Stoke City (h) pre match thread

[Guest nathan.]

If they set up like Preston did tonight they will get hammered.

 

2-0 

[FosseSpark]

Hermansen

Faes Coady Choudhury

Ricardo Winks

Yunus Ndidi KDH Fatawu

Iheanacho

[TrentFox]

6 minutes ago, FosseSpark said:

Hermansen

Faes Coady Choudhury

Ricardo Winks

Yunus Ndidi KDH Fatawu

Iheanacho

There are some good calls in there. Extend the rest for Vards, Vesty, JJ and Mav (who looks a tad jaded). Two in a row for Coady and then a couple of weeks off. Plus game time for Yunus and Hamza. 👍. 

[Turtle27]

2 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

There are some good calls in there. Extend the rest for Vards, Vesty, JJ and Mav (who looks a tad jaded). Two in a row for Coady and then a couple of weeks off. Plus game time for Yunus and Hamza. 👍. 

Agree with this but I think you will see Casadei starting this one in place of either Wilf or KDH

[Sampson]

I miss the old days where Birch would wheel out ex-players at half time, often players who’d played for both clubs. Would love them to bring out Huth for this one.

[Foxin_Mad]

I have seen Stoke a couple of times this season. They were absolutely atrocious against Hull, wasn't even sure what they were trying to do, a bit like us under Rodgers. No direction. Unless they have improved a lot I can see them struggling against us, they are also struggling for fit defenders.

[Unabomber]

7 hours ago, KFS said:

45 of these posts please 

It’s worked for the last 2 

[Bert]

10 hours ago, Raj said:

Hate Stole.

The town, the fans, the club.

W@nk club

Stoke are even worse! 

[Bert]

1 hour ago, TrentFox said:

There are some good calls in there. Extend the rest for Vards, Vesty, JJ and Mav (who looks a tad jaded). Two in a row for Coady and then a couple of weeks off. Plus game time for Yunus and Hamza. 👍. 

Wouldn’t be worried about resting players that aren’t going to be playing over the international break, personally. 

[Mark]

If Choudhury is starting then I’d rather switch Ricardo to the left, feels like Enzo tried him there last night in preparation for this game though

[Raj]

29 minutes ago, Bert said:

Stoke are even worse! 

You stole my K!!!

[filbertway]

10 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Hermansen

 

Hamza

Faes

Vestergaard

Ricardo

 

Ndidi

Winks

KDH

 

Fatawu

Iheanacho

Akgün

Vesty wide left seems like a recipe for disaster, assuming whoever on the right for Stoke has a pair of functioning legs

 

 

 

[RowlattsFox]

Justin tries but you can clearly see the difference a lack of left footer in this formation. However can't see any other option at the moment. I think we can manage it. 

 

McAteer on the right gave us an option of someone not needing to cut inside. Would like to give Fatawu a start from the left.

[fox_up_north]

Hang on, how is this classed as Category A?

 

It's fuching STOKE 

[KFS]

It’s genuinely so nice to be willing for the weekend again. Just can’t get enough of watching this side currently 

[CosbehFox]

23 minutes ago, fox_up_north said:

Hang on, how is this classed as Category A?

 

It's fuching STOKE 

Because the club know it will be a 3k away end sell out - which accounts for a decent number of the available match day tickets. Cash in FC 

[Chelmofox]

Destroy them. Hopefully Nacho takes the new confidence into this game.

[Rigga]

No reason why vardy doesn’t play…

Doesn’t  do a lot in our system until the final 3rd so last night was an easy nights work and got took off after an hour..

he starts…then has 2 weeks off.

 Likewise for JJ , Ricardo, Winks, KDH

[PhillippaT]

7 hours ago, Raj said:

You stole my K!!!

Special K?

[Blueman1967]

Will it be Vestergaard, or Coady? there a problem we didn't think we would have

[gurru991]

7 hours ago, filbertway said:

Vesty wide left seems like a recipe for disaster, assuming whoever on the right for Stoke has a pair of functioning legs

 

 

 

Vesty needs to play as the central defender due to his lack of speed. I feel that Vesty & Coady are suited to the central role only & I can't see them playing together  in our 4 to 3 back line.

[filbertway]

7 minutes ago, Blueman1967 said:

Will it be Vestergaard, or Coady? there a problem we didn't think we would have

Vestergaard is far and away the better defender so I assume him.

[weller54]

6 hours ago, fox_up_north said:

Hang on, how is this classed as Category A?

 

It's fuching STOKE 

Potty isn't it!!

[whoareyaaa]

15 minutes ago, Blueman1967 said:

Will it be Vestergaard, or Coady? there a problem we didn't think we would have

Faes Vesty Coady

 

in a three

[OwnGoal]

Watched them the other night and was in shock that Villa once paid 22m for Wesley.