Brilliant since the turn of the year-exceptionally gifted player likely to improve again next season.
I think Phil Foden is already better than Gundogan for the advanced midfield role. If these rumours are true then I expect Ilkay knows it too.
Scored the winner as he was right place, right time, which deserves it's own credit. But he didn't give us any control or solidity in general play in that game. He's getting there but he's not quite ready to play week in, week out, just to play on his better days.He did ok in the second Spurs home game, to be fair. Probably our hardest game of the last 10 in the league and he scored the winner.
Scored the winner as he was right place, right time, which deserves it's own credit. But he didn't give us any control or solidity in general play in that game. He's getting there but he's not quite ready to play week in, week out, just to play on his better days.
Yeah, that's true. But I would still say it's important to throw him in at the right times when he's smashing it in training and his confidence is high, it means he'll play better in games and the neural/muscular memory side of that is important as well as the confidence and habits side.I agree, but he was thrown in to a pressure cooker environment and whilst wasn't perfect, played his part in an important win, giving other players more recovery time.
Each year, he'll get more and more game time as he grows up physically and gets even more used to the system.
Yeah, that's true. But I would still say it's important to throw him in at the right times when he's smashing it in training and his confidence is high, it means he'll play better in games and the neural/muscular memory side of that is important as well as the confidence and habits side.
Yep. Very important on the conditioning side as those younger players can't get their fitness up to the level of senior pros until their growth spurts are done.Absolutely. Also if that coincides with two "easier" games back to back, get him used to 2 games in a row etc.
Yep. Very important on the conditioning side as those younger players can't get their fitness up to the level of senior pros until their growth spurts are done.
Lol. Not in the right ways though. Hah, I feel sorry for the lad, that was a fucking horrible leg break and although he seems like an idiot he seems like a harmless enough one for a rag.Yep, that's the issue with Luke Shaw. He's still "growing"
In time... but I don’t think Phil has the composure at present to be at the same level as Gundogan.