De Bruyne

No-one was creating clear cut chances in his absence.

He came on as sub (I think it was Spurs) and immediately made more impact in his <20 minutes than the rest of the team put together.

Him, Grealish and Doku all made a difference to the attacking play. Thought it was the best game Gundo has had too.

Grealish brought calmness into the side. Either mopping things up, or the defence played up to him knowing that he would slow things down and bring the ball up at his pace. Almost nonchalantly.

I agree about Gundo. Maybe it was because he didn't have to chase because Grealish did the running.

Hope we can build on this knowing what we can do now.

The other thing is it does show that Peps concerns previously about Foden in the middle may well still be warranted.

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 9 minutes ago
The other thing is it does show that Peps concerns previously about Foden in the middle may well still be warranted.
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Not understanding, melton.

comment by mancWoohoo- maximus mardius cob-onius (U10676)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 9 minutes ago
The other thing is it does show that Peps concerns previously about Foden in the middle may well still be warranted.
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Not understanding, melton.
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He’s been in the middle the last six games and I don’t think he’s been good at all. I’m hoping seeing either Grealish’s or De Bruynes performance galvanises him back to how he was playing last season at the very least.

What I have heard is that Phil has had personal problems as well as health issues. I have no idea what they are, nor whether this affected how Pep expects him to perform.

I do agree with you that he has been skying shots, and his normally intricate passing has dipped (I'm using his assist to Alvarez's goal against Real Madrid as an example benchmark).

Will the real Phil Foden please stand up? Soon?

It’s his positioning and passing for me. You can tell
within a few minutes whether he’s in the zone or if he’s hiding and he’s been doing the latter a lot recently.

Whatever it is, I hope he sorts himself out soon too as we really need the old him back. Although Grealish in the middle could well be the answer for now anyway!

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 18 minutes ago
It’s his positioning and passing for me. You can tell
within a few minutes whether he’s in the zone or if he’s hiding and he’s been doing the latter a lot recently.

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This I 100% agree.