Tony Pulis watched long-throw specialist Rory Delap mastermind Stoke's stunning 2-1 win over Arsenal then thanked the media for helping create a stir over the midfielder's lethal delivery.
The Irish midfielder put the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor in the shade with an all-action display, but his ability to cause mayhem in the penalty area with his long, flat throws - which set up Ricardo Fuller and Seyi Olofinjana - will again dominate the headlines.
And for Pulis, that is no bad thing.
He has been keen in the past to deflect attention away from Delap's trademark, but now he admits the comments the set-piece is receiving could be working in the Potters' favour.
Pulis said: ‘It causes so many problems.
‘I think it's because they're so flat. They're not lofted into the air, he throws it pretty flat and it's very difficult for defenders to pick up the flight.
‘I think the media have helped as well, though. With the publicity that has surrounded the long throw, people are worried to death before he even throws it.
‘Although they are aware of it we have scored a lot of goals from it. We do look dangerous, even today, from it and it's very, very difficult to stop it.’
