John Stones

[kithnou]

Next season he will be amazing.

For?

 

[The Cowboy]

This season, other than the few games just before he was dropped along with Howard (or rested/injured), how many bad games has he actually had?

As a young player with Howard behind him, Jags injured so he was 'senior' centre back with Mori, has he had a 'bad season'?

Id say hes been great myself and just in the way Barkley/Lukaku have had to play different roles he will be learning all the time.

This may affect him negatively in the short term but next season i think he will step up another level and be an outstanding centre back for us....at the age of 22.

It's not bad games, it's bad aspects of his game that's the issue. He can be having a good game then get caught out through his own hubris, which is usually more damaging than just having a generally poor game.

 

[Toffeelover]

For me it is Jags who should have been put on the bench not Mori.

 

[ilikecheese]

A couple of mistakes that we weren't punished for.

Great slide tackle in the box.

 

[KevMirallas]

He back.

 

[sageyefc]

Sloppy passing

 

[ilikecheese]

Decent. A couple of cheap giveaways.

 

[Tubey]

Few mistakes, could have done better for the goal, but looked a bit more switched on overall.

 

[Eggs]

......along with Jagielka, he was best of a bad bunch today.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

John Stones is a class act. Nice to see some people appreciating him on this forum. Well done.

 

[banno]

Good game today from the kid.

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Played well today. Looked a little shaky until that crunching tackle in the area 1st half.

 

[Zatara]

Fantastic today and kept covering for Coleman (im not going to keep bashing coleman but i think stones saved him a few times).

Passing was positive and he was a calming influence to Jags "all action" display.

As a few of us have said (and i hope it continues) hes had a blip and was having to deal with Howard every gsme....now i think he will come back better and stronger for it.

 

[bilyaletdinov_]

Best player on the park for me today, gave it away a couple of times but also made one or two very good passes. We need to nurture this lad, he's a star

 

[sageyefc]

Did more than our CMs when he stepped into midfield