Manchester_lalala
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Which one of our defenders are you talking about?
Lol.
Which one of our defenders are you talking about?
If others are saying that @OB1 they certainly have the wrong end of the stick. Not a chance you play like he did with it being a fluke. It is not like a winger bombing on and having a sweet year then dropping off. His consistency and calmness is born of something deeper rooted than a flush season. A chancer simply can't do what he has done
Next season will see him switch a bit again with Kompany and Nico but after that when Kompany hangs his boots up? i would bet a large amount he is our captain for the foreseeable future then.
So 23 year old John Stones, who was recently got rave reviews for England, scored 3 goals in 5 games in the CL games, who plays passes through the middle like no-other defender in the league and in this record breaking City side has the highest pass success rate in the squad (96%!!!!!) is going to be sold by Pep with an aging Kompany and Otamendi.....
*hold my drink - I cannot stop laughing!*
No evidence what so ever to suggest that Pep thinks Tosin can step up next season. Stones departure seems premature given his excellent early season form which sadly deserted him after that injury before Xmas.Can’t really see this happening unless (a) we have another centre-back lined up or (b) Pep thinks Tosin’s ready to make the step-up.
He's had 3/4 good months in 3 years and almost gave 2 goals away in his last game for England. Doubt we'll sell him yet but he's got to improve massively for the level we nedd.
He doesn't need to improve massively. He needs a little more consistency in his all round game; although it would be hard to be more consistent in his passing as he still has the best pass completion stats in the league for anyone who has made it into double figures in games played.