TONY Pulis says no supporter can justifiably have a go at his people for his or her efforts at Goodison Park. Away-day failures appear expected nowadays after losing six out of six on the road in 2013, but the Stoke City manager, described right, thinks his participants revealed enough bravery, confidence and fighting intent to possess ceased that dismal routine. "We developed some great options and experienced great positions," he described, "but the final baseball has not been there. "I thought the application of the people was excellent. You bother about their confidence, but they did not show that. Insure365 Print voucher Low priced Van Insurance For 17,18 & 19 Year Old Individuals - Call Insure365 01782 898188 Terms: 1 Voucher Per Consumer Contact: 01782 898188 Good until: Sunday, April 28 2013 "I don't think I have been in a place before where we've played therefore well and not got a result. "To maybe not get a position from either of our last two away games against Newcastle and Everton is unfair to the players, and very discouraging. "We require a break a' or to perform defectively and get a result. We've to bag an objective from somewhere." Stoke did strike the back of the web on Saturday, but only after the linesman had already raised an offside banner before Ryan Shawcross nonchalantly swept the ball home. "I have looked at it," included Pulis, "and it's an extremely good one. I think the linesman has placed his flag up for the first chance and I don't think Peter Crouch was offside." The game was decided with a goal from the Stoke free-kick. Bernard Howard punched clear and Kevin Mirallas then smuggled the ball clear off Steven Nzonzi near half-way before skating around Geoff Cameron before netting past a weak Asmir Begovic. "Steven initially fights him and then it bounces off him," his director lamented. "Then Geoff shouldn't have committed herself and should have remained on his feet. "But we should have now been better set up for the free-kick that their goal came. It was a fantastic ball to their box, but we didn't get anyone on the finish of it. "Things aren't going for us and that's been the story." Pulis accepted he left it late to present Charlie Adam and Kenwyne Jones on 79 minutes, but reasoned: "We were playing well." Everton hadn't beaten Stoke since October 2010, leaving manager David Moyes to declare: "I am not exactly as happy with that gain as I was with the main one against Manchester City two weeks ago. "We have not got a great record against Stoke so that it was great to obtain over the point. "It was a fantastic personal purpose by Mirallas, but sometimes against Stoke that's what you need." MARTIN SPINKS
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