#47 | Phil Foden - 2019/20 Performances

[Craig]

The boy. Great finish with his swinger. Could rival fat Frank for goals from midfield one day.

 

[BosnianBlue]

Classy finish. He made it to look so easy.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

That finish had swag about it!!!

 

[Trojan1962]

Very lively in the 5 or so minutes he got. Lovely finish for his goal. Hoping to see more of him in the coming weeks

 

[Metalartin]

You wouldn't have known he's left footed, looking at that finish.

 

[ADegenerate]

I'm ecstatic he got his goal, but I'm genuinely confused with the substitution.

Foden was deemed good enough, reliable enough, safe enough to start 3 must win games in the premier league run in last season.

So why only bring him on in the 91st minute? Why not bring Merlin off after 80 minutes and give Phil 15? I just wish I knew what it is that makes Pep think, "oh it's 85/86/87 minutes, Phil go get ready" because he's done it 9 times since the start of last season.

Couple theories on that. 1) Pep's not big on leaving anything to chance and he's a pretty eccentric guy. 2) The dynamic and flow of the game was completely in control. A substitution like that throws a natural wrinkle in the flow of the game that could tilt the energy and direction. 3) Pep does all of his subs in a pre-determined manner where he has control and if that's broken then the control is lost. In a tight game like 1-0 he won't risk it.

I absolutely agree with you though. That's a situation where it should have happened.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Great finish , but should have been brought on much earlier

 

[Fast Forward To The Past]

I'm ecstatic he got his goal, but I'm genuinely confused with the substitution.

Foden was deemed good enough, reliable enough, safe enough to start 3 must win games in the premier league run in last season.

So why only bring him on in the 91st minute? Why not bring Merlin off after 80 minutes and give Phil 15? I just wish I knew what it is that makes Pep think, "oh it's 85/86/87 minutes, Phil go get ready" because he's done it 9 times since the start of last season.

The game wasn't deemed to be under control yet.
You don't take of mr. control himself with 15 minutes to play. It's the CL!

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Foden on for his usual 3 minute bleep test, only this time his was able to score during it.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Wonder when pep will let him off is leash,soon I hope.