Hughes: Stoke not on holiday

Stoke boss Mark Hughes has hit back at the suggestion his players already appear to be in post-season mode and thinking about their summer holidays.

The Potters, ninth in the Barclays Premier League, have won only one of their last six matches and their last two saw them beaten 4-1 at Liverpool and then 4-0 at home by Tottenham.

It has left a campaign that had looked as if it could be heading towards European qualification in danger of fizzling out.

But when it was put to Hughes, ahead of Saturday’s trip to fourth-placed Manchester City, that recent performances suggested his side were now playing as if their season had ended, he replied: “That is an easy thing to say. But we have just played the two in-form sides in the Premier League.

“They are rolling over top teams and it’s difficult to cope …

continue reading in source www.skysports.com