47 | Phil Foden - 2022/23

[Tugay One Cup]

Not really sure why he's getting criticised after yesterday. Worked his arse off, was a threat and was mostly neat in possession.

 

[Phil1]

Not really sure why he's getting criticised after yesterday. Worked his arse off, was a threat and was mostly neat in possession.

I said yesterday, nobody should be criticised for yesterday bar Cancelo for putting us under the cosh.
But BM being BM means that posters need to have at least a couple of players to slag off in order to feed their misery.

 

[vin]

Needs. To. Fucking. Start.

However, there was a point yesterday about 85 mins in someone played a ball down the line to him (maybe Kev) which was a a little too far in front of him and he stopped, then jogged a big, then started again. Pep was fucking furious with him and he needs to cut that out. You can’t be giving up, especially not when it’s 1-1. Sounds really petty but Pep will pick up on stuff like that.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Very odd that he keeps getting benched after a good run of form a few weeks ago. Been a strange season for him.

 

[cookster]

Was told yesterday Pep isn't happy with his intensity in training. Feels he's saving himself for the World Cup.

 

[heslops barnet]

Was told yesterday Pep isn't happy with his intestisty in training. Feels he's saving himself for the World Cup.

If he gets a game…..

 

[BlueMonkey79]

If he gets a game…..

Hope he doesn't. Would rather him be fresh for City than get exhausted at the world Cup. Might seem rather selfish but I gave up on England years ago. Hate international breaks. City>England every day for me..

 

[Kamaro011]

I get that when we're ahead and in control but not when we're chasing the points, more urgency and even a bit of a gamble is needed occasionally, Grealish and Foden were poor yesterday. Kev wasn't afraid to take the defenders on and it paid off in the end.

Because KDB is given licenses to do more freedom than both Foden and Grealish, Pep will less critical to KDB if he makes mistakes on his risky pass. Not so much on Grealish and Foden.

 

[Keeper!]

Was told yesterday Pep isn't happy with his intestisty in training. Feels he's saving himself for the World Cup.

Looking at the tunnel cam be looks to be struggling for fitness, he was blowing like crazy, unlike him.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Needs. To. Fucking. Start.

However, there was a point yesterday about 85 mins in someone played a ball down the line to him (maybe Kev) which was a a little too far in front of him and he stopped, then jogged a big, then started again. Pep was fucking furious with him and he needs to cut that out. You can’t be giving up, especially not when it’s 1-1. Sounds really petty but Pep will pick up on stuff like that.

There were other instances when he was gesticulating at his teammates when a pass wasn’t perfect. He also gave a couple of hospital passes which is very unlike him. Maybe risk of injury praying on his mind but I thought aspects of his performance were out of character. Ps that is not slagging him, simply saying what I saw.