Tag: Mark Hughes
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EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Stoke 2-2 Leicester
Leicester are the one team in the EPL who are still undefeated, and this game was a lesson in why that’s the case. This is a well organised side with a manager who wants to play the Beautiful Game in an attacking manner, and who isn’t afraid to change things around. For the second game…
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Man United striker linked with move to Stoke
Embed from Getty Images Manchester United’s teenage striker James Wilson could be set for a loan move to Stoke City, according to reports in the Stoke Sentinel. Wilson, who is a Stoke local boy, has made a good impression since featuring in the United first team this season. The 19-year-old has played 13 times in the…
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Press Room: Hughes frustrated, Sunderland boss pleased with point
Embed from Getty Images Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has been left frustrated after his side’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland on Saturday. The former Manchester United striker has guided Stoke to an impressive season thus far and is edging closer and closer towards his target of 50 points, but a ‘frustrating’ performance against relegation battlers…
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Chelsea winger expected to stay at Stoke
Embed from Getty Images Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has discussed his ambitions to keep Victor Moses at the club beyond his loan spell. The 24-year-old forward has been in good form this season at Britannia stadium and has become one of the most influential players in the Premier League, sitting fifth in a list…
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Press Room: Hughes claims Stoke deserved defeat
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has acknowledged that Blackburn Rovers fully deserved their 4-1 FA Cup victory on Saturday afternoon. Peter Crouch gave the Premier League side a 1-0 lead early on but the visitors saw their lead slip after Joshua King scored a hat-trick to inspire the Championship side a relatively easy win. The…
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Shawcross unfazed by England snub
Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross is eager to add to his single cap, but is not allowing the recent snub by England manager Roy Hodgson to affect him. The centre-back made his solitary appearance for the three lions, coming on as a substitute in the 4-2 defeat to Sweden. A game remembered by Zlatan Ibrahimović’s…
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Hughes rues Odemwingie injury
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has rued the absence of Peter Odemwingie, bemoaning his serious knee injury. The Nigerian international sustained the injury in Saturday’s win over Manchester City last weekend and later confirmed on his Twitter that he would miss the majority of the season. And, boss Hughes has said how the absence of…
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Pellegrini: We have no problem with expectation
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his team are fully equipped to deal with the immense pressure of expectation that lays upon them to retain the Premier League title this season. The Chilean coach, who’s City boys secured a convincing home win over last season’s league runners-up Liverpool on Monday, believes the team’s assured…
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BLOG: Top 10 Transfers of Summer 2014
With just under a week until the transfer window slams shut I take a look at the teams who have managed to secure quality reinforcements for the right price. After all, football players are commodities in today’s bloated investment market. 1. Diego Costa- Chelsea- Price: £32m After a season where only 19 of their 69…
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Stoke up stakes for Norwich midfielder
Stoke City have made a brazen second bid for Norwich City midfielder Nathan Redmond, with a deal of £5m tabled and a 24-hour decision demanded. The England U21 international was one of Norwich’s stand-out players in the Premier League last season, despite the club’s relegation to the Championship. Stoke boss Mark Hughes is hot…
