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Since they were first promoted to the Premier League in 2008, Stoke City have hardly been the most popular side to grace the English top flight.

It seems wrong to want an underdog side like Stoke to fail at nearly every given occasion, but because of the Rugby-like antics inspired by Tony Pulis, hate for the Potters has become the exception to the rule.

Now, under the management of Mark Hughes, Stoke City are looking to rebrand themselves in a more favourable light within the football community. Whilst the days of seemingly employing Rory Delap exclusively for his long throw-in abilities are on the decline, the question remains: have Stoke City really changed that much under Hughes?

As a player, Mark Hughes was known for his tough tackling and no nonsense attitude. In that respect he would seem the perfect man to pick up from where Tony Pulis left off at Stoke. His Premier League record produced teams that didn’t exactly set the world alight or show much creativity in the attacking areas. Blackburn, Fulham, QPR and even Hughes’ Manchester City side were hardly expansive in their approach and didn’t put too heavy and emphasis on possession.

Fast-forward to 2014, and a whole host of TV and radio pundits seem to be purring over Hughes’ so-called transformation of Stoke and the way they approach their matches. The fact that the Potters are still very much a physical side is scarcely noted.

Hughes may have the likes of Bojan and Marko Arnautovic at his disposal, but the latter hardly gets a place in Sparky’s starting XI, and the former only really stands out because of the company he is in. Yes, Bojan is a technically gifted player for sure, but most sides in the Premier League have at least one player in the ‘Bojan mould’.

Stoke are still not a pretty sight with the ball at their feet and often revert to just lumping it forward. On several occasions this season, Hughes has deployed both Geoff Cameron and Erik Pieters at full-back, who aren’t exactly Roberto Carlos-esque in their style of play, whilst the 6’4 Steven N’Zonzi has been holding the defensive-mid position. Admittedly some of these moves have been made out of necessity rather than choice, but these types of players simply do no favours for Stoke’s image problems.

The story in attack has also not changed dramatically under Mark Hughes this season. For all the sensation that currently surrounds Bojan at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke’s main line of attack still largely involves pumping long balls up to Peter Crouch, with the ever-persistent Jonathan Walters ready to latch onto any knock-down that comes his way. Whilst this system may be effective, it is definitely not pretty.

In comparison with another so-called long-ball side, West Ham United have dramatically changed under Sam Allardyce this campaign. Big Sam used to rely solely on the Carroll-Nolan axis last season, but with the additions of Enner Valencia, Diafra Sakho, Mauro Zarate and Alex Song to the Hammers’ squad, West Ham have managed to completely revitalise their style of play. Allardyce now sees his team reside in fourth place in the Premier League, whilst Stoke City remain very much a mid-table side.

It would be unfair to completely disregard Mark Hughes’ spell at Stoke however, as with more goals scored this season than in previous years, there are at least some signs that a better footballing philosophy is trying to be reached at the Britannia Stadium.

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But as the Potters still clearly favour physical players with a direct approach, claims that Stoke City are starting to emulate the tiki-taka possession play of Barcelona remain very wide of the mark.

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While Andre Villas-Boas may have not re-invented the wheel with his omission of Jan Vertonghen from the Tottenham Hotspur line up on Saturday, he certainly went a long way to reminding supporters about one of the great-lost arts of a Premier League season.

Indeed, following the announcement of the Spurs side yesterday and the rather looming hole that the big Belgian’s name left amongst it, some were initially left almost aghast. Sunderland away, big festive fixture and the manager has left his best defender on the bench? Is AVB tinkering with the backline again? AVB out?

Of course, far from dropping Vertonghen for yesterday’s trip to the Stadium of Light, the Portuguese was in fact resting the ex-Ajax man. Yet what would Spurs supporters remember about rotation?

Taking the tongue firmly out of cheek, supporters in the white half of North London are perhaps more detached than most when it comes to witnessing one of their first team players miss a game besides the medium of injury and suspension.

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While some are weary of the continued jibes still aimed at Harry Redknapp since he left the club in the summer, for all the gripes that some supporters carried towards the now QPR boss, it was his seeming reluctance to rest his most important players that many viewed as his biggest failing. And although the popular belief is that Redknapp’s flirtations with the England job preempted the side’s spectacular capitulation during the second half of last season, the abject lack of anything resembling squad rotation may have played just as big a part.

As Spurs entered the back end of the 2011-12 season, they did so with a first XI that had played an awful lot of football with not much resembling the way of rest. While the squad’s fitness over the course of 38 games saw nothing like the sort of injury problems Villas-Boas has had to deal with this term, the lack of major injuries seemed to transcend into an excuse to play the same players week in, week out.

The old adage of playing your best team when fit may fill many with nostalgia, but during a top-flight season in this day and age, that simply isn’t the case anymore. The Premier League is an unforgiving beast and while supporters are filling their boots with the unrelenting festive fixture list, somewhere along the line, it will eventually catch up with the players. And it didn’t half catch up with Spurs last term.

Kyle Walker still hasn’t got over his slump he endured towards the end of last term, but after playing all but one league game at the age of 21, is that necessarily a huge surprise? Maybe not this term, but last term it certainly wasn’t.

Even by his own high standards, Scott Parker seemed to run out of steam from February onwards, but he wasn’t given a minute’s rest since making his debut against Wolves last September. In hindsight considering his age and style of play, were his proceeding late season injury issues a coincidence, or an accident waiting to happen? Furthermore, the talismanic pairing of Gareth Bale and Luka Modric missed only four games between them last term. When Tottenham started to press the self-destruct button, the pair didn’t seem to have enough in the tank to try and change the side’s fate.

Yes, it’s all very well speculating over what might and might not have been last term and what’s done now is done – besides, Villas-Boas has only taken to resting one or two of his defenders in recent days, hardly the entire squad.

Although these are the things that can ultimately make a difference to the Lilywhites come the end of the season. Rotating his centre halves as he has done with Vertonghen, Steven Caulker, William Gallas, and Michael Dawson in recent days may seem like common sense, but it’s something we’ve rarely seen at White Hart Lane in recent days.

Villas-Boas is keeping his backline fresh, fit and ready; with a home game against Reading coming up, the Portuguese has timed it perfectly to perhaps give some of his attacking unit the opportunity for a breather, too. And as the injuries begin to clear up, finally it seems that Villas-Boas is beginning to get a bit of luck along the way, too. You couldn’t pick a better player than the returning Scott Parker to give the outstanding Sandro a breather in the centre of midfield.

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It may seem bordering on the condescending to praise a manager for doing something as basic as switching a few players round during the festive period but considering the failure of the management to do it last term, supporters shouldn’t underestimate the art of squad management.

Many football fans cringe upon hearing sporting philosophies in the mould of Team GB cycling coach Dave Brailsford and his ‘marginal gains’ shtick, but it is the little things which can make the biggest difference in any sport and football isn’t any different. If giving your central defenders one or two games out of the firing line prevents a bit of fatigue creeping in, the emergence of an injury or the regression of concentration, then that’s all that matters.

If Spurs qualify for the Champions League this season, no one is going to attribute much of their success to a bit of squad rotation at the turn of the year. Yet last season serves an only too painful reminder of the taste in the mouth that comes with the over-reliance upon your first choice XI. So while it’s not likely to bag him an LMA gong anytime soon, it’s a well done to Villas-Boas for reminding supporters just how you shuffle the pack.

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Newcastle United will try to re-sign Kenedy from Chelsea on loan if Rafael Benitez says as manager, according to the Chronicle.

What’s the word?

It took time, but the Magpies eventually got their man when Kenedy moved to St James’ Park in January.

The Brazilian was coveted by the Magpies in the summer, but they failed to get a deal over the line.

In the winter window, a loan agreement was struck, and the 22-year-old has provided pace that the team needed.

The Chronicle reports that there is a possibility that Kenedy will re-join the club next season on another loan deal if Benitez is still at the club.

Should Kenedy be a priority?

There is no doubt that the young player has improved the team, and he showed his quality at the weekend.

The Chelsea loanee scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Southampton, with both goals coming in the first half.

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Two big things could be dependent on whether Newcastle get their man – the future of Benitez and which division the club will be playing in.

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At the moment, the Magpies are five points above the relegation zone thanks to their weekend win.

With eight games left to play, the club are not completely safe yet, but wherever they end up could be a deciding factor in Kennedy’s decision.

Manchester United Paul Scholes fears that Arsenal star Danny Welbeck could come back and haunt the Red Devils when the two clubs this weekend.

Welbeck made a deadline day switch to the Emirates after being deemed surplus to requirements by Man United manager Louis van Gaal, and Saturday’s clash will be the first time he faces his former club.

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Scholes believes that heading into the fixture United will be missing the Englishman’s energy in attack, and fears the worst for Van Gaal’s men with Welbeck looking to prove a point.

“In terms of United, they miss the energy that Danny once gave them in attack,’ Scholes wrote for the London Evening Standard.

“My view has not changed: he should not have been sold and recently I have felt that United have looked a bit pedestrian going forward. As a United fan I am a little concerned for them going into Saturday’s game.

“Aside from Michael Carrick at his very best, United lack a central midfielder capable of linking play and getting the best out of their forwards.

“They need that individual who can pass the ball forward, play one-twos and bring the strikers into the game. That kind of playmaker – a Cesc Fabregas, Luka Modric or Toni Kroos – is vital to any side. They are the brains of the team and without them the forwards can struggle.

“Much will be made of Danny Welbeck’s first game against the club at which he grew up. The immediate assumption will be that Danny is nurturing some grievance against United at being sold and will want to prove a point.

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“I don’t see it that way. Danny will want to play well because he would want to anyway, regardless of the opposition, and from what I see and hear he is very happy at Arsenal and with his move to London.”

Welbeck has scored five goals in 12 appearances for the Gunners since his move from Man United.

What does it take to make it to the very top of the beautiful game? A velcro first touch? Great awareness? An array of both pace and power? If you were to make a basic shopping list of attributes an aspiring young pro might need to enjoy a successful career in the Premier League, then you could do worse than pick from any of the above.

Yet while your work ethic and your persona aren’t likely to score a 30-yard missile anytime soon, one should never underestimate the effect what’s going on inside your noggin can have upon your career.

They say that potential counts for nothing if left unfulfilled. And be it through a lack of work ethic, lobster tanks, or the simulated celebration of taking Class A drugs, here are 10 men who are living evidence to that sentiment. Sit back, click through and rejoice in their failure if it makes you happy.

Click on Robbie Fowler to see the ten most unfulfilled talents in football

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The Liverpool fans in and around the Transfer Tavern are hoping that more signings arrive so their chances of silverware increase further ahead of next season.

Having lost in the Champions League final, the Reds will have to rebuild their confidence ahead of the new season in order to have any chance of winning trophies. In what was a very impressive season for Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, those three will again aim to be the driving force in trying to achieve silverware this coming season. If their play becomes too predictable, our punters believe that the Reds should acquire Bas Dost, who is valued at £19.8 million on Transfermarkt.

The 29-year-old is amongst a number of Sporting Lisbon players to have terminated their contracts with the club, leaving Liverpool free to approach the Dutchman. Although some may prefer younger talents, Bas Dost is reaching his peak performances, demonstrated by his 34 goals in all competitions last season. Dost is a nightmare to deal with in the air and for a big striker, has good on the ball ability to score with his feet.

As well as 34 total goals, Dost also provided his team-mates with 7 assists, making it well known that he isn’t just a goalscorer but he can also create chances for other players to latch onto. Liverpool are surely set to let Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings leave the club, leaving the perfect space for Bas Dost to come into Anfield and continue his fine goalscoring record, this time in England.

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Jason Cummings hit a superb hat-trick against Falkirk on Sunday to fire Rangers into the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.

The 4-1 win against the Bairns means the Gers will now face Celtic in a mouthwatering clash at Hampden to determine who’ll get to go on to Scottish football’s showpiece final in May.

Supporters though, while hugely impressed with Cummings’ goalscoring performance, still believe that Graeme Murty show play Alfredo Morelos in next week’s match against the Bhoys in the Scottish Premiership.

The Colombian missed a number of chances to score yesterday but hasn’t been shy in finding the back of the net this season, with 17 goals in all competitions.

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Cummings is a lethal finisher but fans believe Morelos’ all-round game will be better suited to the Hoops match, especially if Murty decides to play just one striker up front.

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Competition is fierce for first team places at Rangers right now, which can only be a positive, and supporters will be eager to see which striker is chosen next week.

They took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the debate after Sunday’s match…

Nottingham Forest’s trip to Huddersfield Town this past weekend left the Reds going back home with their tails between their legs as they were outclassed with a 3-0 scoreline fair reflection. Forest conceded from a header from former player Joel Lynch inside the first minute of the game. The defence went into meltdown mode, making a comeback impossible as they conceded another two soft goals, with the third scored by another former Red, Grant Holt.

Forest manager Stuart Pearce reflected on this defeat, and he believes the reason behind this result and Forest’s recent run of form is down to the defence and the lack of confidence from his players. He said: “We created plenty of chances but I think the starting point is making sure we’re hard to score against.

“With the line-up we have we will create chances in matches, we have done all season. But at the start of the season we were keeping clean sheets and were very tight to play against. At this moment in time we’re not, so we have to solve that.”

Pearce also believes it’s down to him to help the players with their confidence issues and help them find their first win in eight Championship games. “We’re the only ones who can turn results around for Nottingham Forest, nobody else,” he stated.

“It’s down to me to install confidence in the players and make us hard to beat. The good thing is we have a home game in front of our own fans on Wednesday evening.”

It will be good for Forest to rekindle their form at the City Ground against Brentford on Wednesday evening, as they have only played three home games in their last eight league outings.

However, they haven’t been lacking fan support, as the fans at the Huddersfield game last weekend were in strong vocal form right up until the final whistle despite the team losing the game.

The absence of strong Forest leaders such as Chris Cohen and Andy Reid doesn’t help the confidence issue either, as Cohen isn’t expected to return till June 2015, and Reid isn’t expected to be back till January at the earliest.

The good form of Michail Antonio, Britt Assombalonga, and Michael Mancienne is a distant memory, as neither Antonio nor Mancienne have put a string of good performances together since Forest drew with Watford in mid-October.

Assombalonga on the other hand, has only scored once during Forest’s eight game winless streak, and needs to start finding the back of the net soon to revitalise his side’s promotion push. Forest would be over the moon if he could find the form that helped him score eight goals in the first seven league games of the season.

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A good start for Forest to find their confidence would be in their next game at home against Brentford. If they don’t win, the fans and Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi need to back Pearce in his decisions, otherwise the club will not move forward.

Al Hasawi has a history of having a trigger finger with managers, not quite to the same level as Massimo Cellino at Elland Road, but not dissimilar. He has stated he would like his club to be in the Premier League within the next two seasons or so but we all know he wants it now. Hopefully he has time and patience with Pearce during this bad run of form.

A surge of confidence will bring back to life Nottingham Forest’s promotion push in a very competitive Championship, but this would have to start with a win against Brentford, and a strong run of form will be needed for promotion to happen. Results will turn around, but as Brian Clough famously once said, “tactics don’t lose you games, players do.” It is down to the players to heave themselves out of this situation they have got themselves into.

Anyone who has been to a live football match will no doubt have heard another individual – 0r a group of individuals – chanting abuse, racist or not, towards a player or opposing fans.

If you haven’t, then you are one of the lucky ones because we all know it has become a regular occurrence within the game and something that has been highlighted recently in the Premier League.

The news that a small minority of West Ham fans were singing songs about Hitler and making reference to the appalling violent experience Tottenham fans had in Rome last week in their London derby on Sunday have been met with disgust throughout the world of English football, and rightly so.

But we all know that it is not the first time such abuse has taken place and I think we can all agree that it won’t be the last. But why?

In an age where we are regularly preached to about respect, equality and how lucky we are to lead such lives when others were not so fortunate in the past, there still seems to be some morons who think it is right and funny to continue making light of what is a serious issue which is still yet to be properly addressed in football and, more importantly, in life.

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We all know about the huge racism issue in the Premier League recently and the soft punishment the FA handed John Terry after he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. A four-match ban was simply not enough, especially when you consider Luis Suarez’s eight-match ban for his racially abusive comments towards Manchester United’s Patrice Evra.

The FA’s lack of consistency of dealing with such issues has not done them any favours in attempting to make an example of those guilty and show the world of football, both fans and players, that they will not tolerate any kind of behaviour that discriminates others.

One question that may be raised is whether the FA’s leniency on the punishment of John Terry has led to some simple minded fans believing that if it’s alright for the footballers to be getting away lightly with it, they can too. I wouldn’t put it past the fans who have already been punished for racist behaviour in the stands to have had that mind set when acting irresponsibly. Besides, they could argue that it’s a case of one rule for those on the pitch and one for those off it.

But we all know that it isn’t just at football grounds that this kind of abuse occurs. Twitter is regularly used as another platform for people to vent their anger and ignorant views towards high profile names within the sport, even before the Suarez and Terry cases.

The FA are powerless to stop what happens on the social networking site, which leaves the police with the unenviable task of punishing the keyboard warriors who think it is right to racially abuse or send death threats to the likes of TalkSport pundit Stan Collymore or West Ham’s Carlton Cole.

We have seen several Twitter users fined and even jailed for discriminatory tweets, and the police should be praised for taking a stand against these perpetrators. But it still happens and, sadly, it always will because the world will always have people who are either ill-educated and/or ignorant.

West Ham’s decision to ban a season ticket holder for life following the events at White Hart Lane on Sunday has been met with praise because, not only have they eliminated one ignorant football fan from attending  any more of their games, they have also given out a strong message that the club will not tolerate its supporters behaving in such a disgusting way. However, many people have questioned why John Terry and Luis Suarez were not also handed life bans from the sport – which is the crux of the problem.

But what the FA need to do now is ban that particular fan from every football ground in the country, thus giving him no chance of ever polluting a single stadium again – something the sport desperately needs. It is a hard punishment to put in place, but one that they must try their hardest to implement. Face recognition cameras at every Premier League ground would be an effective deterrent, stopping  banned supporters buying tickets under false names, which we all know happens already.

With football playing such an important role in the lives of thousands of people across the country, there will be many that refrain from acting irresponsibly in the fear of being caught and banned from football for life not just by their own club, but by the FA. Just the thought of that ever happening to me is difficult to take, but so is being racially abusive and anti-Semitic.

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The fact of the matter is that the FA, the police and football clubs must continue to work together and impose the hardest, most severe, punishments possible to rid the beautiful game of such abuse so that the majority can enjoy the sport for what it is, rather than have to regularly discuss how we are witnessing it being dragged through the gutter time and time again.

If every club in England acted as quickly and as strongly as West Ham have done then we would be heading in the right direction, but it is also up to the FA to follow suit and get themselves involved before it’s too late.

We will never rid the world of morons, but we can do our best to rid the sport of them.

What do you think? Is the FA failing to make a good enough example of the perpetrators, or should the police and clubs be the ones who do the punishing? Have they sent out the wrong message with lenient punishments for players?

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Nottingham Forest manager Aitor Karanka has been busy in the transfer window, and it seems that a former Manchester United left-back is on his radar.

On Monday, The Nottingham Post reported that the Reds are hopeful of sealing the signature of Fabio from Middlesbrough.

The publication states that talks have been ongoing regarding a deal for the 27-year-old, who joined Boro from Cardiff City in 2016.

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The Brazilian is already familiar with Karanka’s coaching having worked under him at the Riverside Stadium.

Last season, though, Fabio began dropping down the pecking order, eventually featuring in 24 Championship matches.

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In total, the left-back, who can also play on the right-hand side, contributed with two goals and an assist in all competitions.

Forest have a vacancy in the left-back role, and considering Fabio’s experience of second tier football, there is no reason why he would not be able to slot in comfortably.

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We asked you whether the Brazilian would be a positive addition to the Forest team, and an overwhelming majority are all for the potential transfer.