Phil Foden....no longer just potential

[give it to gordon]

He is learning form the best manager and some of the best players in the world. He is in the right place, he is scoring and getting assists. His goal last night was of a player who is thinking so far ahead, he was almost moving for the return pass before he had made the pass. Made liverpool fullback look like a pub player.

 

[Hart of the Matter]

Until recently I could see why we were protecting him. All the attributes, yes. But he was prone to being knocked off the ball and had occasional positional and headless chicken moments. Since the restart he has matured. He now looks the k9s gonads. In Phil we can now trust. We'll done Pep and Co for resisting the pressure to play him too soon and too much. We kick on...

 

[Ban-jani]

I just hope we're not falling into manyoo trap of getting giddy about youth players. I don't think we are, but I just hope we're not.

My mate at work who supports Forest described Foden last night as a mixture of Silva and KDB, with pace and a better eye for goal than Silva.

He said he reckons Foden will be England’s best player in the next 12 months.

It’s not just us who thinks he’s absolutely mint.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Not a single mention as far as I can see that he has been handled superbly by Pep, and everything the club has done re Phi has been of the highest order! All the shitehawks trying to get him to leave in order 'to get minutes'! Well done to Pep and the MCFC staff!

This ^^^and a huge feather in the cap for our academy & it’s staff, he wasn’t poached from Watford or QPR and polished up, he’s a born & bred Manc, nurtured and coached in our amazing facilities, let’s hope it’s the start of a real production line of talent, Braaf & others should really have their tails up after watching Foden & Garcia last night

 

[omri]

kevin,foden and sterling.

play this 3,this team kill everyone.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Should be in the main group of players from now on as a full-time squad member not a kid getting odd minutes.

 

[mosssideblue]

Not fit to lace Jizzyjaz's boots

 

[KS55]

He's got plenty of Lampard's qualities in him. Good runs to join attack, brains, scoring ability.
Could he be the new King Colin?

 

[peoffrey]

I thought everyone was getting excited just because he was a Stockport Bert but I was won over last night. Agree with an above post saying he has a better eye for goal than Silva too.

 

[Out on blue 6]

Phil has been handled superbly by the manager and the club. Resisted all the rubbish in the media to send him out on loan to get game time in much inferior teams getting kicked about. He will learn more in training sessions with the manager and those players than a season in the bottom half of the league. Kids ready now though but still not sure I'd want him messing about in the England set up yet.