A Cold Wet Tuesday Night: Squad Depth
"We got the job done and that's what matters."
Lucas Yeomans and Ben Rowley discuss Stoke City's 4-3 win on penalties against Walsall in the first round of the Carabao Cup and their squad depth going forward.
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Robins: 'We're through, it's as much as I can say'
Stoke City boss Mark Robins praised Walsall after his side beat the Saddlers 4-3 on penalties to progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup,
The game ended 0-0 with Robins not happy with how his team performed but insisted that the most important thing is that they are in the hat for the next round.
The Potter's travel to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (15:00 BST) and will look to continue their winning start to the league season.
"We're through and that's about as much as I can say, we have got to take what we can from the game and that's not taking anything away from Walsall who worked their socks off," he told BBC Radio Stoke.
"We had a lot of the ball and they stopped us from creating, we had to move the ball more.
"The lads that have played will, and should, have taken something from it, fitness if anything, the good thing is that we got those minutes."
Quy: 'They're the levels they've set themselves'
Former Stoke City coach Andy Quy praised the Potters after their 3-1 win over Derby County in their opening Championship game of the new season.
Quy was goalkeeping coach at Stoke for 12 years before leaving in early 2019.
The 49-year-old said, although it is still very early in the season, he was impressed with the Potters' attitude.
"Right from the outset and the intensity they showed, it really set the tone," Quy told BBC Radio Stoke.
"It is only the first game of the season, there's 45 more, it's how they manage that intensity.
"There was a real conviction from City that really put Derby on the back foot."
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Mubama: 'It was lovely'
Striker Divin Mubama says being a student of the game is helping him develop as a footballer.
The 20-year-old joined Stoke on a season-long loan from Manchester City this summer and made the perfect start by scoring on his debut in the Potters' 3-1 win over Derby on Saturday.
"I study a lot of football. I study a lot of defensive movements and how the opposition operate in the box," he told BBC Radio Stoke.
"That's part of my development which I'll continue to do."
It was the first league goal of Mubama's senior career, but he did score once for City in an FA Cup tie against Salford in January - his only start for the Premier League side.
"It's massive. As a number nine I just want to come here and score goals," he added.
"I just want to impact as many games as I can. Obviously I want to score every game but that's not realistic.
"I want to be able to impact games on and off the ball, and I'm hungry for goals."
