Everyone seems to have forgotten the first half when Shaquiri took out Holebas with a tackle that would have got a rugby player sin binned, Shaquiri rolled around in agony to avoid a booking, Britos put the ball out so both player could receive treatment, did Stoke return the ball, no, Shaquiri tried to set up a Stoke attack instead, did Watford react like Jo Allen, no, we just won the ball back and got on with the game Deeney's reaction was a mixture of frustration and anger at the way the referee had allowed Stoke to cheat and time waste their way to victory As for the incident itself, Jo Allen could/should have been sent off for kicking then throwing himself at Deeney to start the confrontation, Shawcross should get a red card for head butting Deeney, The only reason Deeney is in trouble is because of Mark Hughes comment on TV after the game, not content with winning a football game with rugby league players and tactics and cheating and time wasting, he wanted to punish Watford as well to detract from his teams antics Marco Silva kept a dignified silence on Stoke tactics I know which team and manager I support, and which one I would not even watch on MOTD highlights/lowlights
Both teams charged with failing to control their players.. In fact Mark Hughes and his coaches seemed pretty keen to get involved themselves!
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/aggrieved-stoke-city-ready-answer-716883 Whiter than white. I don't think so.
Joe Allen started the 2nd incident .. The first also involved their full back kicking the ball away at a throw in.
Just been watching Stoke v Leicester . Makes it even more frustrating we were so poor. Leicester have really shown the Stoke defence up for pace and quick play. Shows the value of getting a lead against them. Stoke look 10 x better as well tbf!
Stoke at home is a different game. I had little expectation last week and it was a worst case scenario. I expect to beat them well at their place. I have good friends in that area, I might just take a couple of days off for the return fixture, circumstances permitting.
