John Stones - 2018/19 Performances

[oldius]

In the big games, it has to be Stones and Laporte now, in my opinion.

 

[Agueroooooo16]

In the big games, it has to be Stones and Laporte now, in my opinion.

Those two are absolutely our number one pairing

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

Those two are absolutely our number one pairing

Agreed. Kompany has lost a step or two and haven't seen Otters play in ages so not sure how he'd fare. Meanwhile, Laporte and Stones have been rock solid both.

 

[jimharri]

John Stones stats [The Guardian]

Stones is on a run of

Premier League games without committing a foul.

City haven't conceded a goal from open play since Stones returned to the starting XI vs Liverpool (Oct 7).

Stones has the highest pass completion rate in the league

 

[Dax777]

King of the North

 

[RandomJ]

Stones deserves so much credit for the way he has developed under difficult circumstances. He made a few high profile mistakes when he first joined us and he was instantly written off by everyone in the media and became a running joke amongst the fans of our rivals. Even some of our own fans had written him off as a flop. But he got his head down, listened to what Pep had to teach him, bulked up so he would no longer get out muscled off the ball and trusted himself to continue playing the way he knows he can and he is now one of Europe's finest defenders.

It would have been so easy for a 22 year old lad to let his head drop and let the pressure get to him and eventually end up being sold but he had the bottle to make everyone choke on their words.

 

[TonyM]

Stones deserves so much credit for the way he has developed under difficult circumstances. He made a few high profile mistakes when he first joined us and he was instantly written off by everyone in the media and became a running joke amongst the fans of our rivals. Even some of our own fans had written him off as a flop. But he got his head down, listened to what Pep had to teach him, bulked up so he would no longer get out muscled off the ball and trusted himself to continue playing the way he knows he can and he is now one of Europe's finest defenders.

It would have been so easy for a 22 year old lad to let his head drop and let the pressure get to him and eventually end up being sold but he had the bottle to make everyone choke on their words.

I thought he was a stupid signing (at the price) and thought he was even worse than I feared in his first year. I thought the same about Sterling. It's really strange because usually I'm right about everything. As you obviously know already.

 

[Dax777]

I thought he was a stupid signing (at the price) and thought he was even worse than I feared in his first year. I thought the same about Sterling. It's really strange because usually I'm right about everything. As you obviously know already.

So you are 2 less right than I am. I was so on the bandwagon for John Stones.

He represented everything I had wanted in a CB and had been whining about since the take over.


A ball playing Centerback! John Stones was everything I envisioned a Centerback to be.

Loved Sterling too. The idea of getting the best young English player always thrills me.

 

[Bill Walker]

Elegant CB, should be here for the next 10 years :)

 

[FantasyIreland]

He always had the raw materials,he just needed to someone to help iron out the creases.So while his signing may have appeared somewhat of a gamble to many,i'm fairly confident our management didnt.

He beautifully blends the qualities of the best that have gone before him,and without doubt he's the best centre half England have right now.