Former Barcelona star Bojan is ready to kick start Stoke’s season

Stoke forward Bojan insists he is ready to his first Premier League game in eight months against Leicester on Saturday.

Leicester City, ranked #2 in the tournament’s standings with eleven points, is expected to be the favorite team.

Stoke’s total of two points from five games is their worst ever start in the Premier League.

The 34-year old returned to training last week with Stoke City manager, Mark Hughes, stating that he will not be rushed back into action. The tournament match will be aired live by NBC Sports.

A summer full of impressive signings and optimism has quickly been put in the past by Mark Hughes, who must surely be concerned by the form of his side in the early stages of the Premier League campaign.

The former Barcelona man made his return off the bench in a 2-0 loss to Arsenal last weekend.

Claudio Ranieri: “My team is like the RAF”. He is unbelievable. Just like the Road Runner…beep, beep and then whoosh! “We know we’re a good group of players and the first win will come, ideally at the weekend”.

After falling behind to goals from Jack Grealish and Carles Gil, Leicester fans would have been forgiven for thinking that their impressive form was set to come to an abrupt halt, but the Foxes fought back impressively to clinch all three points with a late victor from Nathan Dyer.

It may be eight months since Bojan last started a game for Hughes but the Welshman praised his “tenacity and drive” in getting himself fit again and believes those qualities will serve him well as he looks to kick-start winless Stoke’s season. He’s gone. I would also like to keep possession of the ball but we don’t have these characteristics in the team, so I prefer to go straight away.

Claudio Ranieri’s side showed their character last weekend to mount a rousing comeback against Aston Villa.

By contrast, Leicester – who won last season’s corresponding fixture 1-0 – are flying high in second having started the season unbeaten.

Since March 2007, the Potters have lost just one match against Leicester in all competitions and recorded three wins in that stretch of seven games.