{"id":467341,"date":"2011-07-25T08:13:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T08:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/25\/walters-expects-tough-split-tie\/"},"modified":"2011-07-25T08:13:19","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T08:13:19","slug":"walters-expects-tough-split-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/25\/walters-expects-tough-split-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Walters expects tough Split tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"64.9100860047\">\n<div readability=\"60\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/54211000\/jpg\/_54211307_walters226getty.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"170\" alt=\"Jonathan Walters\" \/> Walters was a key figure in Stoke&#8217;s run to last season&#8217;s FA Cup final<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Stoke striker Jonathan Walters says that Hadjuk Split are one of the toughest sides that they could have drawn in the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Pulis&#8217; team play the first leg of their third-round qualifier at the Britannia Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Walters told BBC Radio Stoke: &#8220;I think it&#8217;s one of the toughest we could have drawn, when I was younger they were a big, big team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hopefully we&#8217;ll do well at home and then let&#8217;s see what happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Walters, 27, signed for Stoke last summer for a fee of \u00a32.75m and became the club&#8217;s joint-top scorer in his first season with 12 goals, along with strike partner Kenwynne Jones.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The two were a regular partnership in the Potters&#8217; attack last season and Walters believes the link-up has benefitted both of them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you look at any team, the best strikers are the ones that play in pairs and bounce off each other which is what we try to do,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We played quite a lot together towards the back end of the season and developed an understanding so hopefully that will continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/14249405.stm\" title=\"Walters expects tough Split tie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walters expects tough Split tie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Walters was a key figure in Stoke&#8217;s run to last season&#8217;s FA Cup final Stoke striker Jonathan Walters says that Hadjuk Split are one of the toughest sides that they could have drawn in the Europa League. 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