Stoke City: We'll miss Kenwyne if he goes, says Huth
ROBERT Huth says the Stoke players will be desperately sorry to see Kenwyne Jones leave, if he is sold to Swansea.
Stoke have turned down a £3m bid for the striker from the Swans, but his future at the Britannia Stadium remains uncertain.
• GALLERY: Match Action: Swansea City 3 Stoke City 1
Jones, below right, came on as a second-half substitute for Peter Crouch at Swansea on Saturday but, like the rest of the side, endured a disappointing afternoon as the Potters were well beaten 3-1.
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However, Huth says the striker, who cost £8m from Sunderland in August 2010, is a valued member of the squad.
He said: "I think the whole club and the lads would be gutted if he leaves, especially with the form he has been in recently.
"Either when he has started or come on, he has made a massive difference to us. He has scored a few goals so we would be disappointed if he did go, but it would be a great signing for Swansea."
Jones is in the last 18 months of his contract, but Swansea didn't look like they needed a new striker on Saturday as they coasted past the Potters.
Stoke frustrated them in a goalless first half, but there only looked one winner once Ben Davies had put the Swans in front four minutes into the second half.
Jonathan de Guzman added two goals before substitute Michael Owen grabbed a consolation in injury-time with his first goal for Stoke and his 150th in the Premier League.
Huth said: "We came here to get a result and it didn't happen so we are very disappointed. We just weren't good enough on the day.
They started the second half a bit livelier than we did and they punished us."
The defender said three goals didn't flatter the home side. He added: "Not really no. They took their chances well. You have to give them credit.
"They scored 49th-minute and we had to push on to maybe get an equaliser.
They cut through us a bit too easily and scored two more goals,
"I think all three goals came from our possession and us losing it, to be fair to them they punished us brilliantly.
"I wish we could have done that, but it wasn't to be."
City have conceded 13 goals in their last four league games, a statistic which Huth admits is a cause for concern.
He said: "We assess every game to try to get the mistakes right, but at the moment teams are cutting through us and getting a few more goals than they did.
"It is very disappointing, but I can't really tell you why or how.
"But let's give credit to Swansea.
"They are a good team as well."
8 Comments
by wheatear
Monday, January 21 2013, 7:44PM
“Posted by a Preston fan? really?
I have said before, if he sells, TP will be judged on his replacement, not just who he is, but how he plays!
I am also not surprised about Crouch, saw it in the Palace replay.
Bag of crisps pottersrule?”
by DJofTNE
Monday, January 21 2013, 5:49PM
“You lot might think he's good, but i know better. Trust me”
by hasod
Monday, January 21 2013, 3:43PM
“Its not how good he is but what it will do to the rest of the teams moral. I think they all would be sad to see the lad leave ...”
by wintertime
Monday, January 21 2013, 2:54PM
“What has affected summerevapottyfootknobok so badly for 100% of the time he has spent on the Sentinel Online to write so much utter rubbish?”
by Pottersruleok
Monday, January 21 2013, 2:16PM
“Jonathon, you say that Crouch's injury has affected him psychologically. I'm wondering what you think affected Jones for 85% of the time he has been at the Potters for him to play so poorly over that time?”
by hemheath
Monday, January 21 2013, 1:10PM
“Can't wait for Jones to go My engine is still running I will drive him there Bone Idol.
Stoke City does NOT have room for Lazy players who only perform when the transfer window opens.
I thourght that Swansea had moved on, trust me they will regret Jones Bone Idol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
by DJofTNE
Monday, January 21 2013, 11:41AM
“Kenwyne would not get in our reserve squad at the moment, i do hope this original bid is a decoy and we are going to sign a decent striker.”
by Jonathon
Monday, January 21 2013, 9:30AM
“Selling Kenwyne Jones to Swansea or anyone else would be absolute lunacy in my opinion. He is playing well, and is one of the few rays of hope in terms of scoring and/or making goals for us. All the indications are that the injury that Peter Crouch sustained against Newcastle is still causing him some problems and has probably had a psychological affect on him in one form or another.
Once we find ourselves in the oppostions half and particularly the last third we seem to run out of ideas. Additionally our wingers/midfield players are having to spend too much of their time playing the role of defenders. We urgently need at least one if two designated full backs, who like the two who played for Swansea on Saturday, know how to attack the oppositions goal.
Tony Pulis and his backroom team of advisors seem to be running out of ideas, and if this is the case it doesn't bode well in the medium or longer term.”