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Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:04 amby sheblue
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Dubciteh wrote:I thought I was relatively clued in on our youngsters but don't recall Doug or two sips mentioning this kid much, anyone got the downlow?
We have so many very talented young players it's hard to do them all justice in match reports on here. Foden is a very slight build and if I had to liken him to any player it would be Silva. Absolute delight to watch him play. Sees passes and can make them and has the extra on Silva in that he scores goals. Got the equaliser at the swamp on Saturday for the 18's.
Regular for England at his age group and stars for them too. Of all the lads who might make it he is up there but he is just 16! Extra extra bonus is that he's a City fan.
Very good, one to watch for the future.
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:20 pmby Justified logic
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Dubciteh wrote:I thought I was relatively clued in on our youngsters but don't recall Doug or two sips mentioning this kid much, anyone got the downlow?
We have so many very talented young players it's hard to do them all justice in match reports on here. Foden is a very slight build and if I had to liken him to any player it would be Silva. Absolute delight to watch him play. Sees passes and can make them and has the extra on Silva in that he scores goals. Got the equaliser at the swamp on Saturday for the 18's.
Regular for England at his age group and stars for them too. Of all the lads who might make it he is up there but he is just 16! Extra extra bonus is that he's a City fan from Stockport.
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Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:08 pmby Justified logic
Phil Foden is 'only' 1.67m (5' 6½") tall - these cms and half inches are important! Given the British game's preference for giant players (Scotland excepted, obviously) and a certain Portugeezer's preference for big men as well, how unusual is it to have such a small player 'contending' for PL games? Has there been anyone smaller playing in the PL or, for that matter, the old Division One?
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:14 pmby nottsblue
Justified logic wrote:Phil Foden is 'only' 1.67m (5' 6½") tall - these cms and half inches are important! Given the British game's preference for giant players (Scotland excepted, obviously) and a certain Portugeezer's preference for big men as well, how unusual is it to have such a small player 'contending' for PL games? Has there been anyone smaller playing in the PL or, for that matter, the old Division One?
SWP
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:18 pmby Justified logic
nottsblue wrote:Justified logic wrote:Phil Foden is 'only' 1.67m (5' 6½") tall - these cms and half inches are important! Given the British game's preference for giant players (Scotland excepted, obviously) and a certain Portugeezer's preference for big men as well, how unusual is it to have such a small player 'contending' for PL games? Has there been anyone smaller playing in the PL or, for that matter, the old Division One?
SWP
Yes! 1.65m. Anyone else?
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:25 pmby Swales4ever
Justified logic wrote:nottsblue wrote:Justified logic wrote:Phil Foden is 'only' 1.67m (5' 6½") tall - these cms and half inches are important! Given the British game's preference for giant players (Scotland excepted, obviously) and a certain Portugeezer's preference for big men as well, how unusual is it to have such a small player 'contending' for PL games? Has there been anyone smaller playing in the PL or, for that matter, the old Division One?
SWP
Yes! 1.65m. Anyone else?
Aaron lennon for sure and I guess that guy at Bournemouth too cant recall the name.
anyway, as an almost 7'' bag of former pure footballing shite, may I say I couldn't care less of footballers height?
call me in the disgraceful event we'll appoint Pulis or Moan, though.
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:29 pmby Justified logic
Swales4ever wrote:Justified logic wrote:nottsblue wrote:Justified logic wrote:Phil Foden is 'only' 1.67m (5' 6½") tall - these cms and half inches are important! Given the British game's preference for giant players (Scotland excepted, obviously) and a certain Portugeezer's preference for big men as well, how unusual is it to have such a small player 'contending' for PL games? Has there been anyone smaller playing in the PL or, for that matter, the old Division One?
SWP
Yes! 1.65m. Anyone else?
Aaron lennon for sure and I guess that guy at Bournemouth too cant recall the name.
anyway, as an almost 7'' bag of former pure footballing shite, may I say I couldn't care less of footballers height?
call me in the disgraceful event we'll appoint Pulis or Moan, though.
Lennon 1.65m / 5' 5" also.
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:34 pmby Justified logic
Also Paul Scholes at 1.68m.
I conclude that Foden has a great future ahead of him!
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 9:33 pmby Mase
Jay Spearing
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:32 pmby RodneyRodney
Sanchez is no giant
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:19 amby Foreverinbluedreams
Cazorla
Pizarro
Zola
Leon Britton
Nathan Dyer
All as short arsed as Foden I reckon
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:36 amby Justified logic
SWP, Lennon, Cazorla, Britton & Dyer all the shortest so far at 1.65m or 5' 5".
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:13 amby mr_nool
Diego Armando Maradona. 1.65m.
But would he have hacked it on a rainy Wednesday night in Stoke?
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:18 amby Swales4ever
made a little research on the Bournemouth roster and found the bloke i meant: Ryan Fraser, Scotland int.nal winger, 1.63 cm.
Anyway, back on topic, irrespectivelly of any anthropometric bollox, there is no doubt in my mind, that Phil Foden is gonna be the first (next if am mistaken) Mancunian to be consistent part of a CL winning side in the not distant future.
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:22 amby Swales4ever
mr_nool wrote:Diego Armando Maradona. 1.65m.
But would he have hacked it on a rainy Wednesday night in Stoke?
what about a reversal: would Goikoetxea have made it in a Pulis Stoke?
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:41 amby Justified logic
Swales4ever wrote:made a little research on the Bournemouth roster and found the bloke i meant: Ryan Fraser, Scotland int.nal winger, 1.63 cm.
Step onto the podium 5' 4" Mr Fraser!
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:21 amby johnny crossan
Justified logic wrote:Phil Foden is 'only' 1.67m (5' 6½") tall - these cms and half inches are important! Given the British game's preference for giant players (Scotland excepted, obviously) and a certain Portugeezer's preference for big men as well, how unusual is it to have such a small player 'contending' for PL games? Has there been anyone smaller playing in the PL or, for that matter, the old Division One?
Foden is a giant compared with the answer to the last question on this thread
http://www.mancityfans.net/mcfnet/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=51914&hilit=+quiz
(B- for your efforts on that one chaps btw but here's the shortest FL player of all time)
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Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:02 pmby mr_nool
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 2:08 pmby Mikhail Chigorin
He doesn't play in this country but there's a Polish player called Garuch who is only just over 5 foot tall.
Re: What does Phil Foden actually do?
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Sat Oct 28, 2017 4:17 pmby nottsblue
Scores two goals in a World Cup final