Manchester City 1 Stoke 0: The Wembley match zone

16 May 2011 00:26
ShareWALK THE WALK, KENWYNEStoke striker Kenwyne Jones has been known to rub a few people up the wrong way. To say he is an awkward chap is to put it mildly. [LNB]How unfortunate for him, then, that he produced a performance so pitiful at Wembley that he merely gave people ammunition to criticise him. Kenwyne, you were just dreadful.[LNB]IT'S A BIG TURN-OFF ON BALO-TELLIMario Balotelli hasn't been far from controversy during his stay at Manchester City. [LNB]He was, strangely, the sponsors' man of the match (well, he played quite well), but ITV were forced to apologise to their viewers when he said he had been playing 's*** this season'... and then asked: 'Am I allowed to say that?' No, you're not, as Adrian Chiles reminded him.[LNB] Man of the moment: Mario Balotelli (left) was named man of the match[LNB]TROPHY PRESENTATION DELAYEDOut of respect to Stoke, who visit Eastlands in the Premier League on Tuesday, City will not parade the trophy until next week's open-top bus tour.[LNB]WEMBLEY TRADITIONS FADINGThe thrill of the final used to be watching teams walk from the tunnel to reach Wembley's lush acres. Now we can hardly see the grass for the red carpets and sponsors' logos.[LNB] [LNB]  Standing united in the capital city of winners as Manchester revels in footballing successTevez basks in FA Cup glory but admits he has a decision to make about his future [LNB]  Explore more:People: Adrian Chiles, Mario Balotelli

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