Stoke City: No simple activities today after Britannia surrender, cautions Charlie Adam - This is Staffordshire

CHARLIE Adam says Stoke's Premier League survival is dependent upon how they handle the increasing tension after Saturday's defeat to Aston Villa left them in the thick of a relegation struggle. The Scotland global believes City will keep up, but accepts some people will question that following the 3-1 reduction at the Britannia Stadium left them with one league win in 2013. a Charlie Adam has admitted Stoke City are in the relegation scrap. He said: "We are in the relegation scrap now. It's about characters, and we will see how good the character of the team is. Hard work is needed by "you. We're going to be drawn into it.", should you not need that myprint-247 Printing voucher Our heavyweight cards have FREE UV silk layer, FREE following day delivery & VAT included. Choose from 1000's of pre-designed themes or add your personal art. Instructions sent within 24hrs. Terms: Visit our site for more products: Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Leaflets, Postcards, Posters & much more. All goods are free overnight delivery. www.myprint-247.co.uk Contact: 01858 468192 Good until: Tuesday, April 30 2013 City tend to require at least four points from their final six games to stay up, but they will undoubtedly be underdogs in their next game when Manchester United go to the Britannia next Sunday. Adam added: "We are in home and if we can get our confidence up for the overall game, who knows? But it will be a tough match for us." Stoke fans did their finest to stay behind their part on Saturday, inspite of the team's lacklustre performance. Nevertheless, the tension was obvious as City were outplayed by their relegation competitors. Adam said he could understand the stress in the stands, adding: "At the end of the day where it is they cannot wish to see the team. As we don't wish to be there a group of participants. It's not happening for us right now. "But there's no-one else who are able to change it out. We're the people who are in control on the pitch." The A4m signing from Liverpool, who came on as a 77th-minute substitute, insisted the stress around the floor hadn't affected the players. He explained: "You must be able to handle the pressure. It's hard to be a footballer, If you're able to not do this. But it's exactly how we handle it next handful of months that concerns now." Match action: Pages 44 to 47

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