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Posted Friday, October 26th 2018 @DBartonBCFC

In brief: Pre-Stoke City (H)

Friday, October 26th 2018

Head coach Lee Johnson and left-back Jay Dasilva look ahead to the visit of Stoke City

Below is a summary of what the pair had to say to the media ahead of Wednesday evening's Sky Bet Championship fixture.

Nathan Baker is going through the concussion protocols and was running today but may not be involved against Stoke City.
Niki Mäenpää was passing balls over 10 to 15 yards to build up confidence in his abductor that had been injured.
Hakeeb Adelakun and Mo Eisa will play in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Yeovil Town next Tuesday and it will be a “marker” to see how they get on.
Eros Pisano is progressing and while he will not play against Yeovil Town he could be involved the following week if a further closed game was arranged.
City haven’t conceded many goals late on in games but have also scored goals indicating that the Robins get stronger as the game progresses.
Stoke City have had an extra day’s recovery after drawing 1-1 with Sheffield United on Tuesday.
Johnson saluted the influence of squad mentor Bill Beswick as a “fantastic man and an excellent psychologist” with a lot of experience.

Dasilva said he was enjoying “the people and the city of Bristol” while knowing Lloyd Kelly from England age group teams had helped him settle in.
A former winger/centre-forward, he entered the Chelsea Academy at the age of 13 from his hometown club Luton and moved to left-back.
Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole was a player Dasilva looked up to at Stamford Bridge.
Dasilva’s brother Cole plays for Brentford B and there was some good “banter” between them after last week’s 1-0 City win at Griffin Park.
Away from the pitch he enjoys playing FIFA 19 and was keen to challenge Matty Taylor in the virtual footballing world.