47 | Phil Foden - 2024/25

[akrh215]

The fact that he doesn’t have players like Rodri or KDB alongside him this season really shows that he just can’t “work magic” on his own like KDB could. He lacks that level of creativity and boldness, and he doesn’t have the same vision to spot opportunities from a mile away. Even if he did, he couldn’t deliver those passes like KDB.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Can't afford another 2 weeks of England. He comes back like he's been chained to a radiator in a cold unused corridor of St George's Park and fed potato peelings for a fortnight.

 

[mexico1970]

To get more out of Phil he needs players like Rodri and KDB around him, and to do that we need to find them and that isn't going to be easy.

 

[David White]

He was literally in the middle the whole game. Bernardo was out wide. He just played bad .

He was told to go out wide when Kev came on. Bernardo went over to Pep and then he relayed the instructions.

I don’t think he had a bad game, but he’s miles off where he was last season.

 

[Keeper!]

To get more out of Phil he needs players like Rodri and KDB around him, and to do that we need to find them and that isn't going to be easy.

Is that a criticism? Is it not time that he was the man in this team, old enough , good enough and experienced enough to be that.

He was ok yesterday, but Kovacic and Haaland were far more the leaders yesterday.

 

[M23 Citizen]

The fact that he doesn’t have players like Rodri or KDB alongside him this season really shows that he just can’t “work magic” on his own like KDB could. He lacks that level of creativity and boldness, and he doesn’t have the same vision to spot opportunities from a mile away. Even if he did, he couldn’t deliver those passes like KDB.

Foden is not a creative player when he plays centrally. He’s got almost no link-up play with Haaland. He never threads balls through like Kovačić did yesterday, he’s not developed that in his game at all really.

Nor does he have the creative bits of brilliance in tight situations in the middle of the pitch that we’ve seen from De Bruyne and DSilva over the years.

While he does score more goals when he plays centrally (and his goals can be fantastic!), he is more creative when he plays wide. He’s got a good cross and a good pull back pass on him. Better than seen from Grealish, BSilva, Doku or Savinho.

That’s why, when De Bruyne plays, Pep puts Phil wide.

Everyone moans about Foden being played wide, but, not only does he create and assist more from wide, his pressing is better and he helps the full backs out more than any of our other forward wide players do (Grealish is good in our half defending but he’s not as good at pressing as Foden).

Foden is an all-round better team player when he plays wide.

One annoying thing though is that he’s always on the move to find space and he’s seldom passed to at the right moments. Pep and whoever the captain is should be bollocking the team for this. Get the ball to Phil at the right time and he’ll damage the opposition.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Injured as well or precautionary?

 

[ninjamonkey]

Injured as well or precautionary?

I'm guessing unfit rather than injured. Didn't have a pre-season at all. Got injured, supposedly got food poisoning and has yet to look like he's fully fit all season.

now gets a chance to get himself in better shape for us instead of being played out of position and taken off after an hour of being ineffective.

 

[KDB4ever]

 

[eastmanc]

Still playing like an inexperienced kid

No consistency, blows hot and cold, and should be one of the more experienced players taking the game by the scruff of the neck during this tough spell

He was very consistent last season. At the moment he's in poor form, it happens to all players.