47 | Phil Foden - 2022/23

[Phil1]

I’m sure Phil will get by not being as good as the greatest player to play the game.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

I’m sure Phil will get by not being as good as the greatest player to play the game.

If he is not better than Messi then he has no business playing for City!

 

[BlueBanger]

Right, i'm going to be brutally honest here. Phil last season didn't look as good as the season before imho...Now three games into a new season he's already denied erling two easy goals. Haaland needs to be provided them easy passes especially in this early phase of his city career when its about bedding in and getting that confidence up. I hope players are not falling into the inflated ego trap of not wanting to be overshadowed by a bigger star coming in.

Pep needs to give his head a wobble, or better yet bench him for a few games and make it clear as to why!...i hope the massive contract hasn't come a bit soon.

 

[M Gaudino]

Sorry you're comparing Foden's shooting ability to a player who once scored 73 goals in a season?

what im saying is that he has the power in his foot like messi does, especially for a slightly built guy.l and has hit messi-esque long rangers like against psg.

you couldnt say that about david silva for example

 

[MarsLlama]

He played 50 games in 20/21 & 45 in 21/22 (starting 36 each season) how is that prohibitive?

Season	Played	Started	Sub On	Sub Off	Unused	Goals	W	D	L
2016/17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017/18	10	3	7	2	12	0	7	1	2	0	0
2018/19	26	11	15	3	22	7	23	2	1	1	0
2019/20	38	18	20	6	17	8	32	3	3	1	1
2020/21	50	36	14	10	11	16	38	4	8	0	0
2021/22	45	36	9	15	5	14	31	8	6	2	0
2022/23	4	3	1	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	0

Clearly specified league.

 

[Craig]

I’m sure Phil will get by not being as good as the greatest player to play the game.

Exactly and he’s not been half as bad people are making out in the 3 games this season. Just ridiculous to start trying to compare him to Messi.

 

[SJT]

Pass the salt Phil.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Clearly specified league.

You are still talking shit either way. He played 28 in the PL each of the previous 2 seasons which is comparable with the below, except maybe Rodri:

Whippy: 28 & 27
Bernardo: 26 & 35
KDB: 25 & 30
Rodders: 34 & 33
Fernandinho: 21 & 19
Mahrez: 27 & 28

 

[CPPSC]

Ah I had no idea that you spoke for the majority! Good to know. Even then the majority have been fed one narrative and will happily parrot what they hear a commentator or a pundit says as fact without questioning it. As a city fan you should know that.

Don’t you know who he is a legend and never ever ever wrong . Always right always.And he rightly speaks for us all.

 

[BlueBanger]

To those claiming the assist was difficult for phil yesterday, take a look at how sancho was assisted under much more pressure just now...and that is from a rag player.

He should have passed first time or cut back and pass. No excuses.