'That was a night to forget'

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Millwall on a Tuesday night is a tough assignment but having made four changes from the side that beat Wrexham at the weekend, Mark Robins was disappointed with his team's performance in response to the challenge of the Lions.
Stoke started both halves well enough but both times things unravelled as Robins blamed poor decision-making for their lack of any meaningful success in the game.
"Nine times out of 10" the manager said players in red and white made the wrong choice when faced with an in-game decision.
Midfielder Tomas Rigo (pictured) also spoke about composure, particularly in attack, when asked what needs to improve for Stoke to score more goals and win games like this. He spoke about calmness, patience and making the right choices, echoing his manager.
Defensively, the mistakes made for both goals went against the grain of the season so far but it's not the first time decision-making in possession has been blamed as a major reason for dropped points.
Stoke lost too many duels against a physical side too, something we have not seen since defeat at QPR earlier in the season.
All will be forgotten with a good result at Portsmouth on Saturday but the biggest positive may be that what Stoke need to improve upon to win another away game at an atmospheric, rowdy ground is clear.