Re: Stoke vs Valencia

by Zealous Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:59 pm

10 years is a long time :vagi:

by halamadrid2 Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:00 pm

Bilbaos game starts in an hour

common Biesla

by Jonathan28 Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:03 pm

Come on Valencia! cheers

by Sina Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:11 pm

YES come on VALENCIA
Humiliate those bleepS Clubber

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they played friendly back in 2004? :vagi:
match preview from stoke perspective includes WHO TO BOO Laughing

by Zealous Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:11 pm

TROLOLOLOL

by Art Morte Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:32 pm

Sina wrote:62.2% - Valencia had the 3rd-highest average possession in the group stages of the CL: Stoke had the lowest in the EL (34.8%).

That's a cracking stat Cool

Stoke to edge this one 2 - 1 with goals from set pieces.
Valencia to go through after demolishing Stoke in the return fixture. Put your money on it, folks.

by Nishankly Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:53 pm

EarlyPrototype wrote:Valencia will walk their midfield.

Stoke does not have a midfield, Can Valencia walk past their 7 man defense? hmm

by halamadrid2 Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:54 pm

how do Stoke protect the wide areas because all that Valencia have got is wing play

by Swanhends Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:57 pm

Stoke don't need to bother protecting wide areas....Huth and Shawcross win everything in the air

by rwo power Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:58 pm

EarlyPrototype wrote:Valencia will walk their midfield.

...only to get flattened by Stoke's defense Razz

by RealGunner Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:59 pm

BhritanniaBhlue wrote:Stoke don't need to bother protecting wide areas....Huth and Shawcross win everything in the air

Bhends

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:09 pm

LOL if Stoke win tonight on this forum, Bhends reaction cannot be missed LMAO.

by Sina Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:10 pm

simple they defend deep and narrow
Stoke vs Valencia - Page 2 Screen29

give flanks to opponents and confident with aerial ability of their CBs
aerial success
Huth has 76%
shawbleep 67%
woodgate 75%
:coffee:

but they suck vs tricky quick playas like Gervinho banana

thats when you would get shawcrossed :facepalm:

by Sina Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:13 pm

bhends

Spoiler:

by Die Borussen Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:13 pm

unai emery Thumbs up

by RED Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:35 pm

This match is gonna be lulz. Gonna watch this instead of Porto-City.

by Jonathan28 Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:03 pm

I don't have ESPN, so I have no chocie but to watch Citeh game Sad

by Lord Hades Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:04 pm

where is the chat??

by Swanhends Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:06 pm

Sina hates Stoke so much he has become and expert on their play :bow:

by Swanhends Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:09 pm

Starting XI vs Valencia: Begovic; Wilkinson, Shawcross (c), Huth, Wilson; Pennant, Palacios, Delap, Etherington; Walters, Crouch

Substitutes: Sorensen, Whelan, Jones, Fuller, Whitehead, Shotton, Jerome

Delap in, Shotton on bench

by Giggslegend Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:28 pm

I realllyyy hope the chat is open for this fixture. Valencia is in for a cold night in britannia stadium

by Lord Hades Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:29 pm

valencia have 8 players over 6 feet

by Swanhends Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:31 pm

They're from La Liga though....A 6'4 player from La Liga is worth about as much as a 5'9 player from Stoke, cause the Spaniards will just fall over and cry for fouls at the first sign of contact anyway

Waste of height

by Lord Hades Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:33 pm

i was just providing facts lol, valencia rely more on technique, a very 'past it' drogba bullied their defense this season already, shudder to think what stoke will do

by Swanhends Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:37 pm

Well for some reason unbeknownst to me Crouch gets all the playing time, and he wont be bullying anyone anytime soon

Im firmly in Camp Kenwyn Jones

by Sina Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:42 pm

35% - Stoke City had the best crossing accuracy in the group stages of the Europa League (35%). Wings.
but at the end of the day football Must Beat Rugby Cool

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