Joleon Lescott suggests that Phil Foden’s recent performances in a central position highlight his potential to become a footballing great.
Foden’s versatility, capable of playing wide or centrally, offers both advantages and challenges, as demonstrated by his hat-trick in Manchester City‘s victory over Brentford.
Lescott:
“I think he [Foden] has been outstanding this season and carried the burden of having no De Bruyne and Haaland.”
“It looks like he’s relished opportunities to play inside more, and have more of a deciding role in games.
“I really enjoyed watching him play in the middle. But, the blessing or curse of Phil Foden is that he is equally good in multiple positions.
“So, if you have other players that are restricted in terms of where they can play, you could put Phil in there and he would still have an effective game.
“At this moment in time, he’s playing in the centre at City and he’s impacting the games, but he’s done that pretty much wherever he is played.
“He’s playing at a very high level; if he’s able to maintain what he’s doing, he’ll go down as one of the greatest.”
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Two of Lescott’s former clubs – City and Everton – go head-to-head live on TNT Sports on Saturday, and Lescott feels that the siege mentality generated by The Toffees since their points deduction will be less evident at the Etihad.
“Everton are performing OK, but the results obviously haven’t been as positive as they would have liked,” the ex-England defender said.
“They’re going have to perform well, and are still not guaranteed to get any points against City.
That’s the worst thing when you play Man City, you know, you’re going to have to get your best and it still might not be enough.
“A siege mentality is something that Everton has always had, and will come into play with the home games coming closer to the end of the season.
“That will spur them on. But I think the siege mentality is more apparent at home than it will be at the Etihad.”
