Phil Foden Reveals What Caused His Horror Season At Manchester City
The post Phil Foden Reveals What Caused His Horror Season At Manchester City appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 20: Phil Foden of Manchester City warms up before the Premier League match … More between Manchester City FC and AFC Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on May 20, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Neal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) Getty Images Phil Foden’s absence from Thomas Tuchel’s England squad was not surprising. He might still technically be the holder of the coveted PFA Players’ Player of the Year trophy for his outstanding performances last year, but in the final months of this season, he could barely get a game. The mysterious downturn in form, which has led to this sorry scenario for the Manchester City forward, began with Foden donning the white shirt of England last summer at the European Championships in Germany. Touted ahead of the competition as a key component in the most exciting front line in a generation, he soon became a scapegoat for the side’s lethargic performances in the early rounds. It was strange to see a player who, just weeks before, picked up the ball with such incision and rifled it into the back of the West Ham United net in the final crucial game, struggling to find a forward pass. He was not alone. England had a long list of underperformers in those early weeks of the competition. However, while Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka looked reinvigorated when they returned to their club colors, Foden’s bluntness continued. It should be noted that his struggles have come in the context of Manchester City’s worst season in eight years. This campaign has been shockingly bad, considering four back-to-back titles had been won before then. But even so, Foden has failed to have any real impact on a poor Pep Guardiola side. Addressing his decision not to select the attacked England boss, Thomas…
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 20: Phil Foden of Manchester City warms up before the Premier League match … More between Manchester City FC and AFC Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on May 20, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Neal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) Getty Images Phil Foden’s absence from Thomas Tuchel’s England squad was not surprising. He might still technically be the holder of the coveted PFA Players’ Player of the Year trophy for his outstanding performances last year, but in the final months of this season, he could barely get a game. The mysterious downturn in form, which has led to this sorry scenario for the Manchester City forward, began with Foden donning the white shirt of England last summer at the European Championships in Germany. Touted ahead of the competition as a key component in the most exciting front line in a generation, he soon became a scapegoat for the side’s lethargic performances in the early rounds. It was strange to see a player who, just weeks before, picked up the ball with such incision and rifled it into the back of the West Ham United net in the final crucial game, struggling to find a forward pass. He was not alone. England had a long list of underperformers in those early weeks of the competition. However, while Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka looked reinvigorated when they returned to their club colors, Foden’s bluntness continued. It should be noted that his struggles have come in the context of Manchester City’s worst season in eight years. This campaign has been shockingly bad, considering four back-to-back titles had been won before then. But even so, Foden has failed to have any real impact on a poor Pep Guardiola side. Addressing his decision not to select the attacked England boss, Thomas…
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