47 | Phil Foden - 2022/23

[Withnail]

Brilliant news, possibly bench tomorrow and start on Saturday.

 

[domalino]

I mean he was never the biggest but looks like hes lost about a stone or so. I imagine he'll have a bit of muscle to build back up.

Surely they would have had him doing weights and low impact stuff within days of the op? I'd be surprised if he's lost much weight/fitness, unless he was still really ill after the surgery.

My first thought when I saw the images was that he looked like he’d lost a lot of weight.

As a general rule though, the quicker you lose it the quicker you can put it back on.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Welcome back Phil. Well done with the quick recuperation. Hopefully get you on the bench for Saturday for a 30 minute run out.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Is needed desperately on the right wing. So much better than Mahrez

I think they are both class player's. Foden has more energy and Mahrez like Foden is very skilfull. 2 great assets on the wings.

 

[Bluethemaway]

A fully fit Foden for the run in is a real bonus.

 

[There is a Light]

I feel for Phil a bit - every time he seems to build up a bit of form he has a setback of some sort, be it injury, illness, his international manager etc, which takes time to come back from. One day he’ll get a run without interruption and we’ll see exactly what he’s capable of.

Great news he’s back though.

 

[Legal Alien]

Great news for us and another top player for everyone else to worry about.

 

[Cityfan]

How long can you start running after an operation like that? May take a while to build match fitness back up if it’s zero movement whilst you recuperate.

The surgery itself is generally fairly minor and easy to recover from.The unknown is the appendicitis that can be quite severe, a significant septic inflammatory response can be quite debilitating.

 

[super_city_si]

Brilliant to have Phil back. Dont expect to see him tomorrow but hope he gets some minutes off the bench Saturday.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I feel like his illness may have done us some good. We will have a rested top class player coming into the team at the business end of the season.