{"id":291036,"date":"2023-09-15T14:50:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291036"},"modified":"2023-09-15T14:50:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:50:47","slug":"pep-guardiola-explains-phil-fodens-best-role-is-coming-from-the-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-explains-phil-fodens-best-role-is-coming-from-the-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola explains Phil Foden&apos;s BEST role is coming from the wing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pep Guardiola explains why Phil Foden&#8217;s BEST role is coming in from the wing, agreeing with Gareth Southgate&#8217;s assessment last week&#8230; but the Man City boss also insists the England international can play all roles<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man City and England star Phil Foden&#8217;s position has come under recent scrutiny<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gareth Southgate recently claimed that Foden cannot play in central areas\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola insisted that Phil Foden can play anywhere amid increased scrutiny over the Manchester City star\u2019s skillset.<\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate claimed this week that Foden cannot operate in central areas for England given City opt against utilising him there.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old then appeared in the middle after starting from the right during the midweek friendly win against Scotland \u2013 a role Guardiola has deployed him in from the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have a great relationship with Gareth,\u2019 Guardiola said. \u2018It looks like I could disagree with him but I agree with him in that when you play outside it is different. But he knows that I know that Phil can play in all roles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/14\/75473433-0-image-a-13_1694784500927.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola has insisted Phil Foden has the quality to play both centrally and out wide<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/14\/75473423-0-image-a-14_1694784534866.jpg\" height=\"442\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Foden played out wide and scored in England&#8217;s recent 3-1 win in a friendly over Scotland<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As Gareth has said, in the pockets there are other responsibilities and you have to be so smart without the ball to read every minute. But Phil can play in all five positions up front.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I saw the friendly where he started on the right and moved inside. At the end, it&#8217;s not a big issue. When you play high up the pitch, the defensive responsibility is a little bit less. Phil will grow up because if he wants to be one of the best he has the mentality to improve.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The City boss \u2013 who is without Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish and John Stones for Saturday\u2019s trip to West Ham &#8211; backed Kyle Walker to still have years at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Walker, 33, signed a new two-year extension this week after deciding against moving to Bayern Munich over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola revealed that members of the squad pleaded with him not to allow the full back to leave.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018His mind is there and he has genetics like few players I have seen with all the conditions,\u2019 the Catalan added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As much as he enjoys his life, it will not be a problem. He&#8217;s a player where his teammates demanded he could not leave. At the end he decided to stay and he is really very important for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When Kyle didn&#8217;t play sometimes, it was for tactical reasons rather than bad behaviour. He was an important figure and he talked a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He made me realise how important he is and when I spoke with his teammates they told me Kyle could not leave. He&#8217;s really important in the locker room and he has made a step forward with specific qualities that you cannot find all around the world. He can control the best wingers on the planet.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/14\/75473421-0-image-a-16_1694784705541.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola recently returned to Manchester City after missing a few games due to surgery\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/14\/75473827-12522959-image-a-17_1694784956827.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola also praised the attitude of right back Kyle Walker after he signed a new contract\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12522959\/Pep-Guardiola-explains-Phil-Fodens-BEST-role-coming-wing-agreeing-Gareth-Southgates-assessment-week-Man-City-boss-insists-England-international-play-roles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola explains why Phil Foden&#8217;s BEST role is coming in from the wing, agreeing with Gareth Southgate&#8217;s assessment last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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