Chapter 1: What were the highlights of the Stoke City vs. Swansea match?
Good win that for Stoke City tonight and some terrific action coming your way this weekend from the EFL Championship. London Derby on Friday night as Brentford face Fulham from seven. Two big clubs going at it Saturday lunchtime. Wolves and Derby from midday. Two informed teams on Saturday evening from 5.15 Bristol City and Brighton.
Super Sunday, a slightly later start time as Liverpool face Watford in our first game. Then we're watching the champions take on West Brom. Big dramas coming your way from the US this autumn as well. The superhero drama DC's Legends of Tomorrow returns for a second series on Thursday at 8 on Sky One. The blacklist crime drama starting Friday, 9 o'clock, Sky Living. That's the fourth series.
And the third series of the award-winning drama The Affair returns on Monday, November the 21st on Sky Atlantic.
Here's Sobe. Bonnie waits in the middle. So will be twisting, turning, and it's gone in off Alfie Mawson. And out of edge. Super first touch on out of edge, in towards Joe Allen. Hasn't finished yet, but he has. It's the former Swansea double act at it again.
Yeah, wouldn't you just know it tonight, Joe Allen and Wilfred Boney, too much for their former club this evening. It finished 3-1 to Stoke City and their third victory in succession, all against that bottom three, Hull, Swansea and Sunderland, which means they're propelled all the way up to 12th place, just two points, you know, separate eight teams there from 10th all the way down to 17th.
But Swansea stay in the bottom three, as they will for a couple of weeks, five points from their 10 games, five points from safety.
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Stoke have had 17 attempts tonight, the second highest they've managed this season, but Swansea actually having more on target, six to Stoke's four, three of which were goals. 22 touches each in the opposition box once again, the third time under Bob Bradley, Swansea covering more distance than their opponent.
Also, with more possession than they've had in any away game so far this season, 54% more passes too, and 59% of passes from Stoke in the opposition half, and perhaps that was crucial this evening. But a brace for Wilfred Brunny. His first two goals in a Stoke City shirt. Let's hear from him now with Patrick Davison.
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Chapter 2: How did Stoke City secure their victory against Swansea?
Well, in terms of talking about that position to stay, do you think the way you're playing, you're enjoying that role, do you think that is your position maybe going forward, especially with Stoke?
Yeah, I think it remains to be seen. I think a few more games, you know, we'll see if I can keep, you know, performing to a reasonably consistent level. Then who knows? I think, having said that, you know, I think for Wales, I played as a holding midfielder for the last few years and really enjoyed that position as well.
So, yeah, I don't really, I'm not really sure myself which my best position is. But I suppose in some ways it's a good thing that I'm able to maybe tweak the position a little bit.
Do you think you were either playing in that role, you could actually replace Gareth Bale in the Wales team in that position?
Well, he seems to get... You never know. No, I think it'll still be a case for Wales to get the ball to Gareth and let him do the rest.
You'd love his contract, Joe. I'll bet his new contract. A word about your former club tonight, Joe, because this is a tough one to watch for Swansea fans, seeing you play so well, seeing Wilfred Boney score against them. They'd have loved to have had you back there this summer as well. It didn't work out. But what would you say about Swansea tonight? What did you make of them?
I thought they were very good, even at 3-1. I thought they still looked a threat, and to be honest, we... Yeah, I think we didn't quite wrap the game up as well as we could have, but I think the general performance out there, you can see they're a really good team. I'm confident they'll be fine this year and I hope they're able to turn things around and, like ourselves, climb up the table.
And that's for you all the way up to 12th.
Is that more like it, more realistic for Stoke City this season?
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Chapter 3: What performance did Wilfried Bony deliver in the match?
He's gone on the pitch and doing it. But massive praise for Mark Hughes for seeing something in training. He was talking about his anticipation. We saw that again tonight on the first goal. You see it again on the rebound from the goalkeeper. Thierry's talking about his assist for the second one
But Joe Allen is not... You think of the Premier League, you think of midfield players, and you think power, strength, maybe pace, box to box. These things that we associate with playing in the Premier League, what you need, he's the total opposite of that. He's someone who's got a fantastic football brain, and I think it's been in evidence this season for Stoke, and Thierry's right.
I think he's been the main man for Stoke by a long way.
I didn't think that he had that in his locker. Maybe what suits him is to be the man. you know, in the team. I didn't see that coming. But you can see that he's responding well to that.
We've seen as well great potential in the link-up with Wilfred Bonny.
Well, I mean, you said it yourself. You know, if you're a Swansea fan, those guys were playing for you before. And on the first goal, it's them. And at the end of the game, it's them again. And not only that, but the way he was running the show today, Joe Allen, in terms of defending, in terms of making those runs in between their two old midfielders, Swansea...
the pass that he played for Arnautovic. If there was anyone else in that league passing that ball, Mesut Ozil or David Silva, people would have been raving about it. And he's doing that. He did everything today, apart from scoring a goal.
Well, we're with you all the way through to 11 o'clock tonight on Monday Night Football. And we have reaction and all the analysis when we come back and hear from the managers as well. Swansea beaten tonight. It's now nine without a win for the very first time for them in the top division. And one point from three games in charge for Bob Radley. His thoughts now with Patrick Davison.
Bob, lots to think about, I'm sure. What did you make of your team's efforts tonight?
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Chapter 4: How did Joe Allen contribute to Stoke City's success?
Now, as a young centre-back, I remember myself playing early on. I always remember a game away at Aston Villa and I was doing exactly the same thing and it didn't lead to a goal. I remember Ronnie Moran saying to me at half time, what are you doing? Let the midfield player have it. Because as a young player, you're desperate to impress and you think any long ball, I've got to win every header.
So you end up knocking people out the way to go and win it. With experience, you say, let the midfield player have it. We're okay here. And you're not so keen as you get more experienced. And that's something you learn without a doubt. But as we take it forward, something I never learned
through experience and I hope Alfie Mawson does as the top scorer on goals but I'm being deadly serious I mean I used to the position he finds himself in I'd find myself in those positions and you'd be doing everything you can to try and keep it out And, you know, sometimes you're in a position where it's impossible to keep it out.
And sometimes I look back and think, why don't I just let some balls go and let Joe Allen put it in at the back post? Because you think Joe Allen... Sorry, just take it back. You see Joe Allen just coming in at the back post now. And if he doesn't put that in, Joe Allen's just going to come in at the back post, we see him there, and he'll just stick that in.
And that's something I hope for that own lads is good. So what's your advice to him then? Dummy, get out the way. Don't be in that position? No, listen, you're a defender, you're doing everything you do to try and keep the ball off the net. The ball maybe could be going, this one isn't, maybe in at the back post, and you're trying to keep it out. No, you can't have a goal in for that.
He's doing all he can.
You would never have got away there. In your mind, you wanted to defend and make sure that you were going to clear that. He has the same mentality. You have to go for that.
No, it's a funny joke. I think now that you've finished, sometimes I think, I wish I'd have let a few go and let the striker put them in rather than myself putting it in.
Is your foot close to the goal? Is he not just clearing that in a pretty straightforward manner?
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of Swansea's current standings?
And that should have finished the job. Can City claim a fourth here? Gundogan does. His second. And finished off with ease. Schmeichel with three in his war. Chipped in by Eriksen. Helped on by Dier. Wanyama. It's a penalty. Jansen held back, and Tottenham now with the Gents to go in front. That's his first in the Premier League. On his way with Daiwanyama.
Bardi. Moussa!
Perfect start to the second half for Leicester. And Herrera. Oh, Burnley have played themselves into trouble. Herrera has it back.
Ibrahimovic waits.
Chapter 6: What strategies are Stoke City using to improve their form?
Still no way through. That was late by Ander Herrera.
And he has already been booked. Ander Herrera sent off... Pogba. Goes for power. Ibrahimovic.
Goodness. That's been the story of his day. Now Ramirez. Looking to make a real impact here. Tayore is forward.
Ramirez is going to go on his own here. It's a beauty for Gaston Ramirez. Tayore turns. It's two to pick out, one of them is Negredo, and it's down for Downing!
Middlesbrough at the double. Amrabat stays onside.
Jan Maats. And Offini! I think it might have come off Michael Dorsett. Moreno and Chan. Oh, slice by Lovren.
Chance for Macarthur.
It's a gift for Macarthur. And that's a super header, and Lovren has made amends. Benteke, who won it in the air, for Wilfried Zaha. And it's 2-2. That's it! There was no stopping that one. Now a chance for Firmino, and Firmino clips it elegantly, consummately and confidently. Barkley wide to Seamus Coleman, who goes for goal, and again Adrian gets down, and it's in from, who else?
Romelu Lukaku!
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Chapter 7: How are the managers reacting to their teams' performances?
Yeah, former teammates and fitness coach. Not funny at the time when I had to run with him, trust me. No, you know what, he's a good manager and we've been seeing that since the beginning. He also had difficult games since the beginning of the season, but I like the way he set up his team. He's not scared to throw a youngster also in it.
He likes his team to be sound at the back, but he will always allow his team to play, like we saw against Man City. He had already a go at them at the Etihad. I think, you know, is he going to beat the record of points that they had last year or do better than Koeman? I don't know. But moving forward, I think he can do a great job.
Certainly made a really good start, hasn't he? Another one for you, Thierry. Are you enjoying your time as Belgium assistant coach and is your aim to be a manager eventually?
Well, second assistant coach, first and foremost. Then after that, yeah, I would love to be a manager. At the moment, I'm obviously learning the curve of being a manager. And what you want is to be equipped if something comes along the way. But right now, it's amazing what I can witness. with Roberto Martinez and with the squad that we have with Belgium is actually amazing.
And you actually see the game from the other side. When you apply, you think totally differently, but as a boss, as I can see now, it's totally different.
Thierry, you've obviously played for Arsene Wenger the majority of your career and you're now working with Roberto Martinez on his staff. probably similar philosophies, both managers. If you do go into management, would that be the way you went?
Yeah, to an extent, yeah. I mean, you can bring Pep along those lines with the two managers that you mentioned. Yes, I think the thing is, my philosophy would be in and around that.
Yeah, I would love my team to play, but also make sure that if you have the what-if, what you call the what-if is if you ever lose that ball while you're in possession, that you're always safe to make sure that there is not a counter. But yes, I would love my team to play football from the back on the ground, yeah.
So you're a 3-4-3 man then?
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