John Stones

[FCBarça]

Just hope fans show patience, even if he has the occasional blunder that young defenders can still make...The good is that you can see the confidence building in the player

 

[Walken]

Just hope fans show patience, even if he has the occasional blunder that young defenders can still make...The good is that you can see the confidence building in the player

the biggest difference is we have a manager with some bottle now, he wont banish him to ressies for a year, or play him out of position till he is 24

 

[DanB90]

I can't remember last time I seen one of our centre backs so composed on the ball, the way he strides it out of the back is quality, goes past players like they're not there, shows maturity beyond his years in that respect. Compared to Distin who's got about 100 years extra experience on the lad and still looks like Bambi on ice with the ball at his feet (that's not to say I don't love the milkman though).

 

[Royal Blue Jersey]

Stones must be embarrassing for Distin. Comes in at half his age and does everything better than him.

 

[Comptonlacalifornia]

Stones has been awesome this season, he's gonna make mistakes from time to time but he fights to fix them. Distin is still in good condition, his experience speaks volumes on the pitch but he's all left foot and can sometimes look awkward.

 

[davek]

Strengths: great moving with the ball at his feet; distribution very good.
Weaknesses: doesn't read danger too well; ball watches; heading a bit ropey to say the least.

 

[neil999]

Strengths: great moving with the ball at his feet; distribution very good.
Weaknesses: doesn't read danger too well; ball watches; heading a bit ropey to say the least.

yep, him striding through midfield yesterday was super...hopefully the other things will get better

i think i still want jags in against arsenal tho

 

[davek]

yep, him striding through midfield yesterday was super...hopefully the other things will get better

i think i still want jags in against arsenal tho

Definitely.

 

[Eggs]

...just checked the latest odds on him making the World Cup squad. A little bit of 25-1 available, but generally 20-1. Still an outsider and unlikely to happen, but a lot shorter price than a few months ago when I got 66s.

 

[kevdotbadger]

Found this lovely video of his performance against Fulham on reddit. Enjoy. -

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[deipnosophist]

Stones must be embarrassing for Distin. Comes in at half his age and does everything better than him.

Everything? lol

 

[cduff]

Great young player and I think he complements Distin. They are 2 different types of players.
In retrospect both Stones and Distin were great buys.

 

[chicoazul]

Found this lovely video of his performance against Fulham on reddit. Enjoy. -

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He's unbelievably ace. Too ace a central defender for a lid that age. 19 ffs.

And dat passing.

 

[bluestevon]

Great young player and I think he complements Distin. They are 2 different types of players.
In retrospect both Stones and Distin were great buys.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Found this lovely video of his performance against Fulham on reddit. Enjoy. -

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That was a great watch. I can't believe how good he is for a 19 year old. Those runs and passes were what you'd expect from a top class box to box midfielder. He's got ridiculous potential, I'd go as far as saying he's on a similar level to Barkley now and with similar potential.