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Those decisions – including a major overhaul of the squad with 11 new signings – have added a sharper edge and more creativity to an already industrious core.
And it has paid off.
“Mark Robins walked into Stoke like a troubleshooting head teacher walks into a school in special measures,” BBC Radio Stoke’s Potters commentator Mark Elliott said.
“He steadied the ship and displayed a decisiveness and relentless competency that is rarely seen in a division where insanity rules.”
Elliott said Robins’ reshaping of the squad created “an identity that prioritises work rate, solidity, character and togetherness”.
“Robins always feels like the adult in the room, leading,” he said.
“His determination to…
