Against stoke it might actually make sense. no doubt who is the footballer of the 2
How?
With Stoke being famous for their physical play, Shola's link up play could help us. He's done that competently before this season.
Then there's Hatem who is awesome at everything, hope he starts. But i think Pardew will go for Shola.
Why not just keep the ball on the ground? If we start hoofing we're playing straight at what they are good at. Keep the ball down and play around them. Ben Arfa pls.