Phil Foden Finding His Feet
Phil Foden is a good player, everybody can agree on that. At 21 years old, he has been involved in more goals than any player of that age or younger this season in the Premier League. The talks about putting him in the English national Team this summer at the European Championships keep growing. But is it only natural-born technical ability, that makes a player stand out and consistently benefit the team, or there’s something more that you need to bring to the table to become champion of the Premier League. According to bookmakers the title is all but secure for Manchester City as per bookmaker-ratings.com
A Winner
The statistics bode well for Foden in the Premier League. To date of his 63 appearances Foden has played his part in 53 wins and been on the end of defeat only 6 times. Foden has scored 12 goals in that time and directly assisted another 8 goals. The England star has been involved directly in a goal on average one in every three appearances in the Premier League.
What has Been Key to Foden Bedding in Well?
Foden is not a physically strong player so the City style of play has been key to his consistency. Pep Gaurdiola spoke a few years back about playing quickly to avoid games being decided by physical battles. Foden has evolved quickly within that pass and move approach under Pep. This season City have rediscovered their positional play, which basically is a system whereby the ball does the work. Foden’s technical qualities and clever movement suit this approach well. Couple all of the aforementioned with a noticeable increase in work rate without the ball and Foden is fast becoming a mainstay in the City team. Foden has all the qualities that suit Pep Guardiola’s approach this season. The big question is, will those qualities also suit England at the Euro’s? An interesting summer awaits.