Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:50 am
JOE ALLEN: STOKE A PERFECT FIT
07/09/16
Joe Allen admits to feeling revitalised by his summer switch to Stoke from Liverpool.
The midfielder played a starring role on Monday as Wales opened their World Cup qualifying campaign with an emphatic 4-0 home victory over Moldova. And the 26-year-old, who left Liverpool in a £13m deal, is upbeat about the season ahead with his new club: "I feel refreshed and really positive.
"I think it had come to the point where I knew I needed to move on. Personally, it was pretty obvious. Hopefully, I will get much more game time now and I think that is going to be really important for me in my international career as well.
"Any player will tell you regular football makes tonnes of difference to the way you perform and the way you feel out on the football pitch. It comes to a certain stage in your career where, if it's not happening, then you have to go and seek it out."