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Really winning over the Stoke fans this season. Credit where it's due, he's probably one of the first names on the team sheet after winning his place in the team back earlier this season.
Rumours adrift that if Lee Cattermole moves from Sunderland to Stoke then Norwich will swoop in for Whelan.
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Really winning over the Stoke fans this season. Credit where it's due, he's probably one of the first names on the team sheet after winning his place in the team back earlier this season.
There is no stopping the human handbrake!!
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke...ail/story.html
Heavy praise for Whelan and Wilson.
Reading the FourFourTwo season preview, and Whelan is listed as Stoke's most underrated player
Not universally adored, but last season he was a revelation
Whelan found himself in the unusual position of breaking through on goal against Hull following an underhit backpass. He was hacked down by James Chester and the Hull defender was sent off.
Would you attribute any blame to McShane? His pass was mis controlled which led to Whelan being able to burst through.
Personally I think a midfielder should be able to protect the ball in that situation and I prefer to see a full back pass inside rather than chip it up the line.
I would have to see it again but I didn't think it was his fault at the time, just a poor backpass.
Some gratitude. After giving his side a man advantage, Hughes rewards Whelan by taking him off in the first half for Bojan. Moments later, it's 1-0 Hull.
I thought I saw Whelan looking to the bench a few times in the minutes before he was taken off. Not sure if it was him or their number 5.
McShane gave a hospital pass a few minutes later! Similar outcome.Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I have it recorded and have just watched it a few times, unfortunately the controls on the remote control are not very good
it is easier to control playback when I used to record to the PC, but anyway..
Firstly McShane was put onder a bit of pressure by the centre back, the centre forward knew the ball was going to be passed to McShane
and was hence closing him down quickly, the centre back would have been better passing back to the left back from whence the ball
came. Stoke were pressing the backs so it made it difficult for McShane, he would probably have been better hoofing it.
Hence I would I would give credit to Whelan more than anything, indeed I have never seen him move so fast in my life!!
So rather ironic he was taken off, perhaps doubly ironic Stoke went one down shortly afterwards!!
Bit tough on Glenn, I am usually not too praising of him and when I am he gets subbed!!
Hence I have to assume Glenn was injured the rare injection of pace much have caused something to snap!!
Today's Mirror reported that he was taken off injured.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
I could have sworn I saw him looking to the bench a few times before he was hooked. I also am sure he actively turned his back on the ball and sought not to be involved or available in the minutes before he went off. Now, cynics would say that he does that all the time, but throughout he was reaching down to his calf or ankle while looking to the bench. The only thing I couldn't be sure of was whether it was him or their number 5, but given his pitch position I assumed it was 6.
Perhaps Hughes just took the opportunity of Whelan's injury to make a tactical change then.
Sounds very credible!! I mean he was subbed on 41' minutes, I know some here are not always complementary of Glenn
but imagine how bad you would have to be to get subbed 4 minutes before half time!!
Except that wouldn't be tactical really, I mean you would wait the 4 minutes so you could have a bit of a team talk
on the change.
http://thescore.thejournal.ie/opinio...42712-Oct2014/
In defence of Whelan.
He shouldn't really need defending. He went off against Germany and ten minutes later a lack of communication in midfield led to Germany opening the scoring. If it had been Whelan who'd come on instead of going off, we all know he'd have been blamed for the goal. The fact his absence was a major contributing factor to the goal is never going to be popular.
Remember what Stephen Hunt said about Whelan: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30567230.html
I was good at talking to refs, which might not surprise you. Glenn Whelan is good at it, too. This is Glenn Whelan's job. Glenn never stops talking. Outsiders might look at the team and wonder why Ireland can't find somebody with more of a range than Glenn Whelan, but when you play somewhere like Tbilisi, Glenn's a man you want out there because he talks and he tries to control the pace of the game.
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