Stoke City's style of playing football might have been criticised on numerous occassions but Tony Pulis has other ideas on his mind.
How many times have we heard Stoke City being criticized for their 'ugly' football? But yet they have been there among the mid-table teams for the past few seasons. And I can bravely say that all the credit goes duly to Tony Pulis.
The level of success that he has brought to Stoke City since they were promoted has been magnificent. And we are speaking about establishing a lower-ranked club in the Premier League- something that so many managers have failed to achieve.
Nevertheless, today marks a historic day in Stoke's encyclopedia of success as they head to Wembley to face Manchester City in the FA Cup final- the pinnacle of Pulis' time with Stoke, since taking over in 2006.
"We are looking forward to this game. We have had three years of proving we can do what people think we can't. "I don't think there have been many teams who have got into the final of a cup competition and then had a run of results like we have had.
"That is credit to the players. We played Blackpool and, after 20 minutes, I was worried that some of them were going to get injured because they were so committed.
"But that is the way the club has been built over the last four or five years. They are a committed group. They have to believe in themselves and give themselves the confidence they need. But they beat Arsenal, and there is no greater fillip than that for us."
This final comes after Stoke were recently guaranteed a Europe League spot for next season after their FA Cup final opponent, Manchester City qualified for the Champions League by beating Tottenham in midweek. Without any hesitation, I can bravely say that if Stoke City win tonight, it might be their most successful season ever.
The level of success that he has brought to Stoke City since they were promoted has been magnificent. And we are speaking about establishing a lower-ranked club in the Premier League- something that so many managers have failed to achieve.
Nevertheless, today marks a historic day in Stoke's encyclopedia of success as they head to Wembley to face Manchester City in the FA Cup final- the pinnacle of Pulis' time with Stoke, since taking over in 2006.
"We are looking forward to this game. We have had three years of proving we can do what people think we can't. "I don't think there have been many teams who have got into the final of a cup competition and then had a run of results like we have had.
"That is credit to the players. We played Blackpool and, after 20 minutes, I was worried that some of them were going to get injured because they were so committed.
"But that is the way the club has been built over the last four or five years. They are a committed group. They have to believe in themselves and give themselves the confidence they need. But they beat Arsenal, and there is no greater fillip than that for us."
This final comes after Stoke were recently guaranteed a Europe League spot for next season after their FA Cup final opponent, Manchester City qualified for the Champions League by beating Tottenham in midweek. Without any hesitation, I can bravely say that if Stoke City win tonight, it might be their most successful season ever.
