47 | Phil Foden - 2024/25

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If it was anything more than an illness the press would have found out and posted it everywhere by now. They need something to distract from the circus at the rags.
 
Gonna be curious who drops out for Phil (if anyone)

He's not the best o nthe wing, he wants ti be central but Bernardo and Kev have started the season amazingly as has Kovacic, and that's before Rodri coming back

Good problem to have I guess
 
handsofstone said:
Gonna be curious who drops out for Phil (if anyone)

He's not the best o nthe wing, he wants ti be central but Bernardo and Kev have started the season amazingly as has Kovacic, and that's before Rodri coming back

Good problem to have I guess
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His problem might be getting back in straight away. I would expect him to be on the bench against Brentford with a start in the CL. All the wide players are playing well and not likely to be easily displaced. With the return of Gundo and recovery of Rodri together with the sparkling form of Kovacic and Kev leaves no obvious start in the middle. The fact the man in charge is not likely to be swayed by fan sentiment or public opinion may mean Phil will have to fight for his place.
 
Anyone who has had a viral stomach issue knows that it takes a while to get back to normal, never mind match fit. If Phil is walking around, that’s great, hopefully he can be excused from the England squad and spend time back at our training facilities where the staff can nurse him back quickly. No point in rushing him though
 
No reason not to believe Pep.

If it is a stomach virus and he's on antibiotics, chances are he's probably feeling weak and not in any condition to be training and playing.

But who knows, it wouldn't be the first time a player hasn't played and the reason given isn't quite the truth.
 
He posted pictures with a moving company, so there may have been something to those noise complaints.
 
Bournemouth Blue said:
Anyone who has had a viral stomach issue knows that it takes a while to get back to normal, never mind match fit. If Phil is walking around, that’s great, hopefully he can be excused from the England squad and spend time back at our training facilities where the staff can nurse him back quickly. No point in rushing him though
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We're coping okay without him so far. But it'll be great to have him back in contention for a place in the starting XI.



Whether he can get back in the team is another story.




;-)
 
He will get back in. He’s too good not to. Those who are standing in right now have been excellent and proof of why having a well rounded quality squad is vital.
We are in pretty good shape regardless of the supposed lack of numbers.
See you soon Phil.
 
Phil1 said:
He will get back in. He’s too good not to. Those who are standing in right now have been excellent and proof of why having a well rounded quality squad is vital.
We are in pretty good shape regardless of the supposed lack of numbers.
See you soon Phil.
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That’s the beauty of this squad.

When Pep replaces a player, there is no drop-off in quality, Jack showed on Saturday, and Phil did for the first half of last season, whereas most other teams don’t have the same level of talent to be able to do that.
 
Vienna_70 said:
That’s the beauty of this squad.

When Pep replaces a player, there is no drop-off in quality, Jack showed on Saturday, and Phil did for the first half of last season, whereas most other teams don’t have the same level of talent to be able to do that.
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There was a time not so long ago when you worried what the absence of certain players would do to our game but that has been diminishing season by season to the point I’m comfortable whatever the line up.
 
FromPollockToSilva said:
You don’t take antibiotics for a virus, Pep
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Surprisingly, the NHS GP's didn't seem know that, they told my old man he had some sort of stomach virus on 3 occasions and gave him antibiotics each time.

Turned out he had esophageal cancer when they finally sent him to get tested about 3 months after they should, by then it was too late.

Although to be fair to Pep, he's not speaking his first language, he might not literally mean virus, could be an infection or something.
 
Can’t wait for him to be back, he gets straight into our starting lineup alongside Rodri & Kev behind Savinho, Haaland & Grealish.
 
Phil1 said:
There was a time not so long ago when you worried what the absence of certain players would do to our game but that has been diminishing season by season to the point I’m comfortable whatever the line up.
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The comforting thing is the more Pep evolves this squad the more multifunctional our players have become. The LB problem we once had is no longer a problem. Pep signed Gvardiol as one of the most promising LCBs in Europe and transformed him into a highly efficient LB, and when he doesn't play there we have Ake. And when Ake isn't available we have Akanji who does a capable job at LB. Some on here were flapping about Rodri not playing but up steps Kovacic and Young Rico Lewis and we've won our first 3 games, and we haven't missed Rodri tbf.

Foden is a multifunctional player who has played all across the front line and although he's said he prefers to play as a CM he's happy enough to play where he's asked to and there's no sign of him throwing a tantrum when he's on either wing.

The thing I enjoy watching most is our fluidity and interchanging positions during the game. Sometimes it's confusing who's playing where to me and I bet opposition defenders are thinking this. Pep always seems to have a trick or two up his sleeve and although some of his formations and tactics in the past have cost us the long term game throughout the past seasons keeps us one step ahead. And Gundogan in the squad gives us more options than we had without him.
 
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