Stoke City: Tuncay tantrum was out of order
SO, THAT'S the second home game running we've seen a Stoke player depart the pitch and the stadium before the end of the game.
But while Ryan Shawcross can hold his head high after that tearful red card against Arsenal, Tuncay's head should be on a lower trajectory following Saturday's departure in far more mundane circumstances.
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TURKISH BATH: Tuncay runs straight to the changing rooms, having been substituted by City boss Tony Pulis at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday. Pictures: Shaun Smith
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FRUSTRATION: Stoke's Glenn Whelan leaves the pitch at the end of the match.
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BEHIND YOU: Villa's John Carew finds himself surrounded as City's defensive wall stands firm.
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KARATE KICK: Villa keeper Brad Friedel uses an unusual method to keep out Ricardo Fuller. Right, Robert Huth and Abdoulaye Faye rue a missed chance late on.
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What should have been a routine 54th-minute substitution was transformed into an unnecessary show of disapproval – even dissent – as he stomped straight towards the tunnel and pointedly waved away his manager's applause in the process.
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8 Comments
by Nick, Salop
Monday, March 15 2010, 7:55PM
“For me TP was vindicated to bring Fuller on, he is in form and made a difference to the team when he came on. He is more than an impact player and Tunchay has a long way to go to reach his heights.
I agree Sidebe was inept and looks to be lacking confidence and should have come off earlier - i would have dropped Tunchay in Sidebe's roll behind Fuller as I think thats where he is at his best (at lwast for 10 minutes). Tunchay's running is superb but he struggles playing Ric's roll.
Just as a side issue, Kitson looks terrible, little skill and clumsy, I compare Doyle at Wolves with him - both from Reading and similar price, looks like TP got the wrong one..!”
by robert, clayton
Monday, March 15 2010, 6:28PM
“I don't think Tuncay was out of order he worked his socks off as a lone striker !! Sidibe didn't turn up again why TP plays him only he knows maybe a trip to specsavers may help. The fans reaction to boo his decision was because they thought Sidibe was staying on. TP needs to understand the fans frustration when he plays a striker who has a much chance of scoring as Rooney signing for Stoke!”
by fred smythe, trentham
Monday, March 15 2010, 5:49PM
“maybe the players are tired after a long season...thats why there should have been some signings in january,to bolster the squad,tuncay has a big ego and obviously does not like being subbed this is not the first time its happened this season tp needs to come down hard on him dissent like that should not be tolerated....”
by E.B., Stoke
Monday, March 15 2010, 4:39PM
“How anyone cannot see that Tuncay plays for himself not the team is beyond me.As usual the majority of thick Stokies see him score a couple of goals,and think he is our saviour.He runs around like a headless chicken,and only thinks of himself .TP alas is totally inept on tactics side. Why he does not start wth Fuller is baffling.Come on you potters.”
by phil woodward, brown egde
Monday, March 15 2010, 1:29PM
“Whilst i for one totally disagree with Tuncay's actions in dissapearing down the tunnel, i must stress that the majority of the crowd (including me) were booing because they wrongly thought Sidibe was staying on. What i cannot understand is why Sidibe wasnt taken off sooner as he was totaly in effective and posed no threat whatsoever! Tuncay wasnt doing much better but we know he has much more match winning potential and thefore he shouldnt have been the first striker to come off.
Woody - Brown Edge”
by chris, stoke
Monday, March 15 2010, 12:48PM
“Hes quite right to have stormed off..... He was chasing all over the pitch. Who else is capable of scoring??
He should have stayed on with Fuller and Kitson as the crowd showed by booing Pulis's decision.
Sidibe should'nt be playing in the first place.....I'm sure Pulis sometimes does it to show he's in charge....Okay we've done alright this season, but in reality he's made some awful decisions on team selection and lost us points this season.What a suprise 0-0 !!
I wouldn't mind betting Stoke won't score again from open play for the rest of this season”
by Andy Slee, stoke
Monday, March 15 2010, 12:16PM
“A disgrace! Ive never got the hype with Tuncay - hes one footed, cant really head and often has a woeful first touch. He slo seems unable to play with anyone else.
On Saturday he was awful, following another dreadful performance v Chelsea.
Id move him on in the summer and get out money back and invest in someone who wants to play as part of the team.
Wouldnt surprise me if he was the top wage earner at Stoke and frankly he doesn't warrant it.
Fletcher of Burnely has 12 goals in a stuggling side... and woould be a fraxtion of the price”
by Chris, Longton
Monday, March 15 2010, 11:49AM
“Tuncay Sanli is obviously a very good football player. I suspect that nobody who knows anything about football will question that. But as far as the Premier League goes, he is very much a ¿work in progress¿. He is far too prone to find himself in offside positions, and obviously struggles to remain at his set post. At Chelsea, for example, he spent most of the game wandering away from his position, leaving Danny Collins woefully unprotected. He did not exactly set the world alight during his spell at Middlesborough, he merely flattered himself with sporadic moments of brilliance. He in also inclined to waste valuable energy by chasing around the park for hopeless causes. Like everyone else, he is at Stoke City to learn, and hopefully to develop. If he is not willing to do these things, then perhaps he should return to his home land, where he would probably be guaranteed the freedom of role he appears to seek.”