Mase wrote:Nick wrote:Why would he decide to actually play bernando central when he starts phil
Likes to do things like that to say “see, I was right”. Makes Foden look shite and Pep look good.
100 % agree
Setting him up to fail.
I have a theory on this based on nothing other than my own opinion.
Phil is the natural successor to David Silva,the heir apparent.
Pep wants a couple of hundred million to go out and buy a Stellar Star for his last season Swan song.
He Has no time to watch Phil make the position his own.
Hence his reluctance to start Phil in a position he has a Stellar Star ear marked for.
Phil only ended up in his natural position,and stood out in it,because all the others are so badly out of form Pep had no choice.Fans are not stupid we can see Phil is a top talent.
In the first half when he was stuck out wide i felt Cancelo was actually making a point of not passing to him.