5 | John Stones - 2022/23

[jimmygrimblesboots]

First full game of the season and missed the pre-season , not at his best , but he will be fine after a couple of more games , on their best form Stones/Dias still the best combination

 

[Mike N]

Hopes he improves from his display today. His foul for their third goal was awful.

 

[Withnail]

Poor from Stones today, looked very uncomfortable and his challenge on Schar was very clumsy.

 

[LongsightM13]

An absolute shocker with and without the ball
Often seems to lose his head in hostile atmospheres

 

[lmhblue1]

Don't know what the thought process was behind starting him yesterday considering it's a fixture we've had problems with in the past. Should've played at home against Bournemouth or used the friendly midweek to get minutes in his legs first.

(Obviously he would've ended up having to play most of the match anyway assuming Ake still gets injured in this alternate timeline, but I just didn't understand the initial selection)

 

[FantasyIreland]

hmm ake got injured and laporte is out. he was the only cb left?

Eh? Ake was replaced by Dias...not sure what you are talking about?

 

[FantasyIreland]

Poor from Stones today, looked very uncomfortable and his challenge on Schar was very clumsy.

It was a bit naïve the way he gave the opposition player the opportunity to manoeuvre/position himself to make Stones look like he had committed the foul.

But overall,he did look what he was......very rusty.

 

[Cotontoquinn]

An absolute shocker with and without the ball
Often seems to lose his head in hostile atmospheres

I find it totally amazing that in 2018 John Stones and Harry Maguire were an excellent defensive pairing for England.
In 2022 both are ……shite.
What’s gone so badly wrong for this pair…..apart from one being at the Rags??

 

[footballmanager]

Eh? Ake was replaced by Dias...not sure what you are talking about?

i couldnt watch the game live. you're right, sorry. Now im also confused why did he start stones and not dias. A bit random

 

[Keeper!]

Looked way off the pace, strange game to bring him back in to the team.