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WE LACKED THE BASICS AGAINST SWANS – ROBINS

STOKE boss Mark Robins was left frustrated his side squandered their early lead against visitors Swansea.
Defeat – their first at home to the Swans since March 2021 – was a bitter bill to swallow for the
Potters, especially after Eric Bocat had fired them into a welcome tenth-minute lead.
And Robins said: “We turned the ball over too many times, but we still carried a threat.
“If we do the basics right then we win that game.
“The real start was today and we needed to be better in those big moments,
“We had a golden opportunity to score, he [So...

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