Why John Stones should be Premier League Player of the Season

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11 ай бұрын

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Erling Haaland may have eviscerated the Premier League goal scoring record, but another Manchester City player has enabled Pep Guardiola to evolve and perfect his team at both ends of the pitch, changing the course of the season and allowing City to drive towards a potential treble.
Jon Mackenzie explains why John Stones should be the true Premier League Player of the Season.
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@thejungwookim 11 ай бұрын

I can't believe Pep went from using no defensive midfielders in the UCL final to a false CDM with Stones and another UCL final

@dimitrijejovanovic5939 11 ай бұрын

He is a genius

@ehme6971 11 ай бұрын

Pep is masterclass and stones is world class player

@vijairamachandran7722 11 ай бұрын

@@jigmeedadul4174Pep is so disappointed that he is not recognised by you. 😭

@vijairamachandran7722 11 ай бұрын

@@jigmeedadul4174 hehe if you feel good by discriminating Indians who give up sleep to watch football, go ahead. Feel validated.

@Juiced_Lemons 11 ай бұрын

@@jigmeedadul4174 what is your problem???

@Nexamic 11 ай бұрын

The way Pep has changed the way Stones plays and Stone's ability to adapt is incredible

@paochongloi596 11 ай бұрын

Dude anyone who watched City play over the years would know this that Pep initialise Stone quality than other way round.

@owenthompson5214 11 ай бұрын

a professional footballer can pass the ball well done

@MoHa-qn4ve 11 ай бұрын

@@owenthompson5214 passing is one thing and having a 92 percent success rate is another thing

@owenthompson5214 11 ай бұрын

@@MoHa-qn4ve most of the passes were probably backwards

@anson23625 11 ай бұрын

@@owenthompson5214 Looks like you haven't watch the games or even finish this video

@michaeltony1678 11 ай бұрын

Bro, Pep could make Mahrez a left back and it would somehow work. Pep has changed football tactics, a real mastermind

@IVIRnathanreilly 11 ай бұрын

Position isn't always a role in modern football. It's been the case since before Pep. It will be like that after Pep. I'm not hating on him, just you.

@michaeltony1678 11 ай бұрын

@@IVIRnathanreilly Who cares

@malaykashyap4350 11 ай бұрын

@@IVIRnathanreilly "not hating on him, just you" cryingggg BRB

@IVIRnathanreilly 11 ай бұрын

@@malaykashyap4350 hope you're ok bro, wasn't talking about you

@musicbyarwin_ 11 ай бұрын

@@IVIRnathanreilly okay with that logic, I hope you're okay too because albert was talking about pep, not you

@kimi9572 11 ай бұрын

Even City's defenders are better ballers than most PL midfielders (hell, even Ederson is)

@ferdidolan9187 11 ай бұрын

As good as Stones has been in this new role, it would be criminal for Haaland not to get player of the year after setting a new goals scored record

@DC-zi6se 11 ай бұрын

Don't worry, he's already won it.

@TmcksnT 11 ай бұрын

KDB might say otherwise

@oslonorway547 11 ай бұрын

@@TmcksnT We are talking EPL player of the season, not Manchester City player of the season. KDB has been in the EPL for years and only now reached a milestone assist record. Haaland is in his debut season and already breaking records. Are you sure you are watching the same league as the rest of us have been watching for decades?

@TmcksnT 11 ай бұрын

@@oslonorway547 if you asked Peo who he would rather have this season, he would say KDB. So obviously he is looking past the goals accruing to one person at the expense of the rest of team

@oslonorway547 11 ай бұрын

@@TmcksnT Like I said, Manchester City's best player is not the same as the best player whom the entire EPL would vote. Pep would vote KDB because he is a key player in making his tactics work. The rest of the League would vote Haaland because he has had the most extra ordinary impact on the entire league this season, infouencing every team's tactical discussion, breaking records, increasing attention to the league. If you want to know how it works, ask yourself which player would the entire league rather sacrifice to go play in another Eurooean league? KDB or Haaland? If you don't know the answer, ask La Liga what happened when Messi left for Ligue 1. The League Player of the year is the player who has represented the league's image and excitement the entire season, and in this very 22/23 season Haaland is the name you are looking for. I rest my case.

@OffMetaProfessor 11 ай бұрын

Using Ederson not just as a back pass options but as a false CB in a false back 4 is brilliant; Pep is a genius

@mlondon6601 11 ай бұрын

It’s actually crazy how well that works. Stones moves forward, Dias shifts across and Ederson almost becomes a left centre back💀

@shushhhhh1983 11 ай бұрын

@@mlondon6601 😭😭😭

@slove1234 11 ай бұрын

De Zerbi does something similar, not sure who did it first

@cornelllax05 11 ай бұрын

I love it lol. He has 3 CBs in the lineup yet Ederson is still LCB in build-up

@omariblake21 11 ай бұрын

@@slove1234 Pep did it first at barca.

@gokul7542 11 ай бұрын

They call him Barnsley Beckenbauer.

@oslonorway547 11 ай бұрын

Still dowsnt make him the one to win EPL player of this very season. No EPL team this season, is in their dressing room spending the most time talking about how to stop Stones.

@oniondesu9633 11 ай бұрын

@@oslonorway547 by that criterion for poty, no player who isn't an attacking one could ever win it

@pratikkumar205 11 ай бұрын

@@oslonorway547 and hence they keep losing. the day they start to shut down Rodri and Stones they win.

@leonmandle5848 10 ай бұрын

@@pratikkumar205 that's based on the assumption that pep won't find a new system to work around that

@BGeezy4sheezy 11 ай бұрын

Stone has finally become the player people imagined he might become when City bought him from Everton. At Everton he was so silky with his passing and carrying of the ball, even though he was error prone. Now he sometimes looks like Beckenbauer out there

@caps4lifeov8 11 ай бұрын

Stones has been pretty great for three years now

@LeominsterFC 11 ай бұрын

If we’re being completely objective, the only choice is Rodri. Hard to argue against the record breaker (Haaland) but Rodri is instrumental to everything City. Without him the defense is weaker, the attack is weaker, they win less duels, have less possession and passes, concede more counter attacks, etc. The guy is Busquets v2, a genuine upgrade on him. I never thought I’d see another pure CDM dictating play like Busquets, except Rodri has all the physical attributes. A leader, tall, strong. Tactical fouls at the perfect times. I’m in love with this player.

@godwillkiprop1120 11 ай бұрын

tactical fouls💯

@gambit0913 11 ай бұрын

This exactly…I cringe with these pro English centric videos…as good as Stones has been and try to be objective …Rodri is the actual best player so far

@LeominsterFC 11 ай бұрын

@@gambit0913 You can argue tactically that’s the most important change Pep has made all year, but he’s not the most important player.

@oslonorway547 11 ай бұрын

We are talking EPL player of the season, not Manchester City player of the season. No EPL team this season, is in their dressing room spending the most time talking about how to stop Rodri.

@spa2damax 11 ай бұрын

@@oslonorway547he's the most important player for the best team in the premier League. I think that merits POTY

@Alphoric 11 ай бұрын

I remember back in 2016 when pep was using the 3-2-5 formation and everyone thought he was insane for doing so

@fishyfish6510 11 ай бұрын

Well that happens when you lose 4-0 away at Leicester😂

@Rybo4 11 ай бұрын

And now Arsenal and Liverpool both do it 😂

@bennh_ 11 ай бұрын

I would also make the case for Akanji being signing of the season for a similar reasons

@cogitoy7692 11 ай бұрын

Full agreement, he's been immense wherever he's played

@mfundonkosi6927 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 No.

@JulianCole25 11 ай бұрын

@@mfundonkosi6927 and who tf are you

@Ceaseless_Watcher 11 ай бұрын

@@mfundonkosi6927 Silence, bottler enabler.

@spa2damax 11 ай бұрын

@@mfundonkosi6927 17M for a bolted on starter who locked up Kingsley Coman, Saka, and many more. Never played full back in his professional career and has played both sides masterfully. What more could you want 😂

@StriderDSC 11 ай бұрын

The fact Pep took a system from 100 years ago and brought it into the modern game and is DOMINATING with it...remarkable. Long live the WM!

@antonioemilio9932 11 ай бұрын

100%. John Stones is so technically gifted for a CB. His compusure and experience makes him so invaluable to any team. I believe Ben White will be able to emulate this CDM/CB/RB hybrid role in the future.

@Never_Wr0ng 11 ай бұрын

Yep! It's literally Ben White in 2 years time, maybe less.

@logirex 11 ай бұрын

He is doing great but only being played about half the time by Pep.

@duynguyen-ek7dr 11 ай бұрын

I believe Lindelof can also perform this role

@gbrl433 11 ай бұрын

lindelof has similar traits as well

@supreme_zeeyus 11 ай бұрын

He played cdm for Everton sometimes, everyone seems to have forgotten

@IM-nt6ql 11 ай бұрын

He was senstional in the second leg of the UCL semi against Real

@thechriscrowing 11 ай бұрын

Even as a Man Utd fan, I have to respect the way Pep develops and uses players. Sure, City spend a lot, but not so much more than the rest, but they do spend it better and thats down to Pep's tactical nous, being able to select players who can fit the system and are also likely trainable to fill other roles. Like, when have City had a transfer as rotten as Donny VDB at Unuted or Lukaku back to Chelsea ended up? Plus, as this video illustrates, he fixed an issue with the squad by promoting a youth product and re-deployed an existing player. Thats coaching, not spending your way out of trouble. Hell, they made a profit last summer and their surplus players (Jesus & Zinchenko) elevated Arsenal to title challengers.

@seanker1783 11 ай бұрын

Finally a non city fan who could actually recognise the good pep and the board has done. Well said mate

@jaybeedub 11 ай бұрын

They have a few from the pre-Pep era, like Wilfrid Bony and Eliaquim Mangala, but since he's been here they haven't had many misses. Mendy was a miss (and problematic for other reasons), but he also got injured 6 games into his tenure and never quite got back to that level after his knee reconstruction. There's fringe guys like Angelino who left, came back, then left again, but that's about it. That's the funny part when Arsenal go on about City spending big, but they also don't have blunders like Pépé for €80m or terminating contracts with sellable players like Ozil and Aubamayang where they got nothing in return. Pep tends to make a player a finished product. Sané might be one of the few he didn't improve implicitly as a player.

@pranshukhanna7651 11 ай бұрын

It has to be Kalvin Phillips. What a signing he has been. 👏

@davidlean1060 11 ай бұрын

We should congratulate City for signing him because he is there to fulfill the quota of homegrown players for Champion's League...in other words, Kalvin is there so City can, for once, obey the rules set for them! ')

@bohansenboh 11 ай бұрын

This time next year you might be saying that unironically. It takes time to adjust to a new tactical system and Pep is a perfectionist.

@anshumansahu1087 11 ай бұрын

Today John Stones is a 100 million player and amongst the top 3 defenders as well as holding midfielders of the world.

@varunh2o 11 ай бұрын

Yesterday was the first time I saw Pep's new system in detail and I was very very impressed by John Stones and his positional play. The first 20 mins were scintillating and I was watching like a curious kid trying to understand the tactics and movement.

@Clean_Shirt 11 ай бұрын

Whoever was holding their stones stocks they are enjoying themselves now. I know Dias is the one that gets all the shouts and forget stones but he’s genuinely the best defender when fit

@lhb873 11 ай бұрын

nah as a defender Dias is better

@alecmorariu6291 11 ай бұрын

Sorry but that simply isn’t true. Before dias our defending was horrible. Stones is better on the ball but as a pure defender nobody on city comes close to dias

@IVIRnathanreilly 11 ай бұрын

@@alecmorariu6291 before Diaz city fans were saying Laporte was the best in the world. Numbers will always look good in a team dominating possession that presses really well. It comes down to %s, that when he has to do something he does it. Diaz isn't topping the charts in any defensive action % based statistics. In fact, he does quite a lot poorer than you'd expect.

@oscarerikssonosth9319 11 ай бұрын

@@IVIRnathanreillyjust check what happened when city started this winning run. A certain Portuguese came back from injury. Dias is like Thiago Silva, he makes the entire defense better just by his leadership. Individual stats doesn’t measure that. Our record with/ without him proves that

@mlondon6601 11 ай бұрын

@@IVIRnathanreillyfair enough but that’s just the numbers side of it. When you watch Ruben Dias each season you can visibly see he’s a more dominant defender and tougher for opposition to play against more than any other City CB.

@rw4025 11 ай бұрын

The analysis on this channel is outstanding. So many of the media outlets covering football just go for clickbait-ey controversy. On Tifo IRL you actually explain the tactics that have shaped this season. I'm done watching Sky sports analysis when there's so much genuine insight on this channel

@deploy_leroy 11 ай бұрын

He was brilliant yesterday against Real Madrid

@angelo9295 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree. I remember in the middle of the season feeling so pissed off with pep trial and errors with rico lewis and bernardo silva thing. they lost bunch of games even to low tier clubs. but everything has completely changed ever since pep found out the john stones role.

@david91lvb 11 ай бұрын

I was the exact same. I liked Rico Lewis being given a chance but the way they'd play would always make me nervous. I also remember how angry I was after the draw against Forest but look where they are now

@angelo9295 11 ай бұрын

@@david91lvb yes he can become the future star for city but his tiny build is a little bit hard factor to make him as a CDM. I prefer him to be just a winger more like foden/bernardo but he needs to work on more of his offensive skills.

@abthegoatt 11 ай бұрын

we lost like 3 games lol

@edwardking9359 11 ай бұрын

Rico Lewis did score on his champions league debut though, didn't he?

@fifty-five6929 11 ай бұрын

As much as I love Stones and he defos deserves to be in the convo but Dias has completely changed us since he came back from injury the way he leads the whole team without even being vice captain is unbelievable

@derrick1767 11 ай бұрын

Akanji too deserves the accolades. They work seamlessly together in that defense and I hope they remain fit for the remaining crucial matches of the season

@commentarytalk1446 11 ай бұрын

In all seriousness: Pep's fundamental weakness was always: 1. Weak defence - not enough emphasis 2. Needing a replacement for Aguero He's ticked both boxes with Stones/Rodri covering the defence and Haaland up front with De Bruyne/B.Silva/Grealish feeding him or his presence opening up for them. I'm not surprised with the above changes, Pep's now cracked the final piece of the code: His teams now out-pass via skill and also out-force via power other teams: Closer to the perfectly balanced team whereas before his skill only obsession left his teams weak at the back.

@Saeroye 11 ай бұрын

Exactly! The obsession with defenders now makes sense because if they can play on ball they can play total football at some point. Literally rotation in dizzy way I see it coming. Half way there

@sutejasastra 11 ай бұрын

Love the new Pep system, it is a solid defensive unit against set pieces (5 big man + halland) rather than small2 central mids and full backs. This maybe the perfect system that other team will soon to follow.

@Groundsey 11 ай бұрын

Pep has successfully reintroduced the Half Back and the WM formation from the 1930s.

@jackcooper3307 11 ай бұрын

I love that he’s finally starting to get his just recognition

@becks6900 11 ай бұрын

Whenever I watch one of these videos i seem to spend the entire time watching Jon's hands swish back and forth. I can concentrate on nothing else.

@elefana7700 11 ай бұрын

not only stones but Akanji was playing important role for city this season too...he is solid, consistent and always available..can play all of defender position too

@Nippleless_Cage 11 ай бұрын

I know this video was ostensibly about John Stones being Player of the Season, but the argument you ended up making was for Pep Guardiola to be Manager of the Season. Great video.

@tobiadebiyi7490 10 ай бұрын

How beautiful did this video age? 6/6 successful dribbles in a UCL final since Messi v Juve 2015. Tifo, you saw the foresight

@mattyc12345 11 ай бұрын

This demonstrates the power of the De Zerbi defensive structure when he arrived at Brighton. His arrival ironically solved Pep's problem at the top of the league.

@pozsoz 11 ай бұрын

Yes, exactly, De Zerbi's influence is impressive especially if we consider he just took over Brighton this season.

@CountFisco 11 ай бұрын

Apologies whats the De Zerbian characteristic of that defense structure?

@mattyc12345 11 ай бұрын

@@CountFisco Tifo have another video How De Zerbi is changing the Premier League. It explains the concept really well.

@lumiere930 11 ай бұрын

amazing video Jon. This kind of analysis really highlights why Pep is so good

@matts1537 11 ай бұрын

Loved him at Everton. His talent was still raw but you could tell he had wells of ability. Pep is the perfect manager for him.

@TmcksnT 11 ай бұрын

We're talking about Premier League player of the season but analysing a CL match. Weird

@vdhazer 11 ай бұрын

Actually, the comeback of Ruben Dias from his injury after the World Cup changed the whole dimension of City. As good as Stones has been this season, Ruben Dias has the bigger impact. The whole squad played 3 times better when Dias plays.

@cameronpilling6675 11 ай бұрын

This is fantastic analysis, hats off to John! Smashed it yet again

@darthmaul408 11 ай бұрын

Well said John. Respec all over Stones’ name.

@ndesylvarius3669 11 ай бұрын

Most counted him out early in but look at Stones now. What a player and he's learned to adapt to the roles Pep gives him. Pep has experimented and now he's got his dream team .

@Saeroye 11 ай бұрын

Pep team haven’t peaked yet which is kinda scary imagining going full gear!

@prodByLavender 11 ай бұрын

Saka being even considered for a POTY is a joke

@wesleygatzke9545 11 ай бұрын

Nathan Ake so underrated

@makas01217 11 ай бұрын

The fact that we are arguing which players should win the POTY, it just shows how good City is.

@bananaman17 11 ай бұрын

Again, such a brilliant analysis. I wouldn’t be surprised that pro coaches are actually subbed to this channel

@babatopeayelabola4493 11 ай бұрын

Stone's new role has to be one of the best revelations of the season

@og_praxis17 11 ай бұрын

Classic TIFO video. Jon smashed it 👌🏿 👌🏿

@georgedanilov8898 11 ай бұрын

Yesterday, his movement had Madrid defensive players completely confused and resulted in that glorious first goal when Silva ended up completely unmarked in Madrid box (well, Croos messed up too)

@JubalBed 11 ай бұрын

Seeing Stones bombing up the pitch and operating on the edge of the box like an attacking midfielder is surreal to watch.

@1N1V 11 ай бұрын

John stons is the guardiola's mind in-field. With his progressions, city overload the mid section and outnumber the real madrid's backline. He should receive more recognition.

@Carrrnage 11 ай бұрын

Good video, Stones has been crucial to City this season. Also, loving the Nakamura shirt/print on the wall.

@drakeblessum3466 11 ай бұрын

Great video - I was watching City smash Madrid yesterday and realized how confident Stones has become....just a year ago he was on the bench and forgot his skin guards.

@clavierwintergreen5574 Ай бұрын

In Brazil in the 1950s, the shift from the back three of the W-M to the back four began. One of the centre-backs was usually a converted half-back and was called a ‘quarto zagueiro’ (roughly translates to “fourth defender”). His job was to step up in midfield & join the other 2 half-backs when the team had possession, and to fall back & play alongside the remaining 3 defenders - creating a zonal back 4 - when the team lost the ball. Stones’ role seems to have quite a few similarities in many regards.

@seamustheterrible3978 11 ай бұрын

Great analysis. Stones in my opinion has been City's most underrated player for a few years. I second your call for PLPotS!

@Givemeanamebruh 11 ай бұрын

My boy finally getting the praise he deserves.

@fbaresi1681 10 ай бұрын

Well said and well ecplained. I think that you are right.

@Arejen03 11 ай бұрын

Pep is a genius literally creating new trends in modern Football

@Lawsyboy 11 ай бұрын

Great video and Stones has had a blinding season floating around like a gazelle through the midfield but also keeping his defensive discipline. Please straighten the pictures hanging behind you as I'm sure I'm not the only one it upsets haha.

@JD-hx7yd 11 ай бұрын

Now you've mentioned it I now see it.

@sskmanentsa5326 11 ай бұрын

No. If we were to start doing it like this, then everytime a manager tweaks a system, the player he used would be POTS. What about Trent for Liverpool? Also Valverde would be a prime Ballon d' Or candidate. The best player is the best performer and most impactful in making the team great, this season it has been Kevin De Bryune followed by Haaland.

@Juiced_Lemons 11 ай бұрын

I liked rico lewis too. When I watched the games that he played. You would’ve thought he was a natural midfielder he was really comfortable there

@damianspence 11 ай бұрын

Someone please help me understand. Why have fullbacks been inverting? Why wasn't it always a center back pushing forward? It seems so much shorter of a distance to run. Why is this revolutionary?

@david91lvb 11 ай бұрын

Because very few center backs have the technical ability to act almost like a lone CDM especially against the best teams in Europe. You also require the back 3 to be extremely good defensively

@ezzeki1999 11 ай бұрын

New System: The cbs in sides needs to be good in 1v1, so they need to be agile and relatively fast Just look for example players like Rafael Leao on the wing or Vini JR or Salah - against them in 1v1 you step on time wrong they are behind you (last system 1 was enough, now 2) Also, these sidebacks are also responsible to connect the defence block with the attacking one, so the team in this system should have 4 defensive players with a higher progressive passes success rate In the inverting system, you could get away with 3 not good progressive passer defenders because the cdms make the progressive passes It means that with Ederson they have 5 good passers forward so it is extremely hard to press them and nowadays the pressing is n1 chance creation option Ancelotti knew IMO that they can't press City well enough so they tried to beat City in transitions but with the new system they are better defended against Benzema and Vini Jr lead counterattacks The new system is also more defended against the 2 good inverted winger lead counterattacks (like the once famous Mane-Salah) There are not many centerbacks that are good in this "new" sidebacks role (traditional cb + fb in 1) and not many players like Rodri or Stones who can play like a traditional cb + cm + cdm

@fishyfish6510 11 ай бұрын

Some CBs do that like Rüdiger for Tuchel's Chelsea and Upamecano for Nagelsmann's Leipzig (I think). I think it's just that CBs are generally better defenders than fullbacks so it would make sense to keep them defending

@christ_inspire_daily 11 ай бұрын

This is exactly why City deserve to win every trophy. Everyone and not only Stones has been outstanding this season. Everyone, I mean everyone.

@benmartin7708 11 ай бұрын

Pep is always innovating and changing he will move out players like cancelo he is ruthless. The best of his generation by a country mile. Sir Alex for longevity and consistent success is the best for now in another 5 years if pep stays at city I don’t see anyone touching them he will become the GOAT

@elmusosneh1142 11 ай бұрын

At some point Pep played Bernado as an attacking defender..legendary

@JubalBed 11 ай бұрын

I remember Pep using Busquets as a false center back and single pivot once. He changed back to his normal system during the game but it seems he had the idea for a long time.

@earthpeace3323 11 ай бұрын

Stone is so awesome he can even make Maguire look good in an English shirt, something Varane can't come close to doing. 😁😁😁

@user-ed7et3pb4o 11 ай бұрын

Maguire is actually good in an England shirt. He even made it into some of the World Cup teams of the tournament lol

@MrKim-ql7iz 11 ай бұрын

Maguire is good for national team because international matches level are slightly lower compare to club football, even though many great players played, because of lack of coordination the level of the games are not up to club football which gives Maguire a breathing space

@abhinavrawat3223 11 ай бұрын

Johnny Johnny stones💙

@robbiemurray2797 11 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he tried this with rodri as the centre back pushing forward in possession when they were short at the back but it didn't work exactly as planned out of possession. Clearly peps found a way to make it work with stones - probably having rodri alongside him helps.

@djmattblack 11 ай бұрын

Poch used to use Eric Dier in a similar way, although he was a CB he was more effective bringing the ball into midfield so one full back could push up while the other one would drop back and Dier would be the pivot player with Dembele as the ball carrying 8

@tompoynton 11 ай бұрын

We also can’t underestimate the effect playing alongside Ruben Dias has had on Stones since he arrived in 2020

@anxiousmindmusic 11 ай бұрын

I case you believe it would be criminal to not give POTY to Haaland when he set a goals record - Andy Cole scored 41 in 93/94 and didn't win it. (Cantona won, Alan Shearer won the FWA)

@mrD66M 11 ай бұрын

Player of the season for me is Bernardo Silva, his stats both defensive and offensive are ridiculous, he's more consistent than KDB over this season AND he's been a MC top performer for years You won't find a better team player in the PL and I dare say in Europe, this guy does e v e r y t h i n g

@aptmap5181 11 ай бұрын

And with 3 (and sometimes 4) CBs + Rodri + Haaland Man City has become a big, physical unit that is effective in defending and attacking on set pieces

@istsotsi3635 11 ай бұрын

Jon doesn’t have FWA vote so he made a video 🤝😂

@petekadenz2466 11 ай бұрын

Great video. In his prime, Rio Ferdinand would have been great in the role that Stones is now playing (though whether it would have suited Man U’s style of play under Sir Alec is a different question).

@khevblond17 11 ай бұрын

You just gained a new subscriber.

@QuanHoang-qd1ye 11 ай бұрын

Incredible player. Ben White will never get to his level. The departure of Cancelo was a blessing in disguise for him and City.

@gs8494 11 ай бұрын

As a Newcastle supporter who has really only watched a handful of their league games and most of their CL games I'd say you're absolutely right Rodri should be player of the season. Am I doing it right?

@samueldchubb7617 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@jasonketu38 10 ай бұрын

I agree, Johnny Stones he is the player of the season period.

@ryanschultz4119 2 ай бұрын

Considering how vital John Stones was to Manchester City's run to the Champions League Title. Your assertion was merited. Obviously, you were speaking in terms of the Premier League. But it was in the 2nd half of the EPL season. Where Pep experimented moving Stones into midfield. To which John went on to flourish in the role.

@syaefullrizcky 11 ай бұрын

Watching this make me wonder what will happen if PSG has backline quality and great manager that can make something like this.. All the great quality of their attacking player doesnt really need to drop deep so often to help moving the ball forward

@cosmicbaggy9637 11 ай бұрын

Peps done it (yet) again. Cue every manager trying to copy him next season. The real goat. No question.

@sarikamon7450 10 ай бұрын

Id like to see a Tifo on City breaking up play, professional fouls and grealish diving.

@diggermeddler1169 11 ай бұрын

Need to remember this was introduced for the first time against BAYERN. Before that only Rodri did this once at the Bridge and it was so bad it was thrown away at ht. Since then with Stones it has been amazing.

@lincolndethomasis6602 11 ай бұрын

I think everyone is forgetting about De Gea, Varane and Martinez, who have all contributed to 16 clean sheets for United compared to 12 for City.

@jayzretrogaminz17 11 ай бұрын

Ok and

@gregthesuperninjaturtle450 11 ай бұрын

Loving the backing track, what is it??

@oslonorway547 11 ай бұрын

Title should have been why John Stones should be EPL "Defender of the Season."

@andrewthornton6192 11 ай бұрын

Rico Lewis is a great player and once matured he will be great. Stones has been brilliant in there.

@debagniksen7809 11 ай бұрын

When you think about player of the year you can think only of man City squad , that's how much genius pep actually is

@Adrian-kc2tf 11 ай бұрын

When pep's experiment works it's masterclass, when it goes wrong it's overthinking

@bulelanibotman 11 ай бұрын

what attributes have to be there in order for the t-shirts in the back to change because in this video there are new names there!

@babs_xplorerinspire1491 11 ай бұрын

What about Akanji that has played centre back,right back,left back effortlessly. Played more games, bought for less than half stones was bought in 2023. Pep creates systems that make players fantastic.

@sleyaraze8916 11 ай бұрын

The big key is hive mind, Man City players are not individuals, they are all embodiment of Guardiola. 11 players in a cluster. Absolutely lethal with and without the ball.

@Saeroye 11 ай бұрын

Mentality is key. Emphasis on collective not individual. There isn’t a super star signing. Pep creates stars. ✨

@Topolinho 11 ай бұрын

Pep has created the first 4 back libero. Stones often drops to defend as a CB in a 442 then has the keys to advance as much as he wants when on the attack. Such a difficult role to fill.

@scoobydoo7275 6 ай бұрын

This is not new lmfao

@Akira9212 11 ай бұрын

I just noticed from your explanation that what Pep has essentially done is found a way to offensively park the bus. That's incredible, countering against those defenders that stall you while the midfield tracks back and gets the ball off the opposition is amazing. These players must have incredible stamina to implement this especially with the amount of games they play. But I'm wondering, how are Man City able to go on the counter so fast after recovering the ball? because seems like would be tough to get the ball upfield for the counter

@Saeroye 11 ай бұрын

Also squad number used is 18 - it’s somehow working

@theodorerhigginbottom5837 11 ай бұрын

Why are all of the frames in the background crooked. Or am I just crazy.

@nellypringle2875 11 ай бұрын

I was watching Stones and Rodri last night and was struck by how awesome they both were against Real Madrid. They all had great games though.😂 I’m convinced if Pep hadn’t come up with this tweak, they probably wouldn’t have caught Arsenal and may even have struggled to get past Bayern. The consistency just wasn’t there before this.

@daveyfunk 11 ай бұрын

If you'd use this theory to argue a case for Stones then surely Akanji should be player of the season? His flexibility has been key to City this season

@cr7beastronaldo 11 ай бұрын

Great on

@JigsawLV 11 ай бұрын

Wasn't too amazing yesterday, 40 minutes in it felt like he should be taken off; so many missed passes, giveaways But overall this season he has been one of the most impactful players in the City squad (and one of the most versatile players in the league)