Neil empathised with his side’s supporters following the Plymouth game.
Stoke City boss Alex Neil has admitted that he expected supporters to be angry and frustrated following their late loss against Plymouth Argyle, speaking to Stoke-on-Trent Live after yesterday’s game.
Heading into this game, Neil was already under pressure, with fans travelling down in midweek to see their side lose 4-2 against Queens Park Rangers.
Considering how poor Marti Cifuentes’ side have been at home in the past year or so, the Potters will be extremely frustrated not to have taken a point or three away from Loftus Road.
They had been 2-1 up in the English capital, but three goals from the hosts late on sealed an impressive victory for QPR, who are now on the right path in their quest to drag themselves out of the relegation zone.
Stoke fans faced another long journey this weekend as they made the trip to Devon, hoping to see their side turn around their fortunes.
And it looked as though they were going to make amends for midweek, with Tyrese Campbell putting the visitors in front.
The Pilgrims were level before the half-time whistle, though, and they scored a late winner in the 97th minute through Adam Randell, summing up what has been a dreadful start to the season for the Potters.
They rebuilt their squad in the summer, with plenty of new faces coming in.
| Stoke City: 2023/24 Signings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Signed From | Loan/Permanent |
| Wouter Burger | FC Basel | Permanent |
| Ryan Mmaee | Ferencvaros | Permanent |
| Joon-ho Bae | Daejeon Hana | Permanent |
| Ben Pearson | AFC Bournemouth | Permanent |
| Nikola Jojic | Mladost | Permanent |
| Andre Vidigal | Maritimo | Permanent |
| Daniel Johnson | Preston North End | Permanent |
| Enda Stevens | Sheffield United | Permanent |
| Michael Rose | Coventry City | Permanent |
| Wesley Moraes | Aston Villa | Permanent |
| Mehdi Leris | Sampdoria | Permanent |
| Lynden Gooch | Sunderland | Permanent |
| Junior Tchamadeu | Colchester United | Permanent |
| Sead Haksabanovic | Celtic | Loan |
| Ki-Jana Hoever | Wolves | Loan |
| Luke McNally | Burnley | Loan |
| Mark Travers | AFC Bournemouth | Loan |
| Chiquinho | Wolves | Loan |
But that hasn’t managed to improve their fortunes so far, and they could become involved in a relegation battle if they aren’t careful.
What did Alex Neil say about Stoke City’s loss against Plymouth Argyle?
Neil put himself in the away supporters’ shoes after the game at Home Park.
He said: “If you travel all the way down here, it’s a long way, and then you lose the game in the 96th minute, especially after we’ve had some really good opportunities to win the game, then there’s going to be anger, there’s going to be frustration.
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