I think he is very talented in terms of dribbling and ball control but in recent times whenever former footballers are asked about future balon d or contenders,his name is always mentioned but he is 23 years of age now and still he is not a starter for man City ,his best position is up for debate(rw or advanced 8)and while he has put in some good performances for city I have not seen enough from him to say he will be a future balon d or contender consistently. He seems like Bernardo Silva level player to me which is a very good player but not a balon d or contender(consistently) player.He also resembles him in style quite a bit.

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    As a Utd fan I think he is absolutely class. He would do better numbers if went to a team that played more direct football and he could be the main man.

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    It’s because he is English and the English/ Premier League dominate English-language-speaking football forums/ TV commentary.

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    Foden is a good player with a great skill set he need to drastically improve his finishing game if he wants to progress to the next tier though. Creatively I think he will get to a similar level to Silva but not KDB.

    He strikes me as a Grealish type player that would shine personally in a team with more freedom rather than the system managers like Pep. Not saying they wound be successful as they clearly are but in terms of personal development

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    Just because he isn’t the #1 footballer in any fiven year doesn’t mean he’s not excellent.

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    I never got the Foden love fest. Saka is a better player yet gets half the media love.

    Foden controls a ball and takes it past an opponent and it gets clips on YouTube like he’s defied gravity.

    He’s clearly a good player but FMD he doesn’t start for his club or his country.

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    He’s getting underrated. Not sure where all this negativity is coming from and I dislike Man City as much as the next guy.

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    No. In fact I think he’s a bit restricted under pep and in a different team where he’s given full freedom he’d be top 10 player ITW

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    I don’t watch many city games, but when I do watch he never shows much.

    Token English kid with a decent dribble.

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    He’s the most technical English player at the moment.

    But that’s not a much of a huge claim as England don’t produce players like Iniesta Modric B Silva etc.