That performance doesn't happen without the back line, John stones matured beyond belief..
Any Stones disbelievers must now be questioning themselves. From the first minute, I saw a player win the ball in our midfield & then advance forward, beat 2 Chelsea players, play a ball to Sane, get it back & lay it off to Fernandinho & I thought who the fuck was that. When I saw it was Stone, I just thought WTF!
I dare not believe he's developed into the player I've seen over the last month, but even after repeatedly blinking & rubbing my eyes, it's still Stones on the ball! Lol :-)
Guardiola saw something in him and it's now becoming obvious what. Stones totally bossed the defence, but a special mention has to go out to Fernandinho. What are we going to do about bringing in someone who can do what he does, so he can get a rest? He's just such a special talent.
From back to front, we made Chelsea look ordinary today. Ederson give our defence a confidence that I've never seen us have before and as part of a two, Otamendi is proving to be imperious.
The only downside I have is that I bet Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Ederson, Sane, D Silva, B Silva, KDB, Walker & Delph will get rinsed out by their respective national teams during the International break!
Why do we have to have one after a performance like this?