Whatever you want to call Tony Pulis' long-ball tactics, two things are important to note: it's the most negative football the Premier League has every seen, and the vast majority of fans, coaches and players utterly despise it.
It's not a particularly offensive strategy to say the least. Last season, Stoke scored the least amount of goals in the Premier League, just 36 in 38 games.
Stoke are consistently among the best in the league at keeping their opponents from scoring. Pulis' defenders have gained a reputation (whether deserved or not) of being dirty and attempting to hurt players, but whatever it is has worked to reasonable effect.
This strategy tends to lead to a great deal of 0-0 and 1-1 draws, and a point is a point. Stoke have managed to comfortably remain in the Premier League throughout Pulis' tenure as a result, at least until now.
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