Phil Foden....no longer just potential

tolmie's hairdoo said:
I've thought this for a long while. He shares a lot of similarities to Lampard, in terms of his ability to get into dangerous areas and score goals.

Foden, though, has the extra facet of skills like Gazza, that ability to play between the lines with his back to goal, drive directly at players.

That makes him a helluva player already.

And he's ours!
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I thought Gundagun looked great last night, he worked the ball with ease last night
 
Because he never went on loan to Burnley,you can see a part of the game he hasn’t,perfected,the precise HOOF ball to the touch line,deadball line,or goalkeepers hands.By perfecting this skill,during winter months he would warm the hands of fans in the back of the stands.Burnley awaits.
 
wahablue said:
Because he never went on loan to Burnley,you can see a part of the game he hasn’t,perfected,the precise HOOF ball to the touch line,deadball line,or goalkeepers hands.By perfecting this skill,during winter months he would warm the hands of fans in the back of the stands.Burnley awaits.
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Haha. Imagine Foden playing for sandpaper voice. Not sure Phil needs to grow a 6th finger at this stage of his career.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I've thought this for a long while. He shares a lot of similarities to Lampard, in terms of his ability to get into dangerous areas and score goals.

Foden, though, has the extra facet of skills like Gazza, that ability to play between the lines with his back to goal, drive directly at players.

That makes him a helluva player already.

And he's ours!
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Interesting thing about Foden is he’s been held back and allowed to develop and learn. He’s now getting game time when he’s ready - for all the media snipping - too much football at an early age can limit development and it certainly can shorten a career. Foden is ready to be unleashed next season. I think Pep has handled him well.
 
How is Phil not nominated for player of the month (along with Kev of course) Saint Maxim has been nominated along with Ings and a couple of Wolves players.
 
He still is potential. No matter how good you think he is now, he's ceiling is still a way away. Which given his current levels of showing is a rather exciting idea.
g180aj said:
How is Phil not nominated for player of the month (along with Kev of course) Saint Maxim has been nominated along with Ings and a couple of Wolves players.
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I think it includes March.
 
For me at this age he’s all the best bits of Lampard and Owen. Still looks a child and is showing so much footballing intelligence.
 
Goatmeal said:
Better than Silva is a big big call. Don’t think we will ever see a player who can dictate a game, control the ball and have the vision of Merlin
Different players though. And Merlin has to take some credit for nurturing Phil into the player he has become.
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And Silva also has to take a lot of credit for controlling games in which Foden has belatedly scored either as a sub,or as in the example of Newport away where Silva passed the opposistion to death,until they tired,and Foden then went on lung busting runs to nick two goals and the man of the match award.
 
With some young players you just know they have it. Michael Johnson was probably the last player we had who was like that. We should be aiming to build our team around young local players

I think tommy Doyle will be the next one.
 
Had he scored that in a full stadium, would have been something really special to hear.
 
Gray said:
He has similar vison to Kevin, two players in the same team like that is mouth watering.
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The interplay and one-touch passing between them in the lead up to our third last night was breathtaking.

Phil Foden is a special talent and the more he plays, the more he is proving it.

I know a lot of people, both on here and in our "wonderful" sports media, have been banging on that he should be receiving more playing time, but I think Pep has handed the situation brilliantly. It’s often the case that those, who play a lot at a very young age, tend to have shorter careers than others, who are introduced to first-team football more gradually. Shrek and that boring bastard, Michael Owen, are prime examples of this.

Phil was fantastic last night. His performance was justification for Pep not asking too much of him earlier in his career.

I would imagine every club in the country (and a fair few overseas) are envious that he is a Blue, and would love to have Phil Foden as part of their squad.
 
Our best prospect since Lakey , having Merlin as your mentor and training alongside him everyday and the likes of KDB , Bernardo etc., has helped him immensely , and that Pep bloke has had some input. He'll do.
 
mccity said:
He still is potential. No matter how good you think he is now, he's ceiling is still a way away. Which given his current levels of showing is a rather exciting idea.

I think it includes March.
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It's from Sheffield utd vs villa until city vs Liverpool.
 
Our media friends have tried without success to finish Raheem. As we all know this lad will be the next target, for sure. They will build him up for the knockdown in any way they can. Just hope City really keep this lad's feet well and truly grounded. Possibly a future star.
 
g180aj said:
It's from Sheffield utd vs villa until city vs Liverpool.
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Here's the statement off of the PL website

Six stars have been nominated for June 2020's EA SPORTS Player of the Month award, and you can help to decide the winner.

As well as taking into account the players' performances since the restart on 17 June, the first half of March has also been considered in deciding the contenders.

Fans can vote from the shortlist below on the EA SPORTS website until 18:00 BST on Monday 6 July.

The votes of the public will be combined with those of the 20 club captains, plus a panel of football experts, to decide the winner.
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