It’s hard not to get carried away by Foden’s talent.
The way in which he effortlessly glides past players is reminiscent of the likes of Kaka and Merlin.
I think he has the potential to be one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Agreed.
His debut ,in the pre season friendly against utd in front of 80k fans..he was gliding past utd international midfielders like they weren,t there..leaving them trailing in his wake..utd won 2nil but nobody was talking about pogba etc after the game..all the talk was about Foden,leading to Peps famous " i,m speechless " post match interview.
Fodens next game we smashed Real Madrid 4-1,again in front of a big crowd and this game.. like the 1st ...seemed to be played at break neck speed for a pre season friendly...Foden found it more difficult ,but still demanded the ball at every opportunity and kept trying to take the game to Madrid.
Fast forward 2 years,wembley against Chelsea,and the lad is breaking from central midfield on a surging 40 yard run to play sergio in for the opener...a decent performance ,after a nervous start,against experienced international players..
The Oxford utd manager said after the league cup tie( 1 goal,1 assist) "the lad was surrounded by 3 of my players,i blinked and he,d simply ran straight past all of them..i couldnt believe it"...how rare is it these days for a manager to praise an opposition player ?
The talent is there for all to see,hard work and more experience and i agree,he could become one of the best players of his generation.
Imo ,he is already englands best ball playing midfielder, due ,in part, to the paucity of creative players available to Southgate.