John Stones - 2017/18 performances

[Dr Jacoby]

It would have been a very soft free kick.

Stones had to be stronger there.

 

[mosssideblue]

Think he was ok today and was unlucky to not get a free kick against Firmino.

He is a lot better than we have seen of late but he was poor today

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

It would have been a very soft free kick.

Stones had to be stronger there.

Shhhhhh....don't you know you can't say things like that? Stones is English, he can do no wrong.

 

[citytilllidie]

Otamendi would've gone sprawling there and definitely got the fee kick. More streetwise

 

[BigOscar]

Otamendi would've gone sprawling there and definitely got the fee kick. More streetwise

otamendi would have had his balance better and would have been strong enough not to be sent flying by a small push in the back.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

As a defender, he can't lace Vinny's boots.

 

[City_Sean]

Not good enough - to be pushed off the ball by Firmino is wank and he needs to start being tougher.

 

[nellyonthewing]

Back to full donkey mode after a spell off. He's OK when we're just passing the ball around and no one is within 50 foot of him.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

As a defender, he can't lace Vinny's boots.

really ? we are back to this again. rubbish, to world class to now not good enough..... hes shown this season he is good enough in vin cents position.

actually thought he got pushed and should have gone down for the goal.

 

[OB1]

He was fouled.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

I thought he looked really slow today, painfully so.

He'll get back to his early season form as he gets more minutes after the hamstring injury.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

really ? we are back to this again. rubbish, to world class to now not good enough

I've never thought he was world class

 

[bert38]

I thought he looked really slow today, painfully so.

He'll get back to his early season form as he gets more minutes after the hamstring injury.

The week's rest will do him and the rest plenty of good

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I've never thought he was world class

i never said you did. just going off opinion on here. its so easy to just write players off..... hes been brilliant pretty much all season and hes shown he can replace vinny. i think you are just overreacting .

 

[supercity88]

He has come back the Stones of last season! Needs to get stronger and fitter quickly. Has been so far off the pace. Tough game today and big lesson for him and the team. Good lesson for us to improve over the rest of the season.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

i never said you did. just going off opinion on here. its so easy to just write players off..... hes been brilliant pretty much all season and hes shown he can replace vinny. i think you are just overreacting .

I think his limitations as a defender are largely covered by Fernandinho, our possession based system and the oppositions refusal to attack. Pep obviously likes him though so that's all that matters. Maybe he's just a bit rusty after his injury.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

The week's rest will do him and the rest plenty of good

Yup, a much needed week till the next game for everyone. The last 5 or 6 weeks have been relentless.

 

[the plasterer]

shite today, criminal getting out muscled by firminho for 2nd goal

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I think his limitations as a defender are largely covered by Fernandinho, our possession based system and the oppositions refusal to attack. Pep obviously likes him though so that's all that matters.

the style and type of passing game we play all of our defenders will make mistakes at some point. saying that name a centre back or defender in england that makes no mistakes at all?. i actually thought he got pushed/played alright today swell.

its not just that pep rates him, he has the talent to become a top class player. anyone whos watched us this season can see that.

 

[Bluewonder]

Thought he was pushed in the back and should've had a free kick tbh.