Problem is, Stoke are pretty wank now. Their team just isn't that good. Allen, Fletcher, Adam in midfield either past it or just always meh in Allen's case. Berahino's gone off a cliff, Crouch is nearly 37. One fan I spoke to after our game with them said Shaqiri's been phoning it in ever since Switzerland qualified for the WC to not get injured, as he knows he'll always get in the squad. Its painted as massively underachieving but I don't think they're up to much.