Phil Foden to leave England camp

[twosips]

Perhaps demanding that a 20 year old kid lives up to being City's greatest ever player on the pitch, and one of the least contentious players ever off the pitch is not a great way to go about things?

He already has the pressure of being England's great big hope to deal with on top of his club fans holding him up Silva every time he does something.

Lampard's one of the most respected English players of the last 30 years and he had a sex tape with Ferdinand and Dyer at 22 and was thrown out of a hotel for drunkenly abusing yanks after 9/11 at 23.

Gareth Barry, the most boring player in history got drunk and stole a taxi.

And god knows what other kind of stuff Barry, Lampard and even David Silva would have gotten up to as 20 year olds in the days before social media and everyone in the world having a cameraphone.

Demanding absolute, whiter than white inhuman perfection from someone every day of their lives is a one way road to crushing them under an absurd, manufactured pressure.

He will make mistakes, this won't be the only one. You just have to trust the club/Pep and England/Southgate will discipline him when he needs it, keep his feet on the ground and try to keep him roughly on the straight and narrow.

Great post. Spot on. Of course I'm disappointed, and everyone of course has the right to be, but as long as he learns from this then fair enough. Thankfully for us, our mistakes aren't played out in public, and I can guarantee you we all have something we regret in life.

 

[Fame Monster]

Yes I'm not young anymore but I've been signed off for 2 weeks with depression and anxiety.
Last week I felt suicidal and lockdown has had a profound affect on me.

Sorry to hear that pal and hope you get better.

I think it's had an effect on a lot of people's mental health and I think we need to be mindful of that before we throw anyone to the wolves.

 

[chaddblue]

Gareth Barry, the most boring player in history got drunk and stole a taxi.

Just spat my tea out when I read that pmsl

 

[leo_city]

Hope this doesn't result in a ban for Foden smh

 

[kaz7]

FA on Foden/Greenwood: "The FA will be launching a full investigation into the circumstances leading up to this breach. We have spoken to the FA of Iceland to offer our apologies for this incident and to ensure them that we are taking appropriate steps." [via
@TyMarshall_MEN

 

[Cobra]

I thought he'd grow out of this big-time Charlie business. Looks like it could be a long wait.

It was only a couple of weeks ago that he posted a picture of himself on Instagram in a £250 t-shirt. And then there was the Gucci birthday cake with all the £50 notes on it.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

HEADLINE NEWS
pair of footballers turn out not to have high intellect

While I agree, it’s more about just pure stupidity and lack of common sense.

They have shown themselves to NOT be the ultra-professional starlets we all thought them to be, being so good so young. Instead of buckling down after England debuts, they’ve acted stupidly, entitled, and like Billy Big Bollocks to a country that is sick and tired of being quarantined itself, but with no “sportsman exemptions” and living in the coddled world of “What can we do for you now Mr. Foden/Greenwood?”

Does he have to isolate at City now, too? It’s bad enough Mahrez and Laporte are going to be doing their pre-season at home, without pillocks like this fucking everyone over!

 

[Dicko69]

Well with captain Rooney inspiring the next generation of players what did you all expect

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Hope this doesn't result in a ban for Foden smh

Why the apology to the Iceland FA? Fuck all to do with them.

 

[kaz7]

Sorry to hear that pal and hope you get better.

I think it's had an effect on a lot of people's mental health and I think we need to be mindful of that before we throw anyone to the wolves.

Please don't use the mental health card,he has been back playing football for ages,he has a job he loves and can't get sacked from,a ban looks like but that was self inflicted