5 | John Stones - 2022/23

[Keeper!]

Maguire certainly looks a different player when playing with John Stones, and I think he is usually shite when he plays in the rags team.

I don't like him with a passion but he has sorted himself out and come back well, in saying that the standard of the opposition is a lot lower than the top Premier league sides but you can only play the teams put in front of you.

 

[lightning Rodri]

Same applies to every defender in the world, when Mbappe is in the mood he is unplayable.

Kyle Walker says Hi.

 

[decmancity]

Same applies to every defender in the world, when Mbappe is in the mood he is unplayable.

Not our Kyle. He forced Mbappe to RW just to get half a kick.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Hilarious that pundits are describing Slabhead as our best defender , he only looks half decent because Stones has been alongside him , put Coady in there instead and Slabhead would fall to pieces.
When Stones stays injury free and gets a decent run of games , there are very few defenders in the world who are near his standard

 

[LongsightM13]

Hilarious that pundits are describing Slabhead as our best defender , he only looks half decent because Stones has been alongside him , put Coady in there instead and Slabhead would fall to pieces.
When Stones stays injury free and gets a decent run of games , there are very few defenders in the world who are near his standard

The brainfarts and needlessly, catastrophically, self destructive decisions are what fucks Stonesy up. On and even more so off the field
As he matures he will hopefully shake that off, we’ve all had mates who were late developers as grown ups but turned out OK in the end
I *might* even be one of them, for example….

 

[LongsightM13]

Hilarious that pundits are describing Slabhead as our best defender , he only looks half decent because Stones has been alongside him , put Coady in there instead and Slabhead would fall to pieces.
When Stones stays injury free and gets a decent run of games , there are very few defenders in the world who are near his standard

It’s mad that the Spanish, French and Italian media are all gushing about Stones and his composure and grace.
Yet here its all about how many times John Merrick has headed corners away

 

[domalino]

Kyle Walker says Hi.

Not our Kyle. He forced Mbappe to RW just to get half a kick.

Could be a career defining game in the quarter finals. Stop Mbappé and France aren't all that.

 

[domalino]

The brainfarts and needlessly, catastrophically, self destructive decisions are what fucks Stonesy up. On and even more so off the field
As he matures he will hopefully shake that off, we’ve all had mates who were late developers as grown ups but turned out OK in the end
I *might* even be one of them, for example….

Is this comment from 2015?

Stones hasn't bee making "catastrophically self destructive decisions" for years.

 

[Claytop]

If fit he's our number 1 CB, pretty much has everything.

Well, he probably should score a few more than he does...

 

[supercity88]

It’s mad that the Spanish, French and Italian media are all gushing about Stones and his composure and grace.
Yet here its all about how many times John Merrick has headed corners away

He's been running the show in every game, trying to get people to move to receive the ball and being incredibly composed on the ball. He draws the attacker in and passes it as late as possible to try and make space further forwards. Defensively he's been solid as well and will benefit from having Walker's pace alongside him rather than Trippier in my opinion.

Hopefully we can get past Senegal and play France because I'd love to see Walker and Stones have Mbappe in their pockets.