Huth makes case for the defence

Robert Huth wants Stoke's defence to return to their miserly best to avoid another heavy defeat to Manchester City in Saturday's FA Cup tie.

Last Updated: 21/01/13 at 12:12 Post Comment

Robert Huth: Wants defence to return to their miserly best

Robert Huth: Wants defence to return to their miserly best

Manager Specials

So who will replace David Moyes as manager of Everton after his appointment as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United? Wigan's Robert Martinez heads the betting. Check out the latest odds

The Potters lost 3-1 at Swansea on Saturday, condemning them to a fourth league game without a win, a run which has seen them ship 13 goals.

That is in stark contrast to Stoke's defensive record up to Christmas.

Tony Pulis' side had kept the most clean sheets of any Premier League side with nine and conceded just 13 goals.

At the time only Bayern Munich, Malaga and Juventus had conceded fewer in Europe's major leagues.

While Stoke have not been helped by injuries to first-choice full-backs Andy Wilkinson, Marc Wilson and Ryan Shotton, Huth knows there must be an improvement at the Britannia Stadium if they are to avoid a repeat of their 3-0 loss there in the league.

He said: "I can't put my finger on it. We assess every game and try to cut out our mistakes, and at the moment teams are cutting through us and getting a few more goals than they did.

"We are very disappointed but I can't tell you how or why. But you have to give others credit.

"All three goals came from our possession and to be fair to them they punished us. Hopefully we will not do it next week.

"It is easy to say we are conceding too many goals. But we have to put it right for next week.

"Manchester City are playing some good stuff and they beat us on New Year's Day, so hopefully it will be different next week."

Huth is also hopeful Kenwyne Jones will still be a Stoke player after the close of the January transfer window.

Swansea are interested in signing the Trinidadian and have reportedly had a bid of £3million rejected.

Huth believes the striker would be a great acquisition for the Swans, but would prefer to continue playing alongside him.

The 28-year-old said: "I think the whole club will be delighted if he stays, especially the form he has been in recently. He makes a massive difference for us, and he obviously scores a few goals.

"I would be disappointed if he did go, it would be a great signing for Swansea."

TEAMtalk Facebook Fan Page

The TEAMtalk fan page is a great place to meet like minded people, have football related discussions and make new friends.

Related News

Sky Bet

    • Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds

Most Commented

Readers' Comments

I

m curious as to what image Real Madrid are trying to re-establish as I always thought their pre-Jose image was one of a bunch of a classless bullies tapping up whoever they wanted while living it large on borrowed money they're never going to pay back.

john matrix
Perez Will Spend Big To Forget Jose...

A

t the start of the season, after the RVP transfer, I confidently claimed that Arsenal would finish above United. I now regret it immensely.

Fuzzy_Dunlop
Reflecting On The F365 Pre-Season Predictions

D

aniel Storey generally did very well, going against the City won it last year so they're bound to win it this time grain. As for John Nicholson, I wouldn't trust him to predict correctly what day of the week it will be tomorrow.

Griff
Reflecting On The F365 Pre-Season Predictions

Footer 365

Whelan hopeful over Monday meet

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is increasingly confident Roberto Martinez will stick with them to lead their bid to return to the Premier League.

Diego Maradona would relish a role at Napoli, claims Argentine legend's lawyer

Diego Maradona's lawyer says his client would like to be involved with Napoli, who are currently without a manager.

Europa winners to land CL spot

UEFA sources have confirmed that from 2015 the winners of the Europa League will qualify for the following season's Champions League.

Mail Box

More Scared Of Losing AVB Than Bale...

We thought we would have to resort to another mailbox about maths but we've had some grand opinions about Man United, Newcastle, Tottenham and more. Oh and maths...

An Ode To Rafa And Loads More Mails...

We have one Chelsea fan who recognises the job done by Rafa Benitez while there's maths from Liverpool, Newcastle and Manchester. And Shawcross to Arsenal? Nah...

© 2013 British Sky Broadcasting Ltd. All Rights Reserved