Stoke City: why the outright praise?

There it was again. Another Stoke City draw, and more praise from a MOTD pundit, this time Mark Lawrenson. Last week it was Alan Hansen, who basically said the biggest positive you can give Stoke is that they won’t go down. It’s difficult to disagree, particularly amid the late signings of Charlie Adam and Steven Nzonzi to bolster a previously weak central midfield.

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