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He's started ahead of Glen in a 4-4-2 for Stoke. Nothing of note yet. Walters playing up front too alongside Kenwyne Jones.
Stephen Ireland completes a triumvarate of Irish transfer window purchases involved tonight. However Reo Coker has been preferred to him. Dunney and Delap starting too.
Xavi would have been proud of that pass to Jones from deep in midfield, and Keano would have buried it. More of the same hopefully.
BBC matchtracker:
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2012: New Stoke signing Marc Wilson cuts open the Villa defence like a surgeon's knife with a superb through ball for Kenwyne Jones, but the former Sunderland striker scuffs his shot as Friedel's right arm averts the danger. Encouraging for Stoke, Jones is looking a serious handful.
The most impressive so far was Delap beating his man down the wing.
HE is only meant to take throw ins isn't he? :P
Great that he's being played in his preferred position but not ideal that it's at the expense of Whelan. Really hope he has what it takes to make the step up to international level there.
Wilson subbed on 65 for other newcomer Jermaine Pennant. That's Stoke second substution.
Id say they could be described as tactical, I can't say I noticed much of Wilson either good or bad
the game seems to bypass the central midfield.
Glenn's brother hits the late late winner.
Is that the Stoke manager doing a lap of honour?
How did the ref buy that dive by Pennant?
My first instinct was that it was a foul too.
It was dive worthy of Bulgaria's finest.
Wilson was strong in the first half, went a bit anonymous in the second. Don't think pennant made much of a difference though to be honest. I think on a positive, Wilson was far more offensive then expected, so it's not insane to think whelan might take whitehead's position. Wilson though looks far more interesing than Green/Andrews. I know Trap wont make changes before the russia/slovakia games, but i expect to see him introduced for Norway. Better be!!
Wilson did put in a great defense splitting pass to put Kenwin Jones through in the first half?
However I could not be sure was him at the time due to the double double dutch commentary on the blury stream.
I should mention, due my earlier reference to the Stoke manager doing a lap of honour, that Tony Pulis lost his mother - yet he attended the game. But obviously wanted to make a hasty exit from the proceedings.
Hope hes in the squad for the Russia/Slovakia double header!
Much more likely he'll be in the squad for the november friendlyQuote:
Originally Posted by stiffler
Squad is named on Monday so it'll be interesting to see how many play at the weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by stiffler
Of the Irish players starting this wkend in the premier league, there will be more left out of the squad - McCarthy, Ward, Foley, Wilson, Carr (retired i know), Delap than named in the squad - Dunne, Doyle, O'Shea (possibly), Kelly. 6 versus 4. Apologies for the terrible phrasing but I think it's an interesting pointQuote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
He will name Foley so it's 5 v5 - Delap and Carr really are a moot point so in the end its 5 he selects and 3 he leaves out.
The simple point tho is Ward is a better option than Kilbane, and McCarthy/Wilson are all better options for a partner to Glenn Whelan. But Trap won't change without a friendly, no point hoping he will
Wilson and Whelan on the bench today. Walters (who according to the Sky commentators has been Stokes best player in recent games) is on the bench.
BBC R5 Live (Tim Flowers) speaking very highly of Walters.