The cupboard of trophies and medals within the Foden household has just lately been expanded once more. He first received the Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year award, then received the Premier League Player of the Season award and on Sunday received his sixth cap with Manchester City. Foden was as soon as once more the star of the sport towards West Ham United on Sunday afternoon. Internationally, Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne could also be within the highlight, however Foden has been attracting the eye of English soccer for a very long time.
The participant from the north-west of England had set himself a aim at a younger age that in the future he would change into one of the best footballer on the planet. Ten occasions higher. In the primary few seasons of his skilled life, this was not at all times attainable, as Foden usually performed on the attacking wing or as a false 9, however hardly ever within the central midfield place he most popular. Of course, nearly each technically savvy participant desires to be a tenner. However, that was not at all times attainable earlier than this season as a result of prime canine Kevin De Bruyne, İlkay Gündoğan and – with some reservations – Bernardo Silva crammed the roles. Foden was initially purported to work elsewhere, though he additionally obtained his assignments on the middle.
But City have just lately modified once more below profitable coach Pep Guardiola. Gündoğan is now in Barcelona, De Bruyne has to take a break resulting from damage and Silva has to assist in every single place anyway. However, regardless of 269 skilled appearances for City, Foden nonetheless feels younger. The child face and quick hair do the remainder. But then he entered the sphere in one of the crucial essential video games of the season and scored two targets in 18 minutes. A message to Arsenal, who had huge issues in the identical sport towards Everton. Of course, Foden’s efficiency up to now included a long-range aim, as a result of nearly nobody else is within the prime flight, he’s at all times searching for central capturing positions within the penalty space.
[Grafik: Fodens Schussversuche im Spiel gegen West Ham. Insgesamt hat er in der abgelaufenen Premier-League-Saison 87 Schüsse abgegeben, davon allein 76 mit links für einen xG-Wert von 8,13, wobei er fast doppelt so viele Treffer (15) erzielte.]