Stoke City: Peter Crouch confident of strong strike partnership with Michael Owen
PETER Crouch is convinced his potential Stoke City strike partnership with Michael Owen will be full of goals.
Owen's arrival on a free transfer has raised the prospect of the former England team-mates forming an experienced strike-force for City.
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Peter Crouch is convinced a strike partnership with Michael Owen will be full of goals.
Crouch believes he is tailor made to play alongside Owen, and can back that up with the fact the pair scored 16 goals in 16 games when they were together for England.
He said: "The fact we're so different is a strength – it's the old Little and Large act.
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"Whenever I've played with that sort of striker – Jermain Defoe, Kevin Phillips or Michael – it's always gone well.
"He was in on Thursday for his first day of training and I have to admit he looked very sharp for someone who has been out for so long."
Crouch, aged 31, admits he has put England to the back of his mind after he was overlooked for the European Championships.
The 6ft 7in striker has scored 22 goals in 42 appearances for his country, but was left out of Roy Hodgson's squad for Poland and the Ukraine.
Crouch hasn't played for England since November 2010 while Owen's exile goes back to March 2008, even though he is the fourth highest scorer in his country's history with 40 in 89 games.
However, Crouch says an England recall for himself and 32-year-old Owen is possible if they can hit it off at the Britannia Stadium.
He added: "If he's playing regularly for Stoke and scoring in the Premier League, then I don't see why he can't force his way into the England set up."
Stoke are assessing Owen's fitness before deciding whether to include him in the squad for Saturday's clash with Premier League champions Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium.
THE annual meeting of the Stoke City Supporters' Club takes place tonight (7.30pm) at the Tollgate, Blurton.
Comments
by SCFC4EVA
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 1:47PM
“Darren, that is interesting indeed, that's the first I had heard about Crouch refusing back up duty, just like Micah Richards did who was also left out.
on another note, can the mediator please limit the number of posts a week please? stoked is making a mockery of this site by just trolling it. I n fact I'm going to ping the mediator an e mail. I suggest others with the same opinion do the same"”
by stoked
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 9:22AM
“It's a shame SCFC4EVa has never criticised Andrew Hall - preferrably face to face”
by Darren1810
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 9:13AM
“lets hope the Crouch for England campaign grinds to a halt following Roy Hodgsons revelation he asked him to be on the stand by list for Euro 2012 and Crouch refused, time to shut up Mr Coates now i believe”
by boothernender
Monday, September 10 2012, 9:47PM
“Deadly, you will now get an unwanted response from Soccerknob4EVA probably branding you a Communist or a member of the Womans Insttute or something equally stupid. I thought your post was sensible and I don't want to know his opinion of your thoughts, do you ?”
by deadlyscfc
Monday, September 10 2012, 9:29PM
“John Walters is highly respected by the other players at the club.And the tv and radio pundits rate him as well.Most of whom are ex players themselves.So they must notice something in him.Lets get the season going properly before the players get a slating.At the moment he and Crouch have 2 goals each in 4 games,a 1in 2 strike rate.We will all take that by the end of the season.In fact so far all 6 of our goals have come from forwards,thats if you class Kightley as an attacking winger”
by boothernender
Monday, September 10 2012, 9:22PM
“How can anyone talk football with that idot buttng in all the time. Stupid half witted nonsense about Communists. It's nowt to do with suppresion of anyones opinion it's just a case of being bored with the same moronic drivel he writes day after day. I've seen a post elsewhere where he was banging on about politcs, if you think he talks dross about football just get him going on that.”
by SCFC4EVA
Monday, September 10 2012, 8:23PM
“sullivan gets a gold start!. you are dead right, they do not care that I come on here to voice my opinion, regardless of what it may be, because it's a free country. They allow me to do so without question, unlike you and your group of communists who prefer to silence anyone that has a dissenting opinion!
hail comrade !”
by LiamOSullivan
Monday, September 10 2012, 8:08PM
“I dont think they care, stoked, or they would havee taken action long ago and several times. Unfortunately.
None of this goes into the print and they probably fugure that no one will want to read his rubbish.”
by wheatear
Monday, September 10 2012, 7:36PM
“Never miss the chance to insult a stoke player eh soccerfoot!”
by stoked
Monday, September 10 2012, 5:19PM
“can the mediator please limit the number of posts a week please? 4Eva is making a mockery of this site by just trolling it. I n fact I'm going to ping the mediator an e mail. I suggest others with the same opinion do the same”