47 | Phil Foden - 2024/25

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Yeah, as someone who's gone through IBS/IBD-adjacent issues in the past, the mental effect it has on you is extreme. And I can understand why Phil isn't mentioning that specifically. But passages like this - "It's been a frustrating season for me. I've had a lot of things going on off the pitch mentally" - and this - "Sometimes there's things in life that are bigger than football. This season I've struggled a little bit."- imply that it's definitely been beating him at stages.
 
Sad to hear about his off-field struggles, but it's been clear that something hasn't been right with him this season. Just hope that he can get whatever help he needs and can regain his form from last season. Goes to show that you never know what is going on privately, and that players should be cut more slack when struggling on the pitch. Some of the vitriol in player threads when they lose form is pretty grim.
 
Begs the question why he hasn't been afforded this time off he needs to heal. He's barely playing and when he is he's anonymous so why haven't we just said take the few weeks off you need rather than making him train in pain. Likely more to it but it seems like a no brainer of a decision from the outside.
 
Ric said:
Sad to hear about his off-field struggles, but it's been clear that something hasn't been right with him this season. Just hope that he can get whatever help he needs and can regain his form from last season. Goes to show that you never know what is going on privately, and that players should be cut more slack when struggling on the pitch. Some of the vitriol in player threads when they lose form is pretty grim.
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Obviously it’s sad to hear about the off field problems, but as fans we have no other option in the main other than to judge them on their performances, if we don’t know the specifics. Otherwise every time a player is playing wank we could predicate it with maybe they are having some problems. The kind of money they earn shouldn’t necessarily come into it, but it does in most people’s minds as we have the mindset of “I’d live with their problems if I was on circa £200k a week…” etc etc.
 
Rammy Blue said:
Not having a go at you, but this sums the situation up too. I’ve heard colon problems, caught shagging another bird, and now it’s family ripping him off, lol. Who knows.
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All of which are complete and utter nonsense, what actually happened was he was unfortunately involved in a rather nasty fishing accident and had to have his foot removed, he's been playing with a screwed on foot all season,which is why his performance hasn't been up to his usual standing
 
gaz76 said:
All of which are complete and utter nonsense, what actually happened was he was unfortunately involved in a rather nasty fishing accident and had to have his foot removed, he's been playing with a screwed on foot all season,which is why his performance hasn't been up to his usual standing
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I heard similar, must be true.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Begs the question why he hasn't been afforded this time off he needs to heal. He's barely playing and when he is he's anonymous so why haven't we just said take the few weeks off you need rather than making him train in pain. Likely more to it but it seems like a no brainer of a decision from the outside.
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Tbf we don't know if he's had to attend training at all times and as there have been match day squads he's been left out of, he may have had a few breaks. I'd guess they'd want him training at times also to keep fitness and hopefully keep his spirits up too
 
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