Not every CB is the leader who takes charge of the game. Sometimes they need their defensive partner next to them to get the best out of them. Lescott had Vinny, Cahill had Terry, Ferdinand had Vidic, Pique had Puyol etc. etc. And we saw that with Laporte next to him Stones played the best he has for us. I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. It only went tits up when Pep decided to rotate the CB's for no reason at all.
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John Stones - 2019/20 Performances
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Not every CB is the leader who takes charge of the game. Sometimes they need their defensive partner next to them to get the best out of them. Lescott had Vinny, Cahill had Terry, Ferdinand had Vidic, Pique had Puyol etc. etc. And we saw that with Laporte next to him Stones played the best he has for us. I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. It only went tits up when Pep decided to rotate the CB's for no reason at all.
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Had little to do defensively but I really liked seeing him marshalling the midfield in front of him.
pique and ferdinand not leaders? I admit both vidic and puyol are the more commanding but to say that neither of those two took charge like stones just isnt true.Not every CB is the leader who takes charge of the game. Sometimes they need their defensive partner next to them to get the best out of them. Lescott had Vinny, Cahill had Terry, Ferdinand had Vidic, Pique had Puyol etc. etc. And we saw that with Laporte next to him Stones played the best he has for us. I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. It only went tits up when Pep decided to rotate the CB's for no reason at all.
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He's basically the most consistent passer of a ball in the league, which is very important in our team.
Not every CB is the leader who takes charge of the game.
All the good centrebacks are.
If you need a world class CB next to you telling you what to do, you're not a good CB in your own right.
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The Silk and the Steel , Pretty sure Pep`s ideal scenarioNot every CB is the leader who takes charge of the game. Sometimes they need their defensive partner next to them to get the best out of them. Lescott had Vinny, Cahill had Terry, Ferdinand had Vidic, Pique had Puyol etc. etc. And we saw that with Laporte next to him Stones played the best he has for us. I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. It only went tits up when Pep decided to rotate the CB's for no reason at all.
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Ferdinand would have fit our system and he was a shit bag who avoided confrontationAll the good centrebacks are.
If you need a world class CB next to you telling you what to do, you're not a good CB in your own right.
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What @RandomJ was describing wasn’t necessarily telling the other what to do, it was taking overall responsibility. Some people need that to thrive themselves and there is nothing wrong with that.All the good centrebacks are.
If you need a world class CB next to you telling you what to do, you're not a good CB in your own right.
And I would hate to get to a point that any person that is not a natural leader is immediately considered less than, because it would lead to the devaluation of most of the inhabitants of the world and the obstruction of most of the progress that could potentially happen, as well.
It’s important to remember that leaders are nothing without talented, dedicated people to lead and most endeavours comprised almost entirely of “leaders” have failed miserably.
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FIFYFerdinand would have fit our system and he was a shit bag who avoided drug tests
Just for the record, John Stones is a fucking natural leader. Has been since he was 20 at Everton.
Some of you are confusing being out of confidence with not being a leader.
Even as a 20 yearold, older teammates differed to him constantly. Including Cahill who was already in his 30s.
When he gets his confidence and game back, he'll be the leader of our defense and not Laporte. Laporte might be the best player on the Defense. But I'll bet anyone a thousand that Stones will be it's leader.
You can take that to the bank.
Some of you are confusing being out of confidence with not being a leader.
Even as a 20 yearold, older teammates differed to him constantly. Including Cahill who was already in his 30s.
When he gets his confidence and game back, he'll be the leader of our defense and not Laporte. Laporte might be the best player on the Defense. But I'll bet anyone a thousand that Stones will be it's leader.
You can take that to the bank.
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