I don't like giving a City player much credit, but you can't help but enjoy watching Foden play. He's the exact type of player everybody was saying our country just didn't have and desperately needed 20 years or so ago. English players in general have come on in leaps and bounds from a technique point of view in the last 10 years or so and are no longer behind other countries in Europe. Foden, Grealish, Maddison, Stones... All brilliant on the ball.
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Is that good or not?
Our injuries have been bad for so long I am not sure if him coming back is good or bad!
Only on current form ?
He’s a better player
I've no idea how it would impact injuries we've suffered, I'll take the view that it wouldn't change anything in that regard because since Ange joined he flagged his injury record (in particular hammies) that the players were likely to pick up as his training was different (at Celtic in his first season it was the same there too).
But Gardiner was highly thought of when he was here at Spurs, few trainers/fitness coaches/sports scientists get any recognition so figure that because he did then that counts for something.
I got the feeling that he was probably being edged out at Spurs because Jesus's role/expertise was fitness/sports science + Poch's son was also being shoehorned into the backroom staff fresh out of Uni. And to make me feel good (because he's back) take a look at what happened to the most high-pressing, most intense pressers in the PL after he left, we never looked better ergo peaked at in 16/17, whilst he left in 2020 (I think) he was seen less and less and Poch's Son was seen more and more taking the drills that Gardiner was doing (I've absolutely no idea if this is a true reflection of what happened and that's why he left as it was never reported).
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Arteta has run him into the ground.
Be interesting to see if he starts picking up muscle injuries as he gets older.
Live-stream of Gardiner with Asthma stamp:
Hope so
Foden is 1.71 meters tall. Kulu is 1.86 meters, almost the same as Kane.
For comparison MBappe is 1.78. Jota 1.78. Salah 1.75. Neymar 1.75. Vinicious 1.76. Tricky fast wingers are rarely over 6 foot.
Foden has the low centre of gravity ie shorter height shorter legs longer torso build. That's where the agility difference comes from and the apparent slow motion of Kulu who looks clumsy and all arms and legs when he runs.
Kulu will never be that winger. What he can do is shorten his thinking time, something that Kane is elite at, but then that needs to be seen within the context of the role he has been given.
I remember that. Good lord. What a time to be alive.
Its when he gets older though
There has been research done on players' careers and total KMs run v games played etc.
Seems that the players with the real longevity didn't run the KMs and play the successive games that Saka has at this age.
Even this season Saka was visibly burnt out before the winter break. The schedule that is about to kick in will probably burn him out again but due to the KMs already in his legs, probably faster. Then there is the Euros this summer.
Love him or hate him, Pep did a much better job of holding Foden back and not over using him too early. Obviously helped by having the likes of Mahrez and Gundogan around.
He probably will suffer early burn out later in his career (although factor in new diets, training methods) but he’s on course for a career best season numbers wise.
He had a dip. Might have been tiredness, may have just been standard stuff for a young player.
He’s at the chavs now in an official capacity. Check their injury record this season….
Yet if you do make a serious mistake Ange doesn’t seem that forgiving. See Bentancur getting hooked after giving away the free kick Eze scored from Saturday.
Not sure he was hooked for that reason tbh
Bentancur got hooked because we needed Sarr’s energy which worked.