#47 | Phil Foden - 2020/21 Performances

[SublimeSane]

With him and KDB at 6and 8 it becomes a game of you attack then we attack. I like him on the wing for now

 

[kaz7]

yep he has all his attributes to go along with the addition of pace, energy, dribbling and finishing so he is actually better. just need the consistency that will come with time

Yeah ok that is me convinced lol, they are different players with different skill sets, dave is a one off, five mins gone and all is forgotten

 

[ScottSinclair]

Way too soon saying Phil could be better than Silva.
Many midfielders in history had more strings to their bow than Dave, few if any of them were at his level though

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Poor game by Phil today, I thought. At his age, it'll happen. Come back stronger.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Had an absolute shocker tonight. First half he got into positions and things just didn't come off for him. Second half he was trying too hard to make up for all that and just made it worse.

 

[Blue Hefner]

I thought he was very good first half and an awful 10-15mins in the second - hopefully he can put it behind him. He's plenty of credit in the bank so I would like to think it doesn't effect him too much

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

He’s still a rookie. There will be good mixed in with not so good.

 

[waspish]

Poor in parts tonight and you could tell he new it as he was walking of being subbed but he still very young and he will go through periods in his career where he won’t play well it’s how you come through it!

 

[01cravend]

Winger...or Cam(4-2-3-1).. never a CM, not yet anyway

 

[mccity]

With Torres looking good I suspect we might not see much of Foden out wide.

We'll see more CM Foden, so hopefully he learns from tonight.


Foden's been inconsistent for a while, which I'd put down to age. It means he's due a good game next so Liverpool beware!

 

[argyle]

What happened to Phil tonight?

 

[Cityinmud]

What happened to Phil tonight?

Needs some rest. Pep said yesterday he was tired. Maybe that's the issue. Definitely will get back in form soon.

 

[OB1]

What happened to Phil tonight?

I think he is better out wide at the moment.

He's young and therefore consistency may take time to achieve.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

For me he looks best on the right wing. Unfortunately we have Sterling, Mahrez, Torres and Bernardo who can all play there too.

 

[Phil1]

He will have poor games over the course of the next season or two. I wouldn’t read too much into it though as his natural ability will ensure that the poor games are few and far between.

 

[WallyA]

With Torres looking good I suspect we might not see much of Foden out wide.

We'll see more CM Foden, so hopefully he learns from tonight.


Foden's been inconsistent for a while, which I'd put down to age. It means he's due a good game next so Liverpool beware!

I think based on his current performances, he is doing a better job on the wings than in the midfield, but with Ferran, Jesus and probably Braaf getting a look in, I think Pep should keep playing him there to let him get better.

I see a little bit now why Pep doesn't play Kevin and Foden together in midfield, having Bernie or Gundogan help slow the tempo when needed and controlling the midfield is a necessity, hopefully Foden can adapt to it.

 

[mccity]

I think based on his current performances, he is doing a better job on the wings than in the midfield, but with Ferran, Jesus and probably Braaf getting a look in, I think Pep should keep playing him there to let him get better.

I see a little bit now why Pep doesn't play Kevin and Foden together in midfield, having Bernie or Gundogan help slow the tempo when needed and controlling the midfield is a necessity, hopefully Foden can adapt to it.

Yeah he is doing better on the wings I agree. Your first sentence is basically my point but more elaborated :).

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Looked out of sorts tonight , he usually does the simple things so well , would give him the last 20/30 minutes against the Dippers tiring legs on Sunday.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Looked frustrated tonight. Saw him lose the ball a few times and look pissed off with himself then he tried a diagonal early into the second half that was crap and lost us possession, kdb had a go at him for not playing it back to him and from there his night was done.

He’s 20, he’s moved around every week, you’re going to get a lot of inconsistent performances from him, think it would help his game or more accurately his consistency if Pep limited his positions for a bit, we’ve got other players who can shift around too, we saw with Bernardo last season, changing positions every week makes it difficult to find and maintain form. He battered Robertson in the last game against the dippers, not sure he’ll get the chance to do that again from the start this weekend but could make a difference from the bench.

 

[WNRH]

I got pissed off today with senior players like KDB, Gundogan and Mahrez not finding him, sometimes when he was the only option.

They seem to not trust him fully in the midfield position and he can go some time without the ball which is where his lack of experience then comes in by trying to force the game and do somthing.

I think in a team with Silva, Yaya, Nasri he would have really shone in midfield with the little one twos and triangles but we don’t play that way with KDB, Mahrez and co which is probably why he looks better on the wing at the moment.