John Stones - 2016/17 performances

[jaiguruKun]

I would love to see him given a go in midfield.

 

[domalino]

I know correlation shouldn't imply causation but in our last 10 league games....

1 wins in 7 games with him

3 wins in 3 games without him

He's played 21 games.

We've won 12, lost 3.

 

[Bluearmy]

I know correlation shouldn't imply causation but in our last 10 league games....

1 wins in 7 games with him

3 wins in 3 games without him

Is that stat right for the last 10 games???

 

[Bluearmy]

I guess it's been mentioned already but what the fuck was he doing for their third(?) goal?

We're keeping a line on the halfway and he's 20 yards behind all on his own? I thought at first this was just insanely amateurish defending but it wasn't a one off; numerous times he was sitting way behind the line almost like a sweeper. I want to know if he's been told to do this because that is ridiculous against any team never mind possibly the fastest in the country.

Totally agree, very poor that!! Least said about the 4th the better. 50 million, defies belief!!

 

[kaz7]

I wonder if he will play on sunday,sanchez would target him and his over playing at the back could bite him again

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I wonder if he will play on sunday,sanchez would target him and his over playing at the back could bite him again

Sanchez is the big worry for me no matter who we play at the back. I think he's the best in the league at picking up stray back passes and second guessing defenders.

 

[sir baconface]

Still glad we signed him and still optimistic he will thrive in the long term under Guardiola.

Why the fcuk doesn't he pay attention to instructions though? Surely the lapses in concentration and silly back passes are curable?

 

[domalino]

Still glad we signed him and still optimistic he will thrive in the long term under Guardiola.

Why the fcuk doesn't he pay attention to instructions though? Surely the lapses in concentration and silly back passes are curable?

They are curable of course but nobody chooses to have a lapse in concentration.

This is a rather long analogy but I think it fits so humour me -

Do you drive? Remember when you learned to drive? You made hundreds of mistakes in every lesson, and I bet your driving instructor stopped you from crashing almost constantly - despite the fact you were concentrating as hard as you possibly could.

And now I bet you drive around with 50% concentration, chatting away to passengers or listening to the radio, looking at the sat nav and thinking about other things - and you almost never make a mistake and hopefully don't crash.

That's just where Stones is at the moment. He's the learner driver who's trying so hard but still making mistakes.

And while he's learning, he's swapping between right hand drive and left hand drive every lesson (3 at the back or 4).

The big problem is that the guy in the passenger seat isn't an experienced instructor, its Otamendi, who can drive an automatic but not this car.

So Stones makes mistakes and sometimes he gets bailed out, but sometimes they both make mistakes or Stones makes a huge mistake and there's a car crash.

However, in 6 months time they'll both have passed their test and got some experience under their belts and the mistakes will dry up.

He just needs time.

 

[kaz7]

Roberto Martínez on John Stones: "You're talking about one of the best footballing centre-halves in Europe - but that's potential."

Martínez: "We're very quick to judge people and not to understand that John's still a very young man, probably ahead of where he should be."

 

[Dax777]

He's played 21 games.

We've won 12, lost 3.

Ahh! The framing of facts. I love it ')