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‘Most managers are pretty superstitious. We struggled in the first half of a game, so I put my cap on and we won. It stuck after that’ Tony Pulis reveals the origin story of his iconic baseball cap

Tony Pulis’ baseball cap was perhaps the defining Premier League fashion accessory of its era

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'When Pep Guardiola came in and began to play the beautiful game, people thought it was the first time ever that teams had played football in England' Tony Pulis on the continuous cycle of football

The former Stoke City manager's methods have come back into style this season

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‘We always seemed to have it over Arsenal psychologically. If we could have played them every week, we would have done’ Tony Pulis on being Arsene Wenger’s kryptonite with Stoke City

Pulis’ Potter side had a habit of getting under the Gunners’ skin

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'I was 31 before people started to ask me about the throw, I don’t know what I was good at before that, but it must have something!' Rory Delap explains how his throw-in morphed into a psychological assault in the Barclays era

The former javelin ace became a cult hero by rattling defences everywhere – he later spent time in a panic room in Israel before watching son Liam shine

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Could Lionel Messi have done it on a wet Wednesday in Stoke? Legendary Potters boss Tony Pulis gives his verdict

The former Stoke City gaffer assesses one of the great unanswered questions in football history

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‘If we could have played Arsenal every week at Stoke, we would have done – we had it over them, Arsene Wenger even tried to ban throw-ins! It’s nice that people now say Mikel Arteta has copied me’ Tony Pulis gives his verdict on the Gunners’ title charge

In an exclusive interview, the former Stoke boss explains how he feels about proving an unlikely inspiration for Arsenal’s fine form

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‘People think it was all set plays and throw-ins at Stoke. It wasn’t. Tony Pulis recruited a team of characters who were tough and hard to beat, but we could play’ Rory Delap on the Potters’ other side under Pulis

Rory Delap was a key part of Tony Pulis’ cliche-ridden Stoke City side of the late 2000s

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Arsenal: Mikel Arteta 'sees Stoke City comparison as a compliment'

Gunners boss sees Tony Pulis comparison as no insult, insists the man himself

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Tony Pulis claims he applied ‘same principles’ as Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal

Pulis’ Stoke City side have also been recognised by Pep Guardiola as pioneers of the trend

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Tony Pulis’s Stoke inspired Premier League set-piece focus, says Guardiola

The Manchester City head coach said before the Carabao Cup trip to Swansea: ‘Do you remember Stoke when they made the throws? Now more teams do that’

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‘I competed in javelin at county level and cleaned up. I think my personal best was 55 metres when I stopped at 14 or 15 and football took over instead’ Long throw ace Rory Delap on his incredible trademark

Stoke legend Rory Delap would secure a place in Premier League folklore history

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Glasner v Iraola: get ready for the In-Demand Manager derby

In today’s Football Daily: The Premier League (almost) returns

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‘The chairman looked at my mum and said, “Saido isn’t going anywhere”, which made her cry. That destroyed me’ Saido Berahino on missing our on his dream Tottenham move

The former West Brom forward was denied a move to Spurs back in 2015

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‘It was easy to judge Alexander Isak when we were only hearing Newcastle United’s side of the story – these kinds of arguments happen at all clubs, it happened to me with Tony Pulis’ Former Liverpool attacker DEFENDS star at centre of transfer dispute

Ex-Anfield ace tells FourFourTwo what it's like for a player to be refused a move that they've set their heart on – and believe they've been promised

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Tony Pulis offers Snoop Dogg advice: 'Don't poke your nose in'

Legendary manager Tony Pulis has words of advice for Snoop Dogg, despite admitting he doesn't know anything the West Coast rapper has released

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Conor Coady Rangers transfer gets Tony Pulis seal of approval

Former English Premier League manager Tony Pulis has weighed in on a potential Rangers move for Conor Coady.

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Tony Pulis delivers verdict on potential Rangers move for Jamie Vardy

Tony Pulis doesn't think Jamie Vardy will be short of offers this summer, as he weighed in on a potential Rangers move for the English striker.

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Mikel Arteta’s revisionism and the end of the road for Arsenal

In today’s Football Daily: Arsenal come up just short once again

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Lionel Messi just answered if he can do it on a cold, Tuesday night in Stoke after playing in -17 degrees temperature

Lionel Messi came up trumps on Wednesday night in extreme conditions, dispelling Stoke theory expertly

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Guess the Premier League season from the nationality of the managers – quiz

The flags signal the nationality of each club’s manager on the final day of the season in the order the teams finished. Good luck!

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Arsenal are like Pulis-era Stoke? Thanks for the compliment, says Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta has said it is a compliment for Arsenal to be compared to Stoke under Tony Pulis for their set-piece prowess

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Arsenal: Roy Keane compares Mikel Arteta tactics vs Man City to 'dinosaurs' Sam Allardyce and Tony Pulis

Defensive display denied the Gunners a first win at the Etihad Stadium in almost a decade

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The low block: football tactics explained

So, what is a low block? Here's your tactical explainer on an important defensive strategy

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Shape: football tactics explained

What actually is shape? Here's your handy tactical explainer

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