47 | Phil Foden - 2023/24

[SWP's back]

My only worry is that Pep doesn’t rate that performance as highly as the rest of us.

Very difficult to fault Pep during his time here but he does seem to hold Foden to a different standard.

Anyway, my worry is probably unfounded, Foden was excellent both offensively and defensively (something Pep usually mentions as a reason he doesn’t play in the middle more often).

I’m hoping last night’s performance is enough to make City not but another AM because I don’t think there are any in the world any better than Phil in that position.

 

[SebastianBlue]

My only worry is that Pep doesn’t rate that performance as highly as the rest of us.

Very difficult to fault Pep during his time here but he does seem to hold Foden to a different standard.

Anyway, my worry is probably unfounded, Foden was excellent both offensively and defensively (something Pep usually mentions as a reason he doesn’t play in the middle more often).

I’m hoping last night’s performance is enough to make City not but another AM because I don’t think there are any in the world any better than Phil in that position.

Pep holds Phil to a higher standard because he thinks Foden could genuinely get near Messi for both pure ability and ultimate impact on football.

I think Pep has to continue to treat Phil the way he has in order for Foden to have a chance at that — the same way Pep treated a young Messi.

If you are one of the best young players in the world, you are going to be treated like that, and I have no problems with it.

The sky is the limit for Phil. He could end up being the best English player in history.

And Pep certainly wants that to happen.

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

He’s no Jack Wilshere.

 

[lasereyes]

I guess that answered a few questions,possibly even shut a few up......

One of the best individual performances i have seen in a long while,David Silva mixed with Gascoigne vibes.

Different type of player, but Mahrez against Spurs is the last individual City performance I recall of comparable quality

 

[HaalandxKdb9]

Unplayable tn. This was the step we needed of Phil to make us more dangerous in absence of kev.

 

[Keeper!]

”cometh the hour, cometh the man”

He took his chance replacing the ginger one, the sort of performance that will make the absence of KDB easier to handle.

Superb, high quality game.

 

[Phil1]

Seriously, anybody who has not seen what this lads potential is and have spent their days trying to find fault are following the wrong sport.
He is, and has been for a while even taking into account his niggles etc the best player in our squad. There’s players on their day who can do this and that and get all the credit but Phil is out of this world and when everyone else finally catches up he will get the credit he deserves and not constantly be compared to Saka et al.
He’s out on his own.

 

[SWP's back]

Pep holds Phil to a higher standard because he thinks Foden could genuinely get near Messi for both pure ability and ultimate impact on football.

I think Pep has to continue to treat Phil the way he has in order for Foden to have a chance at that — the same way Pep treated a young Messi.

If you are one of the best young players in the world, you are going to be treated like that, and I have no problems with it.

The sky is the limit for Phil. He could end up being the best English player in history.

And Pep certainly wants that to happen.

I’ve no problem with Pep commenting certain things towards Phil, my worry is him not playing him. He started 22 games last season, I hope that centre attacking midfield/number 10 position is his now whilst KDB is out.

I just want him to play.

 

[WallyA]

I just realized.

Foden and Alvarez is like the new David and Aguero...

 

[DruntBlunt]

Would you have traded him for any other player on the planet right now? Didn't think so.