He looked totally deflated in interview on MOTD No more excuses and an acceptance that we can not score So whose fault Is it the strikers who cost a fortune and are paid more per week than the majority of our loyal fans or has Clulis brainwashed them so much that they have forgotten how to score. Even Mrs SiS could have taken Jerome's chance but IMO Clulis's negativity has affected the whole team We have no passion no style no flair can not pass and can not score Whilst he must have had a brainstorm to pick 4 attackers as the commentators on my stream said Jerome and Fuller are not wide players He knows he has lost the plot and has to go Maybe PC has grown tired of how we play and Clulis brown nosing all the time ( to keep his job ) about how good the Coates family are to "this football club" SiS
No, Fuller and Jerome ain't wide players. I don't know why Matty didn't play, but even if he did, one of Fuller or Jerome would have had to play wide. Better Ric on the right than Deano or Delap, or even our very own Gareth Bale.
When I saw the line up yesterday with Walters, Crouch, Jerome and Fuller I thought at last yes we are going for it this should be good. As the game went on I came to realise that it was the same old problem as always. No midfield whatsoever. We could have the best strikers in the land playing for us, but if we can't get the ball to them or support them they will never score. The root of all Stoke's problems lies in the lack of midfield and support of our forwards. No one ever seems like they want the ball in a Stoke shirt because they know they have no one to pass to hence why it ends up getting hoofed!
If I'm right? I'm sure that Huth started off at left back or he eventually swapped sides with Collins a some stage WHY? I think it was when Shotton came on. It's fine having four forwards on the pitch but using TWO out and out strikers on the wing, again it's clutching at straws by Clueless Mr Pulis. WHY no Ether's is totally beyond me.
I dont know why he just didnt change the formation! If he wanted to play those players he should ahve just played a 3-4-3! But no, it has to be 8-1-1!
