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Stoke tie up deals for Charlie Adam and Steven Nzonzi

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Charlie Adam
Charlie Adam

Stoke have signed Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam and Blackburn's French youngster Steven Nzonzi.

Adam, 26, who joined the Reds in a £9m move from Blackpool in July 2011, is thought to have cost £4m.

The Scotland international, who has also played for Rangers, has signed a four-year deal.

Frenchman Nzonzi, 23, also signed a four-year deal for an initial £3.5m that could eventually rise to £5m.

He had not featured for Blackburn this season after making it clear he wanted to leave the club following their relegation.

Nzonzi joined Rovers from French side Amiens in 2009 and made 97 appearances for the Ewood Park club, scoring three goals.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis believes the addition of Adam will make a significant improvement to his team's attacking options.

He said: "It's no secret that we've been looking to bring more goals to the squad and Charlie is a fantastic signing in that respect.

"Not only will his creativity and his eye for delivering a pass be a great asset to us, he scored 12 goals for Blackpool in the Premier League two seasons ago."

Adam added: "This club's on the up and it's great to be a part of it. I can do this club proud and I'm looking forward to the chance of playing in front of their passionate supporters."

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  • Comment posted by User0479126285, at 11:03 1 Sep 2012

    A good way to make money is to bet on Stoke bookings .

    Kick and rush side , with a "we will survive" attitude. Watch Stoke defend

    a corner , they are the worst in the EPL for negative tatics.

    Wilkinson , Shawcross , Whelan , Huth ,and most of the others will

    kick anything that moves.

    They might be mainly British , but i certainly wouldnt pay to watch em

  • Comment posted by User0573806004, at 22:24 31 Aug 2012

    Charlie Adam was probably one of the powerful mid-fielders at Liverpool last season, why on earth did they sell HIM?

  • Comment posted by User0479126285, at 14:07 1 Sep 2012

    Charlie Adam will fit nicely into the Stoke midfield .

    He had nine bookings in his first season in the EPL with Blackpool and

    wasn't shy at

    either Rangers or Liverpool . Twice he has clobbered Gareth Bale with

    poor tackles that could cause serious injury and will mix it with the best

    of em !

    Stoke should apply to play rugby league , sooner they're relegated the

    better in my book .

  • Comment posted by User0085367328, at 03:50 1 Sep 2012

    Charlie Adam is honestly one of the best long range passers in the Premier League, and he will hopefully not be wasted at Stoke. In general they are seen as a 'route one' team, pumping the ball from defence to the forwards. I just hope that the signing of Adam is a sign that they will try and play a game more focused on the midfield, otherwise he will be such a waste of a very good talent.

  • Comment posted by bradthebrewer, at 08:29 1 Sep 2012

    After years of poor ownership, woeful management and under investment SCFC have attained PL status and held on to it against ALL expectations. Though rightly proud of what we have done so far, these latest signings are further proof that the club recognises its shortcomings and is seeking to improve as a whole. These are great days for The Potters.

  • Comment posted by User0479126285, at 22:32 31 Aug 2012

    What are flukerpool doing?

    You have to be worried about what direction their heading ,and the lack of urgency in regenerating a successful squad.

    They were woeful again last night , with their "star" player Suarez as poor as the rest of em.

    BR better hope they get positive results or the natives will start getting restless again [ a la Woy ]

  • Comment posted by fourfather, at 14:56 1 Sep 2012

    You can find 'dirty' players even in the best footballing teams, Roy Keane in Utds treble winning side, Viera in 'the invincibles' side, Puyol for Barcas 'greatest ever' club side. Doesn't make them bad footballers, yet again the Anti-Stoke Brigade latch on to the negatives. Truth be told, enviable Stoke City stay in the black and continue to progress year on year. How many clubs can say that?!

  • Comment posted by User0046022594, at 06:47 1 Sep 2012

    I love how SAF talked Charlie Adam up so Liverpool just had to buy him! Not a bad signing for stoke though, good price, he can't run and just lumps the ball into the box. A proper Potter.

    "This week, I have been mostly learnin' about... throw in's"

  • Comment posted by User0375284661, at 12:35 1 Sep 2012

    Stoke/Pulis love the 'kick and rush' tag - they are a long way from it and there are many who've found out the hard way that they can just as easily pass you to defeat. For Rodgers to spout about a game of 'possession & short passing', then sell Adams whilst retaining Downing/Henderson is farcical. Good Luck to CA. At least your shots were on target, unlike those of the numpties you've left behind

  • Comment posted by Tap, at 07:46 1 Sep 2012

    As a Stoke fan, a player like Adam is clearly someone we've been missing for sometime. Someone who has belief in his passing and will 'ping' it about a bit.

    Pleased with the physical presence of N'Zonzi, he will fit straight in to the Stoke midfield.

    Well done Tony and the team.

  • Comment posted by Guy Hardrock, at 12:34 1 Sep 2012

    Chelsea "played like Stoke" in the latter stages of the Champion's League, and did rather well...

    Moreover, Stoke are not entirely one-dimensional. What they do is play tactically adaptive football, more fluid and attack-oriented when evenly matched, more structured and defensive when outmatched - an intelligent style, to be honest... and one that keeps them in the EPL, year after year...

  • Comment posted by User0194070478, at 11:19 1 Sep 2012

    OK so stoke don't play like United,City or Chelsea but then again Stoke didn't spend hundreds of millions on players in the last few years and are not tens or more millions in debt like some other clubs.

  • Comment posted by fourfather, at 08:01 1 Sep 2012

    Stoke are no longer just a 'throw in' or 'hoof it up' side, they haven't been for a couple of seasons at least. Pulis tries to play football unless they're up against one of the top sides, when he will use 'anti-football' tactics. It gets more points than trying to outplay some of the best teams in the world, it's just common sense!

  • Comment posted by lucasisourleader, at 12:46 1 Sep 2012

    Philosopotter - "we only play 'anti-football' against the top sides". Really?? Liverpool finished 8th last year, thats pretty much mid table and the way way stoke played when they came to anfield last season was ridiculous, if they had bothered to try and win the game they might well have taken all 3 points. I would hate to see how much more negative they got against the champions league sides....

  • Comment posted by U14841845, at 02:35 1 Sep 2012

    Can either of them throw the ball a long way or tackle in a scrum? If so, good choice!

  • Comment posted by plath, at 01:07 1 Sep 2012

    welcome to Stoke City Hoofball Club!

  • Comment posted by maze, at 07:55 1 Sep 2012

    Good signings for Stoke. Will no doubt fight for the stoke cause. I think Nzonzi will be better than pennant. Adam should be starter instead of whitehead who is quite poor...Stoke just need that little fire upfront as Crouchy, Jerom and Walters aren't providing the goods. Maybe Berbabtov would have done the job

  • Comment posted by Philosopotter, at 09:13 1 Sep 2012

    It's frustrating how many people, not just WUMs, think Stoke are a 'hoofball' or 'rugby' team or 'anti-football'. Like fourfather said, we only play 'anti-football' against the top sides - a decent tactic. Sadly, these people will only watch Stoke play against top sides. It's a shame they then take this and just decide that's how we play in all of our games. It's not.

    But yeah, good signings :-)

  • Comment posted by hurleym704, at 07:34 1 Sep 2012

    @5

    I think you'll find tackling in a scrum isn't how a scrum works. Nice try though.

  • Comment posted by User0280958661, at 14:40 1 Sep 2012

    When promoted all of the clever pundits out there predicted we'd be straight back down and never be able to cut it with all the premier league super clubs and their premadonna stars.........
    Well like it of not we're still here, have never been involved in a relegation battle, have made it to an FA cup final and into europe where we did very well too...we'll play how we like