Phil Foden - 2018/19 Performances

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domalino said:
Don't think there's any reason to think that other than because it somehow means there's nothing City could have done.

By Guardiola's own account, they were close to signing a deal, having even agreed most of it verbally towards the end of May, then we went after Sanchez very publicly and he and his people started getting less responsive.

As a player, there's really no reason to leave City until we try and sign Sanchez - we offered him a bigger deal than he got at Dortmund, and there was an obvious position in the squad - a world class squad under one of the greatest coaches in history.

Anyway, it's done now and it's a very different situation to Foden.
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There is a reason I think it, Sancho and his advisers knew full well the situation at City before he signed, they knew how difficult it was for anyone to break through, they also knew that City's academy has some of the best development coaching available in the country, add to that the exposure to Europe these kids gain from playing in the under19 CL.

And I suspect it will happen again and again until we show evidence of a clear pathway from the youth teams into the senior team.
 
domalino said:
Don't think there's any reason to think that other than because it somehow means there's nothing City could have done.

By Guardiola's own account, they were close to signing a deal, having even agreed most of it verbally towards the end of May, then we went after Sanchez very publicly and he and his people started getting less responsive.

As a player, there's really no reason to leave City until we try and sign Sanchez - we offered him a bigger deal than he got at Dortmund, and there was an obvious position in the squad - a world class squad under one of the greatest coaches in history.

Anyway, it's done now and it's a very different situation to Foden.
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Is it that different? Foden needs game time sooner rather than later. If he doesn't get more I suspect he will begin to feel the same way as Sancho. Most yound players would as they don't want to sit on the bench and watch others play instead of them.
 
Armchair Supporter said:
He is going to get fed up of playing 5 minutes here and there very soon tbh
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People keep saying this but for all we know, the club and coaching staff could be being very open with him about where his playing time is likely to come this season and he might well be satisfied with that at this point in his career. What if there's a clear plan in place as to how they plan to ease him? Perhaps, at 18 years old and at arguably the top club in Europe, he his satisfied with domestic cup games and a few premier league minutes at this point in his development. I actually hoped he would play last night, but on reflection i think it probably wasn't the right game for him. Our management definitely seem to have had more respect for the challenge Lyon would pose than our own fans did.
 
Some of you guys need to calm down, reading this thread recently you would think Phil is 22 years old and being kept out of the squad by 2017 Yaya Toure. He isn't and he's not. He's getting enough minutes for where he's at in his development and is being brought along at the appropriate rate by a guy who knows a thing or two about how to do that. He'll play more when he's ready, which looks to be very soon anyway.
 
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