Stoke City: Cameron Jerome set for more bench duty after Reading winner
TONY Pulis hailed the latest match-winning efforts of Stoke super-sub Cameron Jerome by declaring: "He's staying on the bench!"
Jerome scored his fourth goal from the bench since late November after smashing home Stoke's second in Saturday's 2-1 win over Reading.
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Cameron Jerome fires home against Reading.
But Pulis is standing firm for now on the 26-year-old striker's case for a starting place in his first 11.
"I think Cameron is a great impact player for us when the game is stretched and people are starting to get tired," Pulis argued.
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"His pace and power is fantastic and, as a centre-half, he's a player you wouldn't want to see coming off the bench."
He acknowledged that Jerome – who has started just eight league games and been sub 29 times in his 18 months at Stoke – was frustrated at being confined to the bench, but insisted that was no problem behind the scenes.
"His attitude is fantastic," Pulis stressed. "He doesn't sulk, he just gets on with it.
"You show me a player who thinks he shouldn't start and I'll show you a player who shouldn't be playing."
Pulis, who jetted out of the country yesterday to watch a game abroad, admitted he was relieved by a deserved win over Reading to record Stoke's first win of 2013.
"It was lovely to come out of the run the way we did. We went 10 unbeaten and everybody is singing and dancing, then we go six without a win and people are moaning and groaning and throwing stats at you.
"You just keep level about it and keep your feet on the ground. That's been one of our big strengths in the Premier League."
Marc Wilson has been told he could be pencilled into the squad for Stoke's next outing at Fulham in just over a fortnight if he carries on his recent recovery from a broken leg.
Wilson is expected to play in a couple more reserve or friendly matches over the next fortnight – including a behind-closed-doors game tomorrow – when Pulis will also be running his eye over American newcomer Brek Shea.
"Marc was really close to this squad (v Reading) and now we've got a chance over the next two weeks to get him fit," said Pulis.
Match report and analysis: Pages 44-47
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by Stars-stripes
Wednesday, February 13 2013, 7:47AM
“Evapottysummerfoot I am really excited to find out who you want to take over from TP after you and your ilk have hounded out stokes most successful manager for 35 years.
I really want to know who you believe will take us to the next level.”
by Pottersruleok
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 9:42PM
“wow stars stripes, do you not get tired of being wrong ? I do not belittle all of Pulis' achievements, I have praised him repeatedly for getting us into the Prem and for getting us to the FA Cup final, but that's it. He knows how to spend our amazing owner's money on good players, trouble is he has but has no clue how to use them. Just because you choose to ignore the fact we have gone backwards this season and the previous 2 over the first 2, despite all the tools Mr Coates has given him, yet he continues to blame said tools instead of his own deficiencies. But I can't help how you look at things now can I ?
Johnson, I went to see a really boring film last week, guess what I got up and left after 20 minutes but someone who claims Im really boring really seems to delight in reading every single boring thing I write!”
by Stars-stripes
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 9:03PM
“Evapottysummerfoot you have an agenda to belittle all of Tony Pulis achievements.
Could you please tell, on whose head should sit the crown?
BTW over here we spell defence with a c”
by Davejjohnson
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 8:32PM
“You have been going backwards all your life Potty. You are without doubt the most boring person on Earth.”
by Pottersruleok
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 7:21PM
“StokieKev,I would be happy with 12th too if it weren't for the huge amount of money Pulis has spent over the past 3 seasons, so If we are to show any progression whatsoever over the last 2 seasons where we went backwards from the first 2 he needs to do better, 9th or 10th with an absolute minimum of 50 points.”
by Pottersruleok
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 1:41PM
“Honestly, when was the last time we stretched a defense in a game to the point they were so tired all Pulis had to do was simply bring in someone that could score and close he deal. To hell with the fact that we didn't score for the 75 + minutes prior to that !Jerome likes to hang around the box, it's what goal poachers do, like that fella Owen who rots on the bench and that is he part Pulis doesn't like. How dare an attacker just hang around the goal when he should be looking to run back and defend as soon as we lose the ball. We all were a little shocked when we ended up with a new club record low and last in the Football League in goals scored last season (2nd to last the season before) especially after bringing in Crouch etc. So this season we bring in a few good midfielders to supposedly attack and distribute the ball forward in Adam and N'Znonzi yet after 2/3 of the season we are on target to equal or even score even fewer than last season's debacle. How many times does somebody have to do something before everybody realises he is doing it wrong ?
Pulis is doing it wrong!”
by Stoke_Oracle
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 12:37PM
“So, Pulis's defintion of an impact player is to come on with 20 mins to go and score a goal consistently. On that premise, if you are a forward and play for 90 minutes and don't score game after game after game after game and so on, you are a regular first choice player.
Nice logic Tony!!!! and you wonder why we struggle to score??”
by bazamor
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 10:16AM
“Tony Pulis...Idiot. Bye Bye Cameron we look forward to Crouch/Walters combo not scoring for the next 13 games. YCMIU.”
by Stars-stripes
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 6:48AM
“Wish for the stars,so what if we get the moon:-)”
by LiamOSullivan
Tuesday, February 12 2013, 2:36AM
“You cant always get what you want”