Narcis Pelach identifies missing ingredient as Stoke City fail to make possession count vs Preston.
Stoke City had nearly 60 per cent of the ball against Preston North End but Narcis Pelach wasn’t happy.
Narcis Pelach admits possession on its own isn’t enough as Stoke City couldn’t find a breakthrough against Preston North End.
Stoke had 57 per cent of the ball at the bet365 Stadium but a chance from a first-half corner, when Wouter Burger hit the post, was the closest they came to breaking the deadlock.
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The boss wanted to see more opportunities being created in open play, even against a side which has made a habit of carving out 0-0 draws this season – and wants to see more movement without the ball from his front players to make sure that their teammates further back always have options to be positive.
He said: “We had a lot of ball possession but without shots. I think we had 12 shots but only one on target from Tom and then the post that Burger hit in the first half at a corner.
“We were not close enough to score goals and we lacked pace, we lacked speed, touch pass, touch pass and more movement without the ball. We tried to fix that at half-time and get more options for the player on the ball because of more movement, so when the player looks up he can see a player, see a player, see a player. Too sloppy, too slow, no movement and the game went into it and we never found the energy.
“Maybe we were a little bit tired because from minute 60 to 90 we struggled to come back in shape quick, our reactions were slow with and without the ball.”
