Columbus 乗組員 2 Stoke 1: Fitness 重要な for Potters boss Pulis after late 敗北・負かす in US

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Stoke boss Tony Pulis 主張するs his team are working hard to find 十分な fitness ahead of the new season after they 降伏するd a one-goal lead to lose to MLS outfit Columbus 乗組員.

共和国 of Ireland international put the Barclays 首相 League 味方する ahead in the first-half but Pulis 味方する, featuring Peter Crouch, were undone late on as the American 味方する （機の）カム from behind to 勝利，勝つ through Aaron Horton and Ben Speas.

But Pulis was 上昇傾向 に引き続いて the club's 開始 敗北・負かす of their 12-day 小旅行する of the US, 主張するing the result was not important.

Crew cut: Ben Speas celebrates his strike to condemn Stoke to an opening game defeat in America

乗組員 削減（する）: Ben Speas celebrates (below)? his strike to 非難する Stoke to an 開始 game 敗北・負かす in America

Jumping for joy: Speas celebrates his second half goal with team-mates Eric Gehrig and Aaron Schoenfeld
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'It’s all about the fitness at the moment, not results,' said Pulis, speaking to the club's 公式の／役人 website.

'We knew that the lads coming on in the second half would only get about 30 minutes, so we worked them really hard in training in the morning with a lot of running.

'To be honest, they looked as though they had been running this morning because they were a bit leggy which is 理解できる.

In front: Irish striker Jonathan Walters put Stoke ahead midway through the first half

In 前線: Irish striker Jonathan Walters put Stoke ahead 中途の through the first half

Round of applause: Peter Crouch and Ryan Shotton congratulate Walters after his goal

一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 賞賛: Peter Crouch and Ryan Shotton congratulate Walters after his goal

'We will work harder than most clubs to get the players fit and 用意が出来ている for the new season, so I’m not 関心d about results.

'This is a new experience for us as a club and I am sure it is one which will be of enormous 利益 to us in the weeks and months ahead.

'The players had a hard week in Switzerland, they’ve done a lot of travelling and now they’re playing in all this heat and 湿度.

Fitness factor: Tony Pulis insisted the result was not important as Crouch and co failed to beat Columbus

Fitness factor: Stoke City 経営者／支配人 Tony Pulis 主張するd the result was not important as Crouch (who 調印するd autographs for fan, below) and co failed to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Columbus 乗組員

Sign here: Peter Crouch signs autographs for fans in America

調印する here: Peter Crouch 調印するs autographs for fans in America

'But it’s so important they are fit, ready and 用意が出来ている when we start the sea son at Reading, so there will be no let up for now.'

Stoke travel to Orlando next where they take on Orlando City on Sunday.


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