Robert Huth: Judge Ryan Shawcross on his Stoke City displays, not England agony
ROBERT Huth says Ryan Shawcross should be judged on his performances for Stoke City, not just 15 minutes as a substitute for England.
The Germany international doesn't want to tell England who to pick, but believes his central defensive partner is a better player than he was able to show during his brief international debut away to Sweden last Wednesday.
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Stoke City's Ryan Shawcross during his England debut.
City skipper Shawcross endured a baptism of fire for England as, within three minutes of coming on, he was turned by striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who ran through to score the second of his four goals in Sweden's 4-2 win.
However, Shawcross returned to action in some style as he and Huth helped Stoke withstand a second-half battering from West Ham in the 1-1 draw on Monday night.
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Huth claimed Shawcross showed his character by keeping Andy Carroll quiet at Upton Park. He said: "Ryan was outstanding.
"In the first half he made one great tackle and in the second he was the same as usual. So it was 15 minutes (for England) the other night, but for 90 he was outstanding for us.
"Compared to the England game, not many people will have seen the West Ham game to judge his real performance, but he was as good as any defender in the league."
Huth says he enjoys playing alongside 25-year-old Shawcross and respects him.
He added: "I get on with him. He's similar to me in terms of ethic and attitude."
Shawcross's central defensive partnership with Huth has helped Stoke concede just 11 goals in their 12 league games – the second-best record in the division, just one goal behind champions Manchester City.
However, Huth says Stoke's defensive record is not just about him and Shawcross.
He added: "It is an 11-man job. It is easy at times to take the credit, but it is also about the midfielders and strikers because they defend as well."
Comments
by Pottedrengen
Thursday, November 22 2012, 11:52AM
“1potterglen, try reading the article to see who brought up the subject of ethics.”
by 1potterglen
Thursday, November 22 2012, 8:37AM
“Bang on the money R_WStripes, there are areas of Ryans game that are lacking and I hope that he becomes a regular in the squad if only to learn from other, better defenders.
Have to say I found his appearance emotional, a great day for our club.”
by 1potterglen
Thursday, November 22 2012, 8:32AM
“Pottedrengen, try sticking to the subject, if you want to know about Robs ethics try asking him - oh, you can't because you don't know him. You are assuming that the Robert Huths on social networking accounts are actually him and state that he's interesting personality off the pitch yet you've never met him! I despair.”
by Latthink
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 2:42PM
“Too true Robert! Best to concentrate on the bread and butter stuff, the cake may come later. Ryan has and will learn a lot at Stoke, more than the international glory will provide, and of course City pay his wages!”
by R_WStripes
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 1:13PM
“Well said Robert, I agree with 95% of what you say. I also can't believe Huth isn't a regular in the German side and I also believe he would make a better captain than Ryan who needs to concentrate on his game. What lets Ryan down is his distribution. Virtually every time he gets the ball, it's 'bang in the air', I was counting them first half against West Ham and I think his first 6 touches were in the air. Now is that his natural game or Pulis's tactics ?”
by summertime
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 12:46PM
“I concur bexhill !
Rob ??”
by bexhillpotter
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 12:33PM
“The best pairing in the Premiership!”
by 8thewarren
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 11:22AM
“rob and ryan are a unit together they know each other play thats why we are solid at the back when players go to play for england they are not used to other players ways thats why we dont do well how many time do we here that players cannt play for england like they do for their club ryan is a great center back but if is going to be judge on 15 mins then people are thick because all stokies know different”
by Pottedrengen
Wednesday, November 21 2012, 10:13AM
“Huth's support is admirable but does he really think England will adopt to the Pulis school of playing to accomodate Shawcross into the international scene?
It would be interesting to hear Rob expand on his ethics ... actually Rob's a very interesting personality off the pitch.I've never met him but I've seen his social media accounts, and he always comes up with these really humouristic entries.”