In the stands or at home, Stoke City’s squad against Leicester was full of players as Steven Schumacher takes on the challenge of managing a huge post-transfer squad.Injuries and illnesses, EFL rules and government bureaucracy ruled some out, while others just didn’t make the cut. As players return, others are forced out of the game, and in every game over the next three crucial months, many key players will be out for various reasons.
This gives the head coach a lot to think about as he tries to find a winning formula in his locker room. He signed the first four in January, while Dwight Gayle was released by mutual agreement late in the deadline. The transfer window is still open in some countries if someone from the periphery wants to move to Turkey or the United States.READ MORE: Steven Schumacher’s reaction in fullRATING:
10 home horror showsStoke also had to make a call on who will be included when they name the 25-man squad handed over to the EFL after the deadline. Players under the age of 21, including Bae Junho, Junior Tchamadeu and Nathan Lowe, are not required to be on this list. However, that leaves two too many. Blondy Nna Noukeu and Liam McCarron were the unlucky pair to miss the first half of the season, although Noukeu was added later when Bournemouth recalled goalkeeper Mark Travers.Lots of questions, from who should be first in the team table to who has no future at Stoke? Join the conversation in the comments section and tell us what you think..
Blondy Nna Noukeu, aged 22, joined Stoke’s youth set-up from Royal Excel Mouscron in 2019 and has since had youth call-ups from Cameroon and loans at Crawley Town and Southend United. He has stayed at Clayton Wood this season but is yet to make a senior appearance.
Ciaran Clark, aged 34, joined Stoke as an emergency free agent signing when the centre-half department was exposed by an injury to Ben Wilmot in October. He started in the last three games of the Alex Neil era but hasn’t got on the pitch since December 9, an unused sub in five matches and not on the bench in the last four. Had a run out for the under-
21s at West Ham in January.Daniel Iversen, 26, only played against Leicester because EFL rules prevent the use of loan players against parent clubs. He has been number one since joining at the start of January and Frank Fielding will join that list when he is likely to move up to the Blackburn Rovers starting line-up next week..Enda Stevens, 33, has been plagued by injuries since joining Stoke as a free agent last summer. His last two seasons at Sheffield United have been plagued by problems and he has made 12 starts and number 039 in 30 league games for Stoke this season. The absence is made worse by the lack of depth on the left side.
– back Under Steven Schumacher, Jordan Thompson took over the mantle, and Lynden Gooch and Ki-Jana Hoever also took over.Stevens has recovered from a shin injury, but the and#039;hit#039; then a promotion to coaching rules him out for the next few weekCaptain Josh Laurent, 28, has had too many off-seasons, making 17 league starts aCaptain Josh Laurent, 28, has had too many off-seasons, making 17 league starts and being stuck in the treatment room after Schumacher sprained his ankle on his managerial debut against Millwall on the 23rd. December Hoped to enter the contest again at the beginning of February..
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