Stoke City: Fulham defeat simply not sufficient, says Shotton - This is Staffordshire

RYAN Shotton summed up Stoke's away report with brutal honesty by declaring: "It isn't great enough." Shotton was in no mood to make excuses after defeat at Fulham on Saturday made it just one single gain in Stoke's last 23 group games on the trail. a "Sometimes we do just enough to keep a clean linen, it's not good enough," he declared. "We need to go out and press teams and make chances for ourselves. myprint-247 Printing voucher Our heavyweight cards have FREE UV cotton coating, FREE following day shipping & VAT included. Pick from 1000's of pre-designed themes or upload your own art. Orders sent within 24hrs. Terms: British Provider of low priced Business Cards, Supplement Slips, Letterheads, Pamphlets and Postcards with 24hr transformation and FREE OVERNIGHT DISTRIBUTION. Contact: 01858 468192 Legitimate until: Thursday, February 28 2013 "We 've got enough home games to cover that 40-point mark, but we want shows that make us look good." and push us up the group Stoke were undone by way of a touch of quality from Dimitar Berbatov after the game was won by him with a brilliant end just moments ahead of the half-time whistle. "It was a fantastic strike from Berbatov," Shotton, right, admitted. "We have handled the combination and he then is struck it very first time. There is not just a lot you can do. Everything is changed by "the goal after coming actually on half-time. I really do not think we pushed them high enough up the frequency or got enough balls forward in the initial half. "But we pushed them higher in the 2nd half and so we've surely got to make sure we listen to the manager." Shotton was naturally sympathetic towards one of his team-mates after quickly re-living as soon as Jon Walters saw his 55th-minute fee saved comfortably by Mark Schwarzer. "He (Walters) has been on them all season a' and for provided that I have known. "I think it was quite a good charge anyway, but if the keeper goes the proper way that is fines for you." Shotton's outstanding defensive screen at right-back was reflected to a diploma by Marc Wilson at left-back following his return from the broken leg he suffered at the finish of October. "He is just a player, and a one," explained Shotton, "and ideally he stays fit for us." He was similarly impressed by Brek Shea's debut following the young American walked in early for the wounded Matthew Etherington before the game had barely got into its stride. "We started using it out wide to Brek who had a great debut. Because he is got an excellent beat on his left foot which we've seen in training." he gives us another aspect Shotton himself is hoping their own display a' one of his true greatest defensively a' may promote his manager to offer him an extended run at right-back. "That is my position," he declared. "That is just a number of games in a line for me and hopefully I will come back fighting for it again next week. "I liked it, particularly against a worldwide like (Damien) Duff who's still got great rate, which surprised me, therefore I had to keep on my toes." MARTIN SPINKS

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