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Stoke City: First week of Premier League football
So, after a lifetime of waiting, we have finally landed in the Premier League. Ouch! It hurt so much on Saturday night but my attention immediately swept to this weekend’s fixture against Aston Villa. The buzz surrounding a top flight match was much different to previous seasons. Players were escorted off the team coach and TV [...]
So, after a lifetime of waiting, we have finally landed in the Premier League. Ouch! It hurt so much on Saturday night but my attention immediately swept to this weekend’s fixture against Aston Villa.
The buzz surrounding a top flight match was much different to previous seasons. Players were escorted off the team coach and TV stations were clambering to get the best view of the newest Premier League stars.
If we were in any doubt as to how difficult and cruel this division can be, we knew by 5.00 on Saturday. A freak goal was followed by slack defending and we ended up being 3-0 down in the space of 10 minutes.
However, that was then and this is now. We have bolstered our squad with two new defenders and are optimistic over the addition of an international winger.
Every Stokie is realistic and knows that we aren’t going to win every game this season. There will be defeats along the way but if we can develop the Britannia into a fortress then we will be half way there.
Sunderland won a commendable nine games at home last season and that is the sort of template we should be looking at. Add on top of that a couple of away wins and that should give you another twelve months in the lucrative Premier League.
If one major lesson is to be learnt from Bolton, it is that you shouldn’t be beaten at your own game. Kevin Davies had the beating of us aerially every time. If we keep Carew quiet on Saturday then we will get a point at the very least.
Our gritty, determined style of play will ensure we won’t be as bad as Derby last season but it is important that we, as supporters, enjoy every minute of this campaign. If the worst happens and we do fall through the trap door who’s to say it won’t be another 23 years until we get another crack at the Manchester United’s and Arsenal’s of this world?
Tony Pulis is certainly doing his best to defy the critics though, and we all hope that a certain bookmaker will have egg on their faces come May!
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