John Stones - 2016/17 performances

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

At least the hung-ho Otamendi will make tackles and at least look like he wants to stop the opposition. Whereas Stones just runs along side them and waits for them to shoot. I can't honestly remember him ever making a proper tackle. Very very average.

wheres the obsession come from that defenders have to go sliding in to win the ball.

 

[Andouble]

Pound for pound the worst purchase in football history

 

[jon stakes]

Mourinho did good business going for Bailly for less money. Everton fans were apparently happy someone paid so much cash for such a dud.

Better to play Aradabioyo or whoever, if this is how the defence is going look like.

 

[RandomJ]

Mourinho did good business going for Bailly for less money. Everton fans were apparently happy someone paid so much cash for such a dud.

Better to play Aradabioyo or whoever, if this is how the defence is going look like.

Everton fans can't talk considering how shit his replacement Williams has been.

 

[B\connellblue]

Has played exactly like he did for Everton. Poorly. Giving what we now know about pep his defending isn't likely to improve anytime soon. How he can be so poor in the air for someone of his size is truly baffling.

 

[super_city_si]

I think he's actually more suited to midfield. He's not a very good defender but is good with the ball.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Has all the technical ability Pep wants in a central defender but is so careless and negligant that it negates his better qualities right now.

 

[kaz7]

He is trying to do what pep wants him to do but those around him can't do it and bravo is treating the ball like a grenade,he showed his class in the settled first 10 games,he is young and needs a steady defence with him

 

[FootieFan86]

Mourinho did good business going for Bailly for less money. Everton fans were apparently happy someone paid so much cash for such a dud.

Better to play Aradabioyo or whoever, if this is how the defence is going look like.

Bailly is reckless and awful with the ball.

Matip was a better deal and he was a free.

 

[jon stakes]

Bailly is reckless and awful with the ball.

Matip was a better deal and he was a free.

Sure, Matip was the best deal out there. Nkoulou maybe as well (joined Lyon).
But Bailly has been doing way better than Stones.

 

[OB1]

Had a 'mare today but he has time on his side.

 

[citymad]

Anyone would struggle with poor players alongside you. I'm sure his confidence is low at the moment. Still think he's a top player in the making.

 

[shemnel]

fuck me, how his confidence is shot i dont know.

 

[malg]

Different back four/three every fucking game. Can't help.

 

[shemnel]

Different back four/three every fucking game. Can't help.

dont buy it myself.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

The lad hasn't played well for ages now.

I said after last week's garbage he didn't deserve his place in the team at the moment and he was worse today.

I'd honestly rather go through the Christmas period with Tosin and Sagna as our two centre halves with Willy in nets, and Clichy and Zaba either side of them.

Fuck Bravo off, fuck Kolarov off, and give Otamendi and Stones (who've both been abysmal of late) some time off to sort their heads out because they look like amateurs at present.

Stones is painfully slow, criminally weak for a bloke his size, he lacks awareness and loses concentration. He also takes too many touches - and I don't mean he should band it long or into row Z (although every now and again thy would do) - he needs to just lay it off to the nearest simple pass rather than take another and another and another control of the ball to entice the defender like this bad habit he's got. Play the ball kid, just play the ball.

 

[BigOscar]

Never really rated or wanted him, but he's playing like shit at the moment, he looks all over the place. When he's in form and feeling confident with those around him he looked a lot better than I expected, but putting him in a shaky defence is suicide. Also, just fuck off the stupid 3 at the back, we get fucked every time we try it. We don't have one reliable CB, so why on earth we insist on playing 3 of the fuckers is beyond me

 

[Burtonblue]

Wtf is going on in his head
Seems to have lost all confidence and dropping bollocks all over the place
Today was probably his worst display in a City shirt
He looks completely lost
Very worrying

 

[blueinsa]

Had a 'mare today but he has time on his side.

Agree but his howlers this season can now nearly be counted on 2 hands and thats not great.

Has everything to be world class but he needs to switch on, concentrate and whilst doing what his manager is asking, now and then just think no, its needless risk and dangerous and just defend correctly.

 

[ojeme]

Had a 'mare today but he has time on his side.

I don't think he has time on his side. The problem about young players unproven at the highest level is that they need to deliver now. If they don't, the conversation about finding a suitable replacement soonest begins when it involves a club with tall ambitions like our. He really doesn't have that much time as if he continues in this
form (I hope to God this is not the case),
we'd have to look for alternatives. So regardless of how young he is, his endorsement would only come with improved performances. He will only grow when he plays and he will only be given the opportunity to play in the medium term if his performances warrant same