Could there be a better, or indeed worse game to kick off the season..?
Stoke is always a hard place to go - and they taught us a lesson last season - however, that was under very different circumstances. Going to be a tough afternoon, and at this point would take a draw with a good performance. I am hopeful of a win - we should be going for all 3 points but this season many will fail at Stoke...
On a positive, this 'new look' side they have assembled looks like they want to play football - not the old style we have become accustom too over the years. So being their first outing 'Barca-Light' could struggle to play how they want and revert - without Shawcross that could be an issue.
A big game for Big Ben today - he could be a massive difference for us - would love to see him take the game to Stoke today...
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