Saturday 26 January 2013 12:24, UK
Stoke boss Tony Pulis is adamant his team has little to be intimidated by when they host Manchester City in the FA Cup.
Pulis believes Stoke have ironed out some problems in training this week but knows they cannot afford any slip-ups if they hope to extend their cup run. And he will pick a strong side despite the fact they have a match at home to Wigan on Tuesday. "The first goal is always key against the big teams," he added. "What we need to do is make sure we don't give silly goals away which we have been doing over the past few weeks. "Hopefully we have got to grips with what the difference has been. "We defend as a team and I think that is most probably where we have fallen down a bit, we have stopped doing our jobs. "When we defend as a team we are very difficult to break down. If you defend as individuals it is much easier for the bigger clubs to score." On his team selection he added: "Of course the game against Wigan comes into our thinking, we have to stay in the Premier League so you have to balance it off. "But the one thing we have done at this club is treat cup games, especially the FA Cup, as seriously as we can."
