at Bayern) or Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool. But when it’s Jordan Thompson & Junior then you have to realise the levels. It’s naive & tactically inept from Schumacher. He’s taking us down.
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Post by stokecitydom on Feb 24, 2024 18:56:00 GMT
If Mmaee had played like Ennis had today, he’d have been slated. He’s not good enough, missed chances, couldn’t control the ball & won nothing in the air. I was pretty positive about Mmae's ability and now I've written him off because it looks like he's been thrown out. I also had hopes for Mmaee too, but seemingly the attitude issues have put that one to bed. Just not sure what Ennis offers, as he’s been extremely average so far & barely been able to control a football.
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