Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE, is a Welsh former professional footballer who is the current manager of Premier League club Stoke City...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 November 1963
CityRuabon, Wales
against champions chelsea cup current earned effort expect great help huge leave needed next players points season squad team
It has been a huge effort by everybody. And to have earned the points we needed against a Chelsea team who are great champions is even more satisfying. A Uefa Cup place will help us in the recruitment of new players next season and I don't expect any of our current squad to want to leave now.
close craig debate open whether
Craig is close, whether he's close enough is open to debate,
ambition champions hard harry ideally league points sort three
Ideally we'd like three points for our Champions League ambition but it is always hard getting one when Harry has got Pompey in this sort of form.
continuing good improve team work
I know we have a good team and a good squad, but I also know that we must improve and that's what we're continuing to work towards.
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No one's going to talk about the 3,000th Web site that launched this week, ... What this does is give people a reason to talk.
people reason site talk web
No one's going to talk about the 3,000th Web site that launched this week. What this does is give people a reason to talk.
control incidents
We were 2-0 down to incidents out of our control.
added bit challenge moved places pressure results stood table weekend
We had a bit of added pressure because of other results at the weekend but we've moved two places up the table and stood up to the challenge fantastically well.
build push
We think we can build and push on.
touch wood
Touch wood there has been no reaction, so we are very hopeful.
ask difficult questions
You have to withstand the questions Bolton ask as it's a difficult place to come but I'm delighted,
anyone confidence game good grew half happy point reasonably second teams win
We grew in confidence as the second half progressed and I thought if anyone was going to win the game it was going to be us. We are reasonably happy with a point as a lot of good teams come here and don't get anything.