5 | John Stones - 2023/24

[Gorbachev]

Only if we have a plan in place. He’s had a poor game today. That doesn’t make him a bad or finished player.

I agree, but it's reliability and availability with Stones.

Real Madrid would never have sold Varane had his injuries not started to significantly diminish his game time. It's the same with Stones.

 

[Quilted]

Not Stones' fault at all, Pep made a big mistake starting him.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I agree, but it's reliability and availability with Stones.

Real Madrid would never have sold Varane had his injuries not started to significantly diminish his game time. It's the same with Stones.

Maybe. It’s the club’s call to judge.

 

[Double R]

Had a shocker today, but a poor decision to throw him straight in at the expense of Dias in a cup final.

 

[Gabriel]

So little football played in weeks yet finishes the game. Southgate can now play him into the ground all summer and we’ll see him back after the first international break in the early autumn.

 

[uncle fester]

Although I don't think he got much in the way of help from Kyle today - I was a bit annoyed at the number of times he stood there with his arms out shrugging his shoulders - something you should never really see in a top flight professional playing badly or not

 

[richards30]

Injuries seem to be catching up with him now as he looked like he was running in treacle! Love Johnny boy but if a decent bid came in would take it and get branthwaite

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Fantastic player - but always needs 3 games to get up to speed.

 

[RayCTID]

Not match sharp enough to start and I really don't know why Pep did gamble with that.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Should never have started , just had not had enough game time and it wasnt the Stones we normally see today against the Rags , love Pep but guilty of overthinking today , wrong tactics , wrong selection but Pep will have learned something from today and he doesnt make the same mistke twice.

 

[Damien10]

Lack of game time, meaning match sharpness was severely lacking. And it was telling.

 

[deano ou812]

Think some are getting confused stones shouldn’t have started unfortunately,and then come second half to still be on when it’s Ake that gets hooked is even more baffling …

 

[jimharri]

From one of our most consistent performers in recent years, that was terrible from him. He shouldn't have been in the same postcode as the stadium, never mind on the pitch. To be fair, though, he wasn't the only one.

Sorry @Eccles Blue. I know it doesn't make pretty reading for you. But, unfortunately, it's true.

 

[Brad mcfc]

Love Stones, but shouldn't have started today.

 

[Mike N]

What a pity he didn’t remember that he hates United. Absolutely amazed he played today. Nowhere near.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

He should have played better, but I thought pep threw him under the bus a bit. He shouldn’t have started - he’s barely played

 

[jimharri]

Love Stones, but shouldn't have started today.

What a pity he didn’t remember that he hates United. Absolutely amazed he played today. Nowhere near.

He should have played better, but I thought pep threw him under the bus a bit. He shouldn’t have started - he’s barely played

Yep; it was a bad, bad call by Pep. I wouldn't like to use the term "disastrous" (disasters are earthquakes, mudslides, the shit going on in Gaza and Ukraine).

 

[TFC]

Stinker today from one of my faves. Not his fault imo, should have never started.

 

[eastmanc]

Only if we have a plan in place. He’s had a poor game today. That doesn’t make him a bad or finished player.

Was he worse than KDB? No. Kdb was extremely poor today. He was the worse player on the pitch by a country mile.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Was he worse than KDB? No. Kdb was extremely poor today.

There’s a conversation to be had re KDB too. He had no space to work with today though.