Also kept a lot of clean sheets during that period too.Originally Posted by Ach
Also kept a lot of clean sheets during that period too.
Wtf? Us booing Shawcross is hardly the same thing as them booing RamseyTONY PULIS has re-opened his feud with Arsene Wenger — and accused the Arsenal manager of ‘re-writing history’.
The Gunners travel to Stoke today for a fixture soured by a stormy relationship between the two bosses.
Wenger’s anger stretches back to February 2010 when a tackle by Ryan Shawcross left Aaron Ramsey with his leg broken in two places.
Last season, the Frenchman was furious Stoke fans booed Ramsey and he also criticised the Potters for their physical approach. But Pulis reckons Wenger’s side have a worse record.
The Stoke boss said: “We went to the Emirates and Ryan got absolutely slaughtered — so it’s not just a one-way ticket.
“People talk about us being a dirty team but I haven’t had as many red cards as Arsene Wenger as a manager.
“But people always mention me and Stoke City — but no one talks about the situation with Wenger when he took over at Arsenal. When that was going on, he never saw a thing!
“History has been re-written. The balance isn’t level. It’s frustrating that you get labelled like this.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz24bb2DMSX
This guys stupidity knows no bounds
We laugh as well, at you not with youPETER CROUCH admits he sometimes laughs out loud during Stoke City games.
It’s usually when Rory Delap reaches for his towel — and he sees rival strikers throw in the towel!
Crouch has heard the critics say Stoke’s long-ball tactics do not intimidate opponents like they used to.
The Potters hurled in a staggering 980 throw-ins last season but only scored from two — even Manchester United did better than that.
But Crouch claims boss Tony Pulis would be crazy to scrap Stoke’s infamous tactic because he reckons opponents still visibly wilt when his mates win a throw.
That’s why he will be watching Arsenal’s new signings Olivier Giroud, Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski closely today — to see if they get in a flap over Delap!
Crouch confessed: “I still love it whenever we get a throw-in.
“I see forwards who have to come back to defend our set-pieces and it genuinely makes me laugh.
“I’ve been in that situation myself so I know what’s going through their heads.
“As a striker, when your opponents win a throw-in you usually have to get back and help defend it.
“You’re whole body language is saying: ‘Oh no, I’ve got to get all the way back and defend now’.
“It’s bad enough having to come back and defend corners.
“But when it’s every throw-in too, mentally it makes teams HATE coming to play Stoke City. It’s been the strongest weapon in our armoury.
“I see teams who would rather give away a free-kick or corner than concede a throw-in to us!
“But I think we’re dangerous from all set pieces.”
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been the fiercest critic of Stoke’s tactic over the years.
He once famously said he would like to see throw-ins outlawed and replaced by kicking the ball in from the touchline.
Crouch says the Frenchman can expect the same old, same old at the Britannia today.
He added: “We’ve got a big team and good players like Matt Etherington and Jermaine Pennant with the ability to whip the ball in at set-pieces.
“We’ve also got Rory and Ryan Shotton on throw-ins, so we’d be crazy not to use their ability.
“When Rory can put the ball in flatter and faster than a corner then it’s a trick worth using.
“Whenever Rory’s on the pitch it’s a tactic we’ll definitely use.”
Arsenal may be the polar opposite to Stoke when it comes to launching balls forward. But Crouch says there is too much snobbery from some teams who pick and choose when they ditch their principles.
He said: “Listen, I’ve watched so-called ‘football’ teams who are losing with a minute to go and what do they do?
“They start slinging the ball it into the box! I’ve seen great teams who need a goal in the last minute and they suddenly play like us! Manchester United are brilliant at it.
“Manchester City won the title last year but against Sporting Lisbon didn’t they have Joe Hart up HEADING the ball in the dying seconds?
“People don’t give us enough credit for the fact we can play. We scored some phenomenal goals last season. Good team goals, some good individual goals.
“You’ve got to have that to your game in the Premier League otherwise you’ve no chance.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz24bcjIygU
Pulis.
I bet the whole city is coming out to see the Arsenal.
What a freak show.
Wengers replyWenger spoke out in defence of Pulis' claims ahead of the two clubs' clash on Sunday, noting that Arsenal finished seventh in the Fair Play table, which takes into account attitude towards officials, while Stoke came last.
"I think we did quite well in the Fair Play table,” Wenger said.
“I don't know how they did, but we did quite well. It's not only about red cards, it's about the number of fouls.”
Wenger would do well to ignore Pulis. Pulis desperately wants a big name manager as a rival and these pathetic attention-seeking attempts to wum wumger have gone on for some time.
We show Stoke too much respect. In reality, they're no different to most teams 12th-20th in terms of how 'physical' they are. But we will learn a lot about Cazorla in this game. His silky skills are incredible but I thought he was pushed aside too easily against Sunderland - something Hazard and Kagawa (as the other big signings that are looking to adapt to English football) seem to be handling better. Let's see.
Last edited by Syn; 26-08-2012 at 01:50 AM.
Pulis is an absolute cock. . .Wumger comes out with some shit at times but when Pulis speaks I swear his arse cheeks move. . .
Im only sad thing is we havent rammed the words down the same hole they came out of more often. . .come Arsenal, lets twat those twats
Sir ches will play I reckon.
He's a proper ghel.
If RVP broke his leg we'd probably boo him at the Emirates if the online sentiment is anything to go by, so we can't claim the moral highground.Wtf? Us booing Shawcross is hardly the same thing as them booing Ramsey
This guys stupidity knows no bounds
Having said that there's no question Pulis is an attention seeking ****.
Last edited by Joker; 26-08-2012 at 09:42 AM.
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