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West Brom favourite fires 'nothing I've seen' barb at Stoke City
Championship pundit Don Goodman has written off Stoke City’s chances of gatecrashing the play-offs this season.
Goodman says ‘at least six and probably more’ teams are better than ‘pretty average’ Stoke and he does not expect them to gather enough pace to change that belief as the campaign goes on.
Narcis Pelach replaced Steven Schumacher in September and, after losing his opening two league matches, has won three and drawn four of the next eight.
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“Seven points from the last three games has really helped Narcis Pelach's cause, as it looked like he was struggling before,” said Sky Sports co-commentator Goodman in an interview with Gambling Zone. “You can look at Pelach and say 'He's only won three out 10,' which is not going to get you to the play-offs, or say 'He's only lost three out of his 10 games,’ which sounds much better.
“However, he was brought in as the hierarchy clearly thought that Stoke City should be challenging for the play-offs. If I'm honest, I really cannot see that happening. Stoke City and Pelach have a lot of work to do if they are to compete amongst the Championship's top sides.
“It's impossible for me to say that he's improved the team, but the last three games have been a lot more encouraging. Had they not picked up those seven points, I don't think the Stoke fans would be viewing Pelach in a positive light.
“There's nothing I've seen from them this season to make me think they can make it into the top six. If Narcis Pelach is a long-term appointment, maybe they could do something next season with more time.
“I see Stoke as a pretty average Championship team at this moment in time. There are at least six better teams and probably more than Stoke so far this year.”
