Having not watched the game,can I ask for those of you who don`t wear your sky blue tinted glasses,how well did young Phil do tonight.
Yes he scored two and his assist for the first are very impressive,but what about the rest of his play, more than happy ?
Yes.
I mean Phil, like Kevin, Sterling, Mahrez or all of our attackers will be mostly judged by their numbers. Goals, assists and chance creation.
If they aren't doing these things, then even if the rest of their game is good, then it almost doesn't matter, because we need them to deliver.
Fortunately, Phil's passing overall tonight was excellent, he moved into spaces well and had solid dribbling and ball control, and pressed high often as is characteristic of him at City. But if he didn't have any goals or the assist, then while he should be doing these things well, it wouldn't have been that impressive, the numbers are what elevates him to a higher status.
It's kind of different to David, in that, even though David barely scores but still had a decent assist return, the most important thing he brought was control in the final third to recycle the attack over and over again. Phil was okay at that, and if he gets to David's level, he becomes a monster.
