#47 | Phil Foden - 2020/21 Performances

[RayCTID]

He is knuckling down which does bode well for the season

 

[SWP's back]

Phil, if you want to go out and bang every Scandinavian woman you meet, crack on kid.
Just make sure you carry on playing like you do because in 5 years you’ll be the best in the world.

Or even Icelandic.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

As I said in the match thread, Foden was very, very good on both sides of the ball tonight.

He is becoming a more complete player, not unlike a certain diminutive Spaniard that some may remember from our recent past. He may even be better from a goalscoring perspective.

It’s still early days (still... seems he’s been in the team for ages now), but I do genuinely think he is going to be one of our best players in the coming years.

Let it be so, football gods.

Amen.

He’s already one of our best players! He’s genuinely above Bernardo now in the pecking order. In the central attacking positions he’s only behind KDB, and as a winger, there’s only Sterling above him for me. I prefer Foden to Mahrez and Torres still needs a settling in period.

 

[MarsLlama]

He is becoming a more complete player, not unlike a certain diminutive Spaniard that some may remember from our recent past. He may even be better from a goalscoring perspective.

Of course I love David, and for me he's the greatest player City have had in my lifetime, but I don't think there's any maybe about it. The great El Mago got 77 goals for us in 436 games. Foden has 17 goals for the Blues so far- if I had to guess, I'd say he'll probably hit 77 by the age of no more than 25. That's not to say he will be a better player, of course, but I wouldn't rule it out!

In terms of Foden's goalscoring ability... if he continues to develop at this rate and doesn't hit his best form until 24ish, we could be talking about Gerrard/Lampard levels of goalscoring from midfield. Now that's scary.

 

[Craig]

He is currently the 2nd best player at the club. And there are 3 World Class players currently on the squad...

Doesn't that automatically make him World Class if he is better than 2 of the 3?

I think so :)

He’s obviously behind our one truly world class player in Kev. Who are the other 2?

 

[Tugay One Cup]

He’s obviously behind our one truly world class player in Kev. Who are the other 2?

Aguero and Sterling is my guess.

 

[Indaparkside]

Aguero and Sterling is my guess.

I think bernardos won the odd trophy

 

[Kadour75]

He worked hard last night, but I still don’t understand where Pep wants him to play. At times he is a winger, sometimes a midfielder. I hope he settles on a single position and stops tinkering with him.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

He worked hard last night, but I still don’t understand where Pep wants him to play. At times he is a winger, sometimes a midfielder. I hope he settles on a single position and stops tinkering with him.

That’s a bizarre complaint. Learning different roles is what will give him a complete understanding of the game. David Silva used to be a winger. It’s normal at a young age. Anything that gives him more chances to be on the pitch and learning is a good thing.

 

[01cravend]

Honestly my favourite part of his performance was in second half when we'd taken both our cdms off. We lost the ball and 8ft Billing was breaking into our half, Foden hared after him, took it off him cleanly, turned and got us back on the front foot.