‘Not surprised’ – Mark Robins delivers verdict as Nathan Lowe starts life back at Stoke City with goal
Nathan Lowe is back at Stoke City after a loan at Walsall and scored the opening goal in a draw with West Bromwich Albion
Mark Robins claims that he was not shocked to see Nathan Lowe appear in a position to score goals because he began his career at Stoke City by making the score.
With an instinctive close-range strike, Lowe, who had scored 18 goals while on loan at Walsall in League Two, put West Bromwich Albion ahead, who then equalized through Grady Diangana.
According to Robins, “He’s clearly returned from playing for Mat Sadler at Walsall with a lot of confidence. In my opinion, they’ve done a fantastic job with him. In exchange, he has performed admirably for them, providing assists and goals. Even though he’s a self-assured boy, his confidence has increased.
He has returned, and since he has been doing it every week, I can’t say it’s shocking that he has placed himself in advantageous situations. Even though this is a different level, he has put himself in a great position to score. There were a few pings around the box, but he responded incredibly effectively and did a fantastic job.
“I’m incredibly happy for him because it’s a really wonderful start. Although he is still only 19 and has a lot to learn, this academy graduate performed admirably today against a challenging opponent.”
West Brom applied pressure and eventually managed to sneak past Viktor Johansson to tie the score after Lowe came closest to scoring a second goal for Stoke.
Robins stated: “I felt we got off to a great start. Both in and out of possession, I believed we were strong. They seem like a solid team to me. It is easy to understand why they are at the top of the division. Although we didn’t really give them much, we managed to defend very well, and they are always a threat. In possession, we were better than we have been, and we moved fairly well.
“Going up a goal allowed us to perhaps gain some momentum. In the first half, we were incredibly good value. throughout my opinion, we performed admirably throughout the first half.
“You always run the risk of giving up as the game progresses if you don’t have the second one, and to be fair, the goal we let up wasn’t a particularly good one. We made a few mistakes, but it wasn’t because we didn’t try.
“As we were attempting to get up, we started to feel a little lethargic, which could be a problem since we might not have the players available who could help us change for the better right now.
“We were able to get by with the changes we made afterward. I felt they put in a lot of effort. When Niall came on after Nathan had given us everything he had, it gave us a little more energy up front, and I felt Junho did a great job off that side. He makes a very good point at the end of his story, which is the story of the day. His story is fantastic today.
“They began hurling everything at us, but we had room for improvement on the counter. Since I came here and got it, I must be satisfied with the way things went, which was most likely in the second half. I think we did a great job in the first half. Although there was some good football played in the second half, they were attacking more than we were.