http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11701_6884543,00.html Winger hails boss Pulis as man behind his form Matthew Etherington believes he is in the form of his life and remains on cloud nine following Stoke City's FA Cup heroics. The winger kick-started the Potters' 5-0 semi-final rout over Bolton on Sunday as the club reached the first FA Cup final in their 148-year history. It was the sixth goal of yet another solid campaign from 29-year-old Etherington, who was voted the club's player of the season for 2009-10. And the former West Ham man, a runner-up in the 2006 FA Cup final with the Hammers, admits he owes boss Tony Pulis for bringing out the best in him. "I feel as though I am at the top of my game," Etherington said. "I am playing as well as I have ever done and I'm happy. Pulis "The manager puts an arm around me and tells me how good I am and how good I can be. "It makes you believe it. He is a great man-manager and has been fantastic for me personally." Meanwhile, skipper Ryan Shawcross believes Pulis deserves more credit for his achievements at Stoke, who will face Manchester City in the final. "Tony Pulis has been a legend for a long while. He's done so much for the club, to take us from where we were," he said. "When I first joined we were struggling in the Championship and for him to take us all the way to the FA Cup final and hopefully a top-10 finish is massive. "He doesn't get enough credit for it. He's a very good man-manager and a very good manager."
