Stoke Area v Norwich Area - Person ratings - Norfolk Western Daily Press

Paddy Davitt Monday, April 29, 2013 1:53 PM The national newspapersa opinions on Norwich Cityas 1-0 defeat at Stoke City. To send an url to this page to a buddy, you need to be soaked in. a Norwich City: 6 Mark Bunn: Little possibility with Charlie Adamas success. One good reaction end to deny Steven NaZonzi. 6 Russell Martin: Thwarted Jon Walters before tangling with Matthew Etherington. Motivation to separate forward as usual. 6 Ryan Bennett: Largely defiant in the face area of Stokeas aerial invasion. Crushed by Peter Crouch for the important movie on. 6 SAbastien Bassong: Wrestled out from the way by Cameron Jerome for the target. Fortunte to escape with a later pass intercepted. 6 Steven Whittaker: His reaction after Stokeas purpose told its story after Adam had responded quicker to Crouchas show. Unusually cautious. 6 Jonny Howson: Difficult game to effect when Stoke were successful at bypassing midfield. 6 Alex Tettey: Did more or less enough to throw Crouch off his stride when a 2nd stoke purpose beckoned. 6 Bradley Johnson: One sharp half-chance from the edge of the area flew well wide. Ruffled a few Stoke feathers late on. Norwich could muster 6 Robert Snodgrass: Early header ended up to be as good. Distribution did not scale the same heights as Reading. 6 Kei Kamara: One late looking show header. One early sporting attack. Included conspicuously in the beginning. 6 Grant Holt: Outnumbered by Stokeas effective middle shells. Got his frustration on Robert Huth. A persistent theme. Subs: Wes Hoolahan (for Tettey) 6, Elliott Bennett (for Snodgrass) 6, Anthony Pilkington (for Bassong) 5 a Stoke City: 6 Asmir Begovic: Class driver continually associated with a summer proceed to the big guys. Efficient getaway. Rarely troubled. 6 Ryan Shotton: Flourished in his normal full-back position. Good understanding with Jon Walters. Strong. 6 Ryan Shawcross: Raking crossfield ball triggered Charlie Adamas target. A largely free reign was enjoyed by him. 6 Robert Huth: All he was missing was the whistle. The centre-back had plenty to say to the officials. Crudely fouled by Grant Holt. 5 Andy Wilkinson: Looked weak as Norwich probed generally down his flank in best spells. 7 Charlie Adam: Razor-sharp composure, process and expectancy to stay the overall game. Ran the show through the duration of. 5 Glenn Whelan: Too often marginalised. No surprise when hooked just after the time mark. 6 Steven NaZonzi: Ugly late problem on Kei Kamara in the very first period. Amazing athlete. Good foil for Glenn Whelan. 6 usual flak was Endured by Jonathan Walters: from the help. Typifies Stokeas natural way of the overall game. 7 Peter Crouch: Dominant focal point. Mostly subdued by Norwichas centre-backs, but one critical involvement proved essential. 6 Cameron Jerome: Lucky to escape another yellow for blatant simulation. A path was cleared by his nuisance value for Adamas goal. Subs: Dean Whitehead (for Whelan) 6, Geoff Cameron (for Wilkinson) 6, Matthew Etherington (for Jerome) 6 Latest Norwich City stories