Stoke City = EPL ??
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Stoke City = EPL ??
by scirea6 Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:09 pm
Every time i see people question the value of a new signing in EPL , they always compare him against Stoke City.
Other leagues they test against barca or RM , or Milan or Juve.
So in essence you are a good EPL player only if you play well against Stoke and not against Man Utd or Chelsea??.
Other leagues they test against barca or RM , or Milan or Juve.
So in essence you are a good EPL player only if you play well against Stoke and not against Man Utd or Chelsea??.
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by Giggslegend Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:12 pm
you got it all wrong. They use them as the bar of "hardness" of the EPL physical aspects. The ultimate test in physical play etc
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by kiranr Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:14 pm
scirea6 wrote:Every time i see people question the value of a new signing in EPL , they always compare him against Stoke City.
Other leagues they test against barca or RM , or Milan or Juve.
So in essence you are a good EPL player only if you play well against Stoke and not against Man Utd or Chelsea.
LOL yeah..
The commentator of star sports was wondering how Aguero would do against STOKE just before his second goal.
The commentators does make it sound like that....
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by scirea6 Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:21 pm
Lex wrote:Is this a wind up?
Nope , a lot of ppl compare with stoke as if they are the standard bearers for a true English team.
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by Doc Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:31 pm
I think Stoke are the epitome of physicality when it comes to the EPL and it's probably the best measure as to whether you can deal with the hardships of the league.
Best answer I could come up with other than ppl making fun of Stoke's awful football...
Best answer I could come up with other than ppl making fun of Stoke's awful football...
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by Artemis Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:32 pm
You compare players against RM and Barca in la liga because they are the only teams of note.
The comparison vs stoke is obviously because of the EPL's physical nature. Stoke display this nature perfectly.
If you don't understand this then you don't understand the point of match-ups in football.
The comparison vs stoke is obviously because of the EPL's physical nature. Stoke display this nature perfectly.
If you don't understand this then you don't understand the point of match-ups in football.
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by The Madrid One Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:55 pm
stoke city ive noticed is also used as an emblem for anti-football in many eyes.
if you cant get past their big brick wall playing how ever you want.. you dont win.
and people use that as a way to make a statement about the epl no matter what it is.
if you cant get past their big brick wall playing how ever you want.. you dont win.
and people use that as a way to make a statement about the epl no matter what it is.
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by white_star Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:08 pm
Stoke, lol it doesnt matter what you do against stoke because nobody will ever remember it 10 years from now!
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by 23arshavin23 Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:12 pm
stoke is a scrappy club who give even the best teams a run for their money with hard nosed play.
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by The Madrid One Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:13 pm
if they had quality and could back it up with 1 or 2 counter attacks and win, and then take that to europe all world wide, football "purists" would kill them selves.
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by TalkingReckless Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:48 pm
Stoke are nothing compared to the old Wimbledon FC's Crazy gang
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Re: Stoke City = EPL ??
by mr-r34 Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:24 am
Sigh some people are just born dumb right.
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