The form of Phil Foden fell from the cliff ” and it must be excluded from the Manchester City team for the club World Cup this summer, Ian Ladyman told Chris Sutton during the last “ while dismantling! ”. podcast.
Foden, 24, was replaced before the hour bar during the Turgid Manchester Derby on Sunday which finished tirelessly.
The winger always made the headlines after the match because he was the target of abusive songs on his mother of rival fans.
In the search for the club World Cup this summer, the editor of email football, Ian Ladyman, told Co-Animator Chris Sutton that Foden’s “ “ “ “ from Foden show that the player needs a sustained break from the game to recover his shape.
“Foden looks ruined, he looks exhausted, he seems to need long rest,” said Ladyman.
“I think that sometimes with footballers, you come to a point where you have to ask yourself: do we need this player for this tournament?” What is best for him? Do we have a duty of diligence towards him?
Ian Ladyman: ‘Foden looks ruined, he looks exhausted, he seems to need a long rest’
Foden was abandoned before the hour bar during the Turgid Manchester Derby on Sunday
Foden was appointed player of the year of PFA players and player of the season of the season of last season
“It does not happen very often, but I think we are coming to this point with Phil Foden – this guy must be left home in June and July, so that he can breathe and prepare for next season.
“With Gundogan, Bernardo Silva and de Bruyne, you can put their shape at age, play at the highest level for a decade. You cannot say that with Phil, he is a young player – there must be another reason for what we see.
“It’s not a dive – he looks on the ground.”
Last season, Foden recorded 19 goals and 8 assists all competitions: his total this season is at 7 goals and 2 assists in 10 less games.
He was appointed player of the year of the PFA players and player of the season of the Premier League season, but had a hard time having an impact for England at euros.
Former professional player and expert Chris Sutton defended Foden, accusing Ladyman of “yielding” him unjustly on one side of the underperforming city.
“All players go there; I crossed it. He was the best player in the country last year and now has a dive.
“You choose Foden because of his age. I don’t see age as you see. Foden is one of the many Manchester City players whose shape fell from a cliff.
“Pep Guardiola is intelligent enough to realize if there is a problem beyond football, whether or not he needs a mental break of the game. But I think you can say that about any Manchester City player at the moment.
Sutton, however, added that he thought that no Manchester City player should go to the club World Cup this summer according to their tired performance this season.
“We know what it is about this tournament: it is a question of money, it is a question of finance, it is greed.
“None of the Manchester City players, based on the form of this season, should go. But they will go there – I do not consider Foden as different from one of them.
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