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Stoke City 2014-2015 Premier League Preview | Talking Points

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Channel: Guardian Football · 2014 · Sports

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f Mark Hughes gets the best out of talented players such as Arnautovic and Bojan, Stoke can finish as the best of the rest.
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Bojan is probably the summer’s most interesting signing. Quite where he will fit in is unclear, though Hughes must resist the temptation to accommodate him in a wide position, as is often the case with slight touch players. In pre-season, he has played across the front line, but, with Odemwingie to return on the right and Arnautovic a fixture on the left, chances are that he’ll play in his optimal position behind a striker – likely to be Mame Diouf. This will give Stoke an attack of invention, imagination, speed and flexibility.
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Fortified with the confidence that comes from a solid and stable back-five, Stoke will look to play principally on the counter-attack. But they must assume that teams will be wiser and warier than was the case last season, and their ability to dictate games against opponents not able or not minded to dominate them remains to be seen. In midfield, Hughes will perm two from Steven Nzonzi, Glen Whelan and Steve Sidwell, but if he’s feeling brave, or if the opposition are feeling cowardly, can insert the guile of Stephen Ireland and Charlie Adam or the pace of Brek Shea and whichever other winger arrives.

Looking at the various Premier League squads, it seems fairly clear which of them will occupy the top seven positions come the end of the season. But there is no reason at all why Stoke cannot finish ahead of the rest, and even if they do not, watching them should be fascinating and exciting. Supporters can ask for no more, and for Hughes, there can be no higher praise.
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