Her er yderligere hvad, han sagde:
"We don´t have any complaint, for want of a better word, about Stoke City. They played very, very hard, they played well. They got their goal, they defended well and courageously at times, and maybe occasionally they got a bit of luck.
"We don´t have anything but appreciation for the way that they played, the way they held on and went on to win the game. So I´ve only got complimentary things to say about Tony (Pulis) and Stoke."
Noget det står i stærk kontrast, til hvordan selvsamme landsmand reagerer når han, indrømmet, en sjælden gang taber en fodboldkamp i den hjemlige liga.
From doubters to achievers.