FIFA 17 Career Mode: Ranking The Best Premier League Teams To Manage

Stoke's squad has one of the best balances of young prospects and experienced players in the Premier League. The spread of these talents across multiple positions will allow you the luxury of always having a decent option for any position on the park. Although it's not all set up for you, so educated moves will have to be made in transfer market.

With a fantastic keeper in Jack Butland, two creative maestros in Xherden Shaqiri and Bojan and a tall midfielder in Giannelli Imbula, you'll inherit some players you can build your team around. Including those four, 7 Stoke players 25 or under have a potential of 80 or higher.

A lack of quality fullbacks seems to be the only obvious flaw in the squad, as well as a lack of genuine center-forwards that isn't loanee Wilfried Bony. It won't happen over night, but with the right transfers you can definitely turn Stoke into a force to be reckoned with in Europe.