John Stones - 2017/18 performances

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balotelli's back pocket said:
You have been against stones from day one and there's evidence to prove it. You have never wanted him to succeed, that much is very clear.

Kompany is 4th choice. His injury problems make it so, and it will take more than 2 games in a row before he has proved otherwise. Laporte is in no way ahead of stones in the pecking order, he's only just got here and hasn't really had chance to show much yet. Stones was in poor form and has been given a break. So What? Happens to everyone. You are gonna be left with egg on your face, I'm sure of that. His number is up PMSL
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In fairness, whether he has been against Stones or not, there is a legitimate argument for him being fourth choice at present.

Otamendi has been consistently good, Kompany has been vwrv good in his last few appearances and Laporte has shown a level of class that can be admired.

Based on all 4 players most recent efforts, Stones is clearly 4th best. Now, whether TS has an agenda or not I don't know. But the facts are the facts.
 
Dax777 said:
In fairness, whether he has been against Stones or not, there is a legitimate argument for him being fourth choice at present.

Otamendi has been consistently good, Kompany has been vwrv good in his last few appearances and Laporte has shown a level of class that can be admired.

Based on all 4 players most recent efforts, Stones is clearly 4th best. Now, whether TS has an agenda or not I don't know. But the facts are the facts.
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I think that has been rubber stamped tonight. I don’t know what’s wrong with him currently. Been so poor and nervy since coming back. He won’t be getting anywhere near the first team in important matches if he keeps this up.
 
Don't think he did a huge deal wrong but certainly looked nervy. That injury seems to have come at a poor time in his City career.
 
This injury hit his form is a good excuse for 1-2 weeks after injury but not like 2 months after...

For me he became 4th choice defender replacing Mangala with Laporte coming in.

I dont want him to start any CL games we have left and doubt Pep will start him unless red card/injury to other CB's.
 
Honesty just don't think he has the mentality to be a top footballer, he looks like an Arsenal player. Looked great for a couple of months when his confidence was up, but has been pretty awful the rest of the time. It's not even just the individual errors, it's that he changes completely in the way he plays when he's not confident, he becomes an absolute coward of a defender instead of a risk taking front foot defender.
 
Hes my favourite cb but i cant pretend to defend him and defying the fact, hes a liability nowadays very nervy when on the game..
How come from our best cb in first half of season to become 4th choice cb atm with just a hamstring injury..
I just hope its temporary, i like him to doing gud but.. not like this.
 
Really didn't think he was that bad tonight. Him and laporte both made some decent interceptions and clearances. It was a lax performance from a heavily rotated side. He'll come good again.
 
Need to be switched on in this competition, and Stones last night displayed momentary lapses. The pass to an under pressure Zinchenko in the first half set the tone for the next ten jittery minutes, while any impetus at the start of the second evaporated when he passed the ball straight out of play. On neither occasion was he under immediate pressure. Looks as if he will have to be gently eased back into stronger teams, yet that may in itself mean he takes longer to get back to his best. Tricky one for Guardiola to manage.
 
Dax777 said:
In fairness, whether he has been against Stones or not, there is a legitimate argument for him being fourth choice at present.

Otamendi has been consistently good, Kompany has been vwrv good in his last few appearances and Laporte has shown a level of class that can be admired.

Based on all 4 players most recent efforts, Stones is clearly 4th best. Now, whether TS has an agenda or not I don't know. But the facts are the facts.
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Spot on DAX777
At the moment stones is fourth choice.
I am sure he will get his form back.
But he is struggling at the minute.
C.T.I.D
 
Weird one this. When he first came back he didn't look fit to me and made a lot of mistakes. It seems that has totally drained his confidence - surprising that it seems so fragile as he was the best defender in the country before injury. Another reset for him - you wonder how many of them he'll get
 
He needs to start playing to the whistle.

Every time a ball is played in behind and the striker is on the line he sticks his hand up. Just let the linesman do his job and you cover the striker until the flag goes up.

He did it last night and the flag didn't go up and it nearly cost us.


Away from all that not the same player since his injury, looks like he needs confidence again. At least we now have 4 centre backs, so we can account for players' dips in form.
 
Confidence shot to pieces. I like others was raving about him earlier in the season, prior to his injury he was composed, excellent passer and great at bringing the ball out from the back. Desperate to see this John Stones make an appearance
 
Night and day before and after the injury. I don't think Pep will start him again until the league is won.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
He won’t unless injuries or suspensions. He isn’t playing well enough.
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Yeah mate and it's really frustrating as he was excellent before his injury and he looks like the Stones of last year now. I'm sure Pep will handle him fine in terms of helping him regain his confidence, it just makes the Laporte signing all the more important.
 
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