47 | Phil Foden - 2022/23

[Crooked_rain]

I’m a big fan and always defend him but he is offering very little at the moment and might be worth dropping him to get some fire and hunger back into him

 

[NQCitizen]

I worry about Phil because it feels like he is becoming a robot in the system. He is at his best when he just plays. That means off-the-cuff stuff. At the moment it’s all very structured and for whatever reason our wide men seem to suffer more than most in this system. I’m tired of seeing our wide men get the ball, stop and pass backwards.

If foden suddenly started making these constant, low-success, high-intensity ASM style runs he'd be dropped for Grealish in minutes.

Honestly this thread is more of a "I don't like how Pep uses Foden" thread than a "Foden Performances" thread.

 

[come-on-barney]

If foden suddenly started making these constant, low-success, high-intensity ASM style runs he'd be dropped for Grealish in minutes.

Honestly this thread is more of a "I don't like how Pep uses Foden" thread than a "Foden Performances" thread.

But unfortunately it’s true as one impacts the other.

 

[madloaf]

Good job Pep sees things differently from you.

Not based on today it wasn't

 

[NQCitizen]

But unfortunately it’s true as one impacts the other.

Nah I do get that, but I think as fan we have to bear in mind what the actual instructions from the manager are.

You'd think Foden had gone completely off the rails Alli style from these comments, not just taken on a more selfless wide-playmaker role.

 

[freshie]

Strangely subdued performance from him today. Seemed reluctant to take on Cash despite having him on toast in this fixture in previous seasons. When Young came on I thought Phil would have a field day but he seemed to go even more into his shell, however, I think all the shouts of him regressing are just a bit premature!

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Never thought a 37 year old Ashley Young would have Foden in his back posket , but he did , was rubbing my hands when the old Rag came on as substitute but Foden got virtually nothing out of him , but Phil was just one of many who under performed.

 

[come-on-barney]

Nah I do get that, but I think as fan we have to bear in mind what the actual instructions from the manager are.

You'd think Foden had gone completely off the rails Alli style from these comments, not just taken on a more selfless wide-playmaker role.

Totally agree, he’s ‘part of the system’ now doing his job, which might not beneficial to himself.

 

[Dazzle84]

Let's not make him a whipping boy eh? He's had a few bad games but he's far from alone. As someone else mentioned, kev was stinking the place out at one point last autumn. Foden is also a lot more exposed than de Bruyne at a similar age, who was only just joining Chelsea in a failed move

 

[freshie]

It probably stems from the notion that he was meant to be a special talent. When the reality is he's not. He's a good technical premier league winger with no truely outstanding attributes.
He doesn't score a lot
He doesn't assist a lot
He doesn't dribble past his fullback constantly and make things happen
He doesn't run his socks off for the team
He can't dictate the tempo of a game
He's not rapid
He doesn't have the vision to pick out passes others don't see

None of the above is drasitcally going to change either. He's likely one of those players that have reached their peak early and people are frustrated with what they believe he could be rather than accepting this is simply just what he's actually capable of.

What a load of horseshit