***Official Stoke Tafia vs Gods Own Matchday Thread***

[Michael Brookes]

Navas for Nasri (swap wings), aguero for jojo. Then when we're chasing a goal in the last 10 minutes bring on Dzeko to score the equaliser/winner

[Blue Blood]

Shocking first half.

Far to much passing leading to nothing, you have to attack to win! Absolute crap so far this, preying for a better second half!!

[stevefromdonny]

well at least ive just got winner at Doncaster[ ledger]

[Dameerto]

Do the players actually know what they're doing, it's feckin' garbage. Yaya looks like he's playing CB, the 4 infront don't know where they're playing and Stoke have figured out that they don't need to bully us off the park, they just need to make easy passes between our players.

I'm not gonna say anymore because it looks like we have 11 individuals out there. Says something when I think Kolarov's been our best player.

Sort it our Pellers, I'm expecting a better second half.

Kolarov? The guy who keeps handing possession to Stoke then jogs back leaving Nasri to act as leftback? The guy who took a freekick instead of Yaya when Yaya was two from two?

[chrizzer]

Joes pressing has been awful, passing piss poor and movement nonexistent.

And that is the reason for this weak performance? If you havea first class team then you will win almost every game,even with mistakes from the goalkeeper.

I really don't want to look forward to the matches against the top teams

[Slim]

I know what Huth did there, dirty trick, pulled the hairs on Negredo's neck.

[dick dastardley]

The whole team set-up is shite, are we playing. Fuckin Brazil???

[steveo_88]

Joes pressing has been awful, passing piss poor and movement nonexistent.

And that is the reason for this weak performance? If you havea first class team then you will win almost every game,even with mistakes from the goalkeeper.

I really don't want to look forward to the matches against the top teams

Wind up post mate, please see my previous posts regarding the midfield.

No 11 has a Devine right to beat anyone you have to work for it! See FA Cup Final 2013.

[sidSmith]

I know what Huth did there, dirty trick, pulled the hairs on Negredo's neck.

I thought he reached around and grabbed his throat!

That should be 3-0 then.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

What a shit game of football this far

[steveo_88]

What a shit game of football this far

We looked shaky in midfield against Newcastle, this was never going to be a walk in the park.

Same problems though, effort and communication lacking in the centre.

Good time for Lescott for Javi as he's now on a yellow.

[dick dastardley]

We've gone backwards piss poor

[ashton287]

How the fuck are we drawing still?.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

We looked shaky in midfield against Newcastle, this was never going to be a walk in the park.

Same problems though, effort and communication lacking in the centre.

Good time for Lescott for Javi as he's now on a yellow.

I'm not even talking about the score. It's just a nothing shit game.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Alright, only just managed to tune in. Not great so far then?

[Slim]

How the fuck are we drawing still?.

Because Stoke are just as shit as we are playing.

[Dameerto]

I don't understand why Pellegrini isn't doing anything about the mismatch in midfield, it's crying out for an extra body. I'd be tempted to put Nasri centrally between midfield and Negredo where he can drop back and help out, and take Jovetic off for Navas and switch Milner to the left.

[Michael Brookes]

I'm very concerned. Really really bad so far- very shaky preseason and first few games. I hope there's a master plan we can't yet see

[Blue Blood]

We are making Stoke look like Barca....

[steveo_88]

We looked shaky in midfield against Newcastle, this was never going to be a walk in the park.

Same problems though, effort and communication lacking in the centre.

Good time for Lescott for Javi as he's now on a yellow.

I'm not even talking about the score. It's just a nothing shit game.

Welcome to Stoke.