John Stones | Performances
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To be fair his previous teams have had excellent defensive records, so maybe he knows a little bit
Stones was having problems with his defensive lapses before Pep showed up
His previous team had the capability to seldom allow the opponent leave their own half, with this team, but especially in this league, that won't happen.
Watford can expose Otamendi even worse in that system if they are half decent.
Damn Pep. Don't stop using him
First clean sheet after a while... I am starting to miss Stones...
Just resting him for Arsenal.
He plays the same style as the Arsenal attack so he will fit right in
He plays the same style as the Arsenal attack so he will fit right in
Unfortunately he remains dropped.
Otamendi and Kolarov preferred.
One thing you can't fault Pep is his ruthlessness.
I can see him trying to sign better defenders in the Summer.None of the CB at City are good enough or fit enough.
One thing you can't fault Pep is his ruthlessness.
I can see him trying to sign better defenders in the Summer.None of the CB at City are good enough or fit enough.
At some point they need to stop buying centre backs and give them a chance to bed in. They seem to buy a new one every bleedin window.
How much bedding in would someone like Mangala need?
Mangala actually has a decent second half to last season.
Not the quality required of a side with any genuine title ambitions.
They'd rather play 3 full backs than Stones at the back.
Says it all.
Says it all.
Boo. Guardiola is ruining all the fun.
This; both him and Klopp have no sense of fun.
Stones is getting plenty of rest this Christmas.
Is Pep starting to see through the long con?
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Nothing surprising really. After that Stones horror show in recent games and Kolarov doing fine last game against Watford why should Pep change it?
To appease us opposition fans?
That's Bravo job.
Boo Pep is ruining English talents. Shame
#StartStones
#StartStones
Was just comparing him stats-wise to Bailly, just out of interest.
According to Squawka, he has only won 8 tackles in 13 games this season. Surely that can't be accurate?
According to Squawka, he has only won 8 tackles in 13 games this season. Surely that can't be accurate?
Probably is accurate...
Pep Guardiola said:
According to Ray Parlour on SkySportsNews today, Pep will be in for a new CB in Jan 
How can any one club spend something like 200m quid on centre backs and still be utter garbage there?
How can any one club spend something like 200m quid on centre backs and still be utter garbage there?
I think they have to buy one, their defence is a complete joke.According to Ray Parlour on SkySportsNews today, Pep will be in for a new CB in Jan
How can any one club spend something like 200m quid on centre backs and still be utter garbage there?
Agreed but how the feck is it possible?
They have spent around 120m on centre backs in the past two years.
Good defences have so much more to do with the manager than the players. And Guardiola has never been a good manager of defences. Compare to Mourinho, not using any of the three centre-backs who would have been called our best at the start of the season - Smalling, Bailly and Blind - and still establishing a very respectable looking unit. Or Conte, putting two average players - Cahill and Azpilicueta - and Calamity Luiz into an unfamiliar formation and turning it into the league's best back line.
Their full backs are also terrible.
They need new goalkeeper and whole new defence.
They need new goalkeeper and whole new defence.
Azpilicueta -the best overall defender in the league- is average?
Azpilicueta is anything but average.
This discussion demonstrates how visually we can be fooled.
Stones looks really comfortable and classy on the ball (for a centre half), you can't but help but think of how he stands apart from the rest - hence the tendency to over-elevate him.
On the other hand David Luiz because of his appearance, stands out a mile when he's in trouble and flailing. There's something comical about him desperately lunging in, with his hairdo trailing at full mast behind him. Therefore he attracts more ridicule than other players of similar ability.
Stones looks really comfortable and classy on the ball (for a centre half), you can't but help but think of how he stands apart from the rest - hence the tendency to over-elevate him.
On the other hand David Luiz because of his appearance, stands out a mile when he's in trouble and flailing. There's something comical about him desperately lunging in, with his hairdo trailing at full mast behind him. Therefore he attracts more ridicule than other players of similar ability.
Opinions on the Caf are epic at timesAzpilicueta -the best overall defender in the league- is average?
Actually Luiz is a more and better ball player defender than Stones.
Chelsea supporter rates Chelsea players highly?!Azpilicueta -the best overall defender in the league- is average?
Think both Neville and Carragher had him in their Team of the Season thus far. Been the best defender on the best team. He's almost unbeatable in 1 v 1 situations.
Jesus, Azpilicueta is "average"?! Lad is a cracking player.
The fun part with Pep is, that there's a good chance they just buy another fullback and try to play him as a CB.