article_snippet: The Stoke City star takes The Stoke City star football seriously but also has a a fun side as The Stoke City star on-field antics show .
article_snippet: That encapsulates Walters, one of the Premier League’s unlikely lads; tough yet funny, revelling in his fifth year as a the Premier League’s player.
article_snippet: Walters became the first Stoke player to score a
article_snippet: the Premier League’s hat-trick with Walters right-foot, left-foot, header combination against Queens Park Rangers in January and was shortlisted for Ireland’s player of the year award.
article_snippet: Walters carries the match ball after becoming the first Stoke player to score a Premier League hat-trick .
article_snippet: Qualifying is the main thing, The Scotland defeat doesn’t matter how.’ Walters career has been in the ascendancy since Walters left then League Two side Chester in 2007.
article_snippet: Walters is Stoke’s top scorer in a season that could still lead to a record-breaking points total and Premier League finish.
article_snippet: Impressive when you consider the reshaping done by manager Mark Hughes since succeeding Tony Pulis when Walters ’s profile seemed not to quite fit.
article_snippet: Whether operating up front or, more frequently, on the wing Walters has crafted Walters game to suit the passing style now employed under manager Mark Hughes.
article_snippet: In terms of evolving I’ve done that my whole career, from youth at Blackburn, then Walters, going down the leagues and coming back up,’ says Walters.
article_snippet: I’ve only really taught Walters to play as a winger.
article_snippet: Walters is listed as a midfielder in the Premier League’s fantasy football game.
article_snippet: That flexibility has certainly aided Walters, who was bought by Pulis for £2.75million in 2010.
article_snippet: Walters believes Stoke are like that, too, able to alter Stoke game to suit situations in a way that Everton, Walters boyhood team, find tricky.
article_snippet: In 2005 Walters switched from Championship side Hull to League
article_snippet: Walters has picked Walters up too, joining Ipswich in 2007 before Stoke came calling.
article_snippet: Walters goal against Swansea City in October saw Walters cement a regular starting place in Mark Hughes' team .
article_snippet: Walters has adjusted Walters game to make an impression both domestically and internationally this season .
highlights_snippet: Jon Walters is Stoke's leading scorer in the Premier League this season .
  