47 | Phil Foden - 2022/23

[Keeper!]

This lad has enough talent to win multiple balon d'ors. I just hope he switches gears soon.

No chance, he needs to wear a red or white shirt and play for a team with istory.

 

[CatMan]

I bet Foden could make a faur fist of being a left full back given the opportunity!

 

[DATOIA]

Maybe, Foden will be our new Cancelo as a "False LB" :D

Grealish will finally get decent overlapping left footed player on the left wing and it may make team more solid.

But.. there is one big BUT..

Why Phil has to adapt.. Last year he had to play False9 mostly, due to reason that club bought Jack. If we consider how good Phil was in 20 / 21 as a LW, he should have stayed there and continued..

This year now, there is a big chance he will play LB.. Of course learning process will make him stronger and more positions he learns, better will become, but it's interesting how Phil reacts to such kind of changes around him..

 

[1Basti]

LB role incoming...will be the next "unhappy" player

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I bet Foden could make a faur fist of being a left full back given the opportunity!

He could certainly play wingback if we played a back five. I remember Paul Lake doing that a few times and he played in lots of positions. Foden has the pace and passing ability.

 

[RayCTID]

I wouldn't like to rely on Foden as wingback for very long to be honest (even if he had started off in that role)

 

[Worsleyweb]

Will get pellets for this but don’t think he has kicked on anywhere near where we thought he would: by now he should be dominating games like silva did. The lad is far from the brightest and best behaved either and I think he is real danger of going right off the rails. In my opinion giving him a 5/6 year contact was a mistake. Done virtually nothing for nearly 3 months. Pep clearly not impressed. Hope I am wrong.

 

[RayCTID]

To be honest Foden still has time on his side to turn it around if he really wants to.

 

[argyle]

Will get pellets for this but don’t think he has kicked on anywhere near where we thought he would: by now he should be dominating games like silva did. The lad is far from the brightest and best behaved either and I think he is real danger of going right off the rails. In my opinion giving him a 5/6 year contact was a mistake. Done virtually nothing for nearly 3 months. Pep clearly not impressed. Hope I am wrong.

Partying too much?

I know he was an utter arsehole to a friend of my neice in a shop. I won't say what happened as there are some on here that get ultra defensive over some City players.

Hope he drops the hangers on and distances himself from some of his extended family and gets his act together.

 

[1Basti]

Will get pellets for this but don’t think he has kicked on anywhere near where we thought he would: by now he should be dominating games like silva did. The lad is far from the brightest and best behaved either and I think he is real danger of going right off the rails. In my opinion giving him a 5/6 year contact was a mistake. Done virtually nothing for nearly 3 months. Pep clearly not impressed. Hope I am wrong.

some valid points but i think he`s one of the smartest in the squad

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Will get pellets for this but don’t think he has kicked on anywhere near where we thought he would: by now he should be dominating games like silva did. The lad is far from the brightest and best behaved either and I think he is real danger of going right off the rails. In my opinion giving him a 5/6 year contact was a mistake. Done virtually nothing for nearly 3 months. Pep clearly not impressed. Hope I am wrong.

I get what your saying ,but I wish the silva comparisons would stop. He isn’t David silva and he never has been.

Giving him a long contract wasn’t a mistake either as he’s been brilliant for a few seasons now. Being off form for 3 months is nothing really and a dip in form is to be expected of a young player .

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Will get pellets for this but don’t think he has kicked on anywhere near where we thought he would: by now he should be dominating games like silva did. The lad is far from the brightest and best behaved either and I think he is real danger of going right off the rails. In my opinion giving him a 5/6 year contact was a mistake. Done virtually nothing for nearly 3 months. Pep clearly not impressed. Hope I am wrong.

We signed Silva when he was 24, so unless you mean his penultimate season at Valencia then it's a bit of a harsh comparison.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Partying too much?

I know he was an utter arsehole to a friend of my neice in a shop. I won't say what happened as there are some on here that get ultra defensive over some City players.

Hope he drops the hangers on and distances himself from some of his extended family and gets his act together.

He's a fool to himself if that is the problem and his talent gets wasted.

He needs a father figure at the club to tell him some home truths if necessary, but if he is ignoring Pep , then he is a fool .

 

[eastmanc]

To be honest Foden still has time on his side to turn it around if he really wants to.

This is Phils first real dip in form, all young players have dips. He will be fine he has bags of talent.

 

[Worsleyweb]

We signed Silva when he was 24, so unless you mean his penultimate season at Valencia then it's a bit of a harsh comparison.

Remember Silva playing for us pre season for Valencia - wow! Maybe I am being harsh but if Phil does throw his talent away - what a waste.

 

[kanovic]

I think he will be fine. Dip in form happens to everyone and it’s not a problem. The attitude is the issue. I suspect with the whole cancelo situation and pep not taking no crap from players a lot of the squad will
Get a wake up call. No one os bigger then the club and no one gets a free ride .. the past is the past and you shouldn’t be given a free ride for what you have achieved. Need to keep putting work in.

 

[SanPellegrini]

I hate to sound reductionist, but the issue is Southgate

 

[Tevez City]

He started his career at LB, maybe he can still do a good job there.

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[Craig]

I hate to sound reductionist, but the issue is Southgate

I can’t stand Southgate’s tactics but you can’t blame him for Foden’s attitude and form. He wasn’t playing anywhere near his best long before the world cup(yes his numbers were decent). Southgate played him when it mattered and even subbed an inform Saka ahead of him in the France game.