Delph had 10 years as a professional midfielder before moving to LB.
Phil Foden has played 99% of professional football as a winger.
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47 | Phil Foden - 2022/23
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Phil Foden has played 99% of professional football as a winger.
He looked impressive enough for England tho...Whilst I agree with the sentiment, this rocky patch is lasting a while now. His really impressive performances have been the exception rather than the norm this season
Nonsense...Not this shite again.
He's literally played hundreds of games and won a dozen trophies and personal accolades playing as a winger.
You can count on one hand the number of games he's played in central midfield for City. If he's not a winger, he's nothing.
He's not a natural winger. If he showed up today at a tryout no one would put him on the wing.Delph had 10 years as a professional midfielder before moving to LB.
Phil Foden has played 99% of professional football as a winger.
He's not a natural winger. If he showed up today at a tryout no one would put him on the wing.
Pep Guardiola decided to put him on the wing you cretin.
Yep, put him in the wrong spot Pep did...Pep Guardiola decided to put him on the wing.
Pep has also played him upfront, does that make him a striker?Pep Guardiola decided to put him on the wing you cretin.
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He's not a natural winger. If he showed up today at a tryout no one would put him on the wing.
At some point we have to accept Pep doesn't always want them to play in their natural positions but what he thinks they're best for the team.
Pep has also played him upfront, does that make him a striker?
No because he's played 99% of his games as a winger.
At some point we have to accept Pep doesn't always want them to play in their natural positions but what he thinks they're best for the team.
Or we could just accept that players who've played on the wing almost every week for 5 years are, in fact, wingers.
Some people here will see him as a winger. That’s ok.
He’s a highly talented footballer that’s been asked to play as one as well as F9 a little bit. He’s someone that always wants the ball, wants that gear change on the half turn, amongst other things.
Not going to happen when he’s on the periphery of games. I’ve said before that since Kev is the high risk player in the middle, Phil should be one too. Kev can’t play forever and I believe it’s ok having him there now.
KDB isn't always going to be on top form as we’ve seen recently. I believe it’s ok to start allowing Phil to take the position.
He’s a highly talented footballer that’s been asked to play as one as well as F9 a little bit. He’s someone that always wants the ball, wants that gear change on the half turn, amongst other things.
Not going to happen when he’s on the periphery of games. I’ve said before that since Kev is the high risk player in the middle, Phil should be one too. Kev can’t play forever and I believe it’s ok having him there now.
KDB isn't always going to be on top form as we’ve seen recently. I believe it’s ok to start allowing Phil to take the position.
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Good point.Delph played as a fullback while he was here and won one or two trophies but in reality would you really call Delph a fullback? Your argument doesn't really hold.
Who the eff are you talking to you fucking ignoramous. I don't give a fuck if God put him on the wing you jackass.Pep Guardiola decided to put him on the wing you cretin.
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His best position is as a 10,but i'm not convinced he will ever get opportunity to play there given our other options.
Its bizarre taht he is often shoehorned into a position on the wide left though,and maybe this is starting to mither him.
Its bizarre taht he is often shoehorned into a position on the wide left though,and maybe this is starting to mither him.
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He can be a victim of his versatility/ability. He can do a decent job in most positions across the front 5His best position is as a 10,but i'm not convinced he will ever get opportunity to play there given our other options.
Its bizarre taht he is often shoehorned into a position on the wide left though,and maybe this is starting to mither him.
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He can be a victim of his versatility/ability. He can do a decent job in most positions across the front 5
True,but i think he deserves better than being shoehorned.Much like Bernardo.
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Just not the left wing.He can be a victim of his versatility/ability. He can do a decent job in most positions across the front 5
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Just not the left wing.
He has done an excellent job for us on the left wing. Just not recently.
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This 100%True,but i think he deserves better than being shoehorned.Much like Bernardo.
It's an appalling waste of talent when you think about it. Whatever happened to teams playing to their strengths?
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Pep said Walker is recovering from fitness issues. So I guess just the other two.So Walker, Cancelo and Foden are the bad body language at training men now do we think?
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