Pep Guardiola has said that one Manchester City player has got so much better over the past few years.
The Blues are in the final stretch of another Premier League season and could end up with a fourth title in a row.
After seeing his side beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 away from home last night, the City boss has picked out one player in his side that he feels has evolved his game significantly.
Guardiola says he’s been amazed by one Man City player recently
Speaking in his latest press conference ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest, Guardiola said this about Phil Foden, including his performance against Brighton and how he’s improved his game over the past few years.
He said: “I said many times. Phil has a sixth gear, but he cannot play all the time in the sixth gear. Sometimes with the second and the third [is fine] and I think with the time, he will learn that.
“Against Brighton was much better than the two or three games before. Everything is one [action] too quick.
“But football has to say, sometimes slower to make quicker in order to surprise the opponent, and at Brighton he was really good and the movement happened at the right moment.
“He attacked when he needed to help to attack, but it’s a question of time, he will understand the game through years and experiences.
“That he loves to play and of course the sense of what is there, and his work ethic is unbelievable.
“How he runs and presses and in that time we are really pleased and happy for him and congratulate him and hopefully he goes into the last month we have ahead of us and he doesn’t stop.
“I would love to go in sixth gear every single action. But after, you are less precise. If you are in sixth gear and lose the ball all the time that is not effective.
“Sometimes you have to reduce the moment and he has to know when he has to be aggressive and has to be more calm.
“But this is a question of time. He improved a lot in that terms from the beginning of the season and the previous seasons.”
Phil Foden has improved massively this season
Last season saw the midfielder start 22 of the 32 Premier League games he appeared in, scoring 11 goals and providing six assists.
This time around, Foden has started 29 of the 31 games he’s featured in, finding the back of the net 16 times and delivering seven assists.
He’s also bettered his passing accuracy percentage from last year, which backs up what Guardiola said about the 23-year-old being better in terms of keeping the ball and not losing it as much.
Taking all of that into account, it’s clear that Foden’s improvement has certainly been proved by his goal contributions this season.
