Fans were not pleased that Pulis had not taken his best players to Spain, especially as it became clear on the night that if the Potters had taken a stronger squad, they could have easily come away with a win.
But the top stars returned to the first tem on Sunday and City came out 2-0 winners against Swansea with very little trouble.
So Pulis stands by his decision and says the side he put out on Thursday gave as good as any side he could have put out.
"If there's a criticism levied at me, then it should be for the first team I picked against Valencia, because we didn't play well that night," Pulis said after the final whistle.
"But the team that went to Valencia did smashing and created more chances and gave them a better game. My chairman was really pleased with the teams I picked in both games and he's the one I answer to.
"We went there (Valencia) to have a go, but whichever way you do it you're damned if you do and damned if you don't, and that's football. I'm big enough to take it."