Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: When Xherdan Shaqiri burst onto the scene as European football's boy wonder and smashed a shot past England goalkeeper Joe Hart aged 19, his left foot was likened to Lionel Messi, and he was also far quicker across the ground than the Argentine genius. The comparisons with Messi have long gone but Stoke City fans may be looking at their version of Craig Bellamy, a quick, exciting forward whose pace caused injury problems and who responded best to an arm-round-the-shoulder manager like Mark Hughes rather than intense bosses. Bellamy couldn't handle Graeme Souness or Rafa Benitez but loved Hughes with Wales and Blackburn Rovers and captured his best form.Stoke are expected to sign Switzerland international Xherdan ShaqiriThe 23-year-old was at the Britannia Stadium for their game on SundayShaqiri is known for his thunderous thighs and huge calvesUnder Mark Hughes, Craig Bellamy thrived as an exciting forwardSign-up for this season’s MailOnline Fantasy Football game 
 Question:It worked with Bojan Krkic last season and he thinks he can repeat the trick with _.

Xherdan Shaqiri