It's not exaggrate to say the most difficult side to face in the premiership is Stoke City! Ask the league big 6 teams, there is no one wants to play Stoke especially at Stoke home ground due to their old-school traditional English style- a team with tall and strong players playing long ball and extremely physical style. When teams want to play the ball on the ground, Stoke will ruin your game plan. Once Stoke gets the ball, they will kick the ball up high. Tall strikers will be on the receiving end, using their height and muscle to win the ariel battle. The most disgusting secret weapon for the team is their super-long range powerful throw-in from Irish veteran utility man Delap. His throw-in is as powerful as a free-kick/corner-kick and opposing always needs to stay alert of Delap's long throw-in. This kind of ruby like style is the secret formula for Stoke's steady survival in the league for the past few years. In fact, they have even improved to 11st place with some more experienced and talented players gradually coming in comparing to their deubt premiership season, such as experienced veterans CF Beattie, WG Entherington and Turkish ST Tuncay. Although teams have now get used to coping with their long-ball tactics, Stoke remains a competitive side despite their generally low-skilled players in the squad. Another successful survival season is anticipated.
Strongest line-up: <4-4-2>
Strongest line-up: <4-4-2>
Sorensen
Huth Faye Shawcross Higginbotham
Delap Whitehead Whelan Entherington
Fuller Tuncay
Prediction: Survival
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