By Ged Scott, BBC Midlands Sport
Narcis Pelach made a belated look within the Stoke Metropolis pressroom late on Boxing Day night time – though one among spectacular bonhomie.
After being stored ready by Leeds United boss Daniel Farke, who had simply spoken at appreciable size about his facet’s snug victory, their subsequent recreation, going high of the league, German values, teaching typically and the way little exercise he anticipated to have within the January switch window, Pelach then entered.
The Catalan politely circuited the room, shaking palms with each member of the press corps current and wishing each a cheerful Christmas.
Because it turned out, fatefully, these have been to show parting handshakes.
When Pelach lastly sat down, it was to defend his fixed adjustments of techniques, whereas on the similar time stating his intention to signal extra gamers within the January window.
Nevertheless it solely took a fast chat with Potters legend Mike Pejic, BBC Radio Stoke’s match summariser on the night time, to get one other slant on this newest Potters disaster.
Possibly judging any staff after just being beaten by the new league leaders is slightly unfair.
However presumably the very last thing that Stoke want proper now’s yet one more main inflow of gamers, introduced on by but once more altering their supervisor and being solid now because the Watford of the north.
As Pejic stated, he already has good gamers. Possibly he simply wanted to play them in the correct positions.