Foden: The fan and collects balls of the City that Guardiola turned into star

It has not been secret that by the veins of Phil Foden does not run red blood, but celestial. "The derbis were a madness because my family is divided. My brother put the T-shirt of the United, I the one of the City and us 'chinchábamos'. My father is of the United and when it comes to see me says that it will support me only this day. I am changing him!", it kidded in the BBC a mediocampista that grew playing, at the same time, in the streets of the city of Manchester and in a quarry 'citizen' of which formed part from the four years.

The parties with his friends followed afterwards to debut in an elite that palpó from small. "The first party that saw of the City was with six years, in front of the Sunderland in 2007. I jumped to the field with the players, marked Ireland... It is my first memory", related Foden in 'Goal', and that vibrated the day that the citizen team won 'in extremis' the Premier in front of the QPR in 2012: "it Was behind the goal and saw how went in the balloon in the goal of Agüero. My mother and I jump to the field. Never I will forget it".

"It was behind the goal and saw how went in the balloon in the goal of Agüero. My mother and I jump to the field. Never I will forget it".

And like this it was how the fan of Sergio 'Kun' Agüero turned into his mate. "The fans of the City have to a boy that comes of the academy, that loves to this club and that grew supporting him. It was recogepelotas and now is a top player. It is a joy", stood out Pep Guardiola after his exhibition in the goleada 1-4 of the leader of the Premier League to the champion defender, the Liverpool. It was in Anfield when it graduated after assisting to Gündogan with a jugadón and closing the triumph with a "golazo of genius", according to Jürgen Klopp.

"I enjoy of false '9'. You can go down and participate in the game", signalled Foden that had to David Silva like model to be followed: "it Is of the that more have learnt by how moves in the small spaces, how receives and saves the ball...". And in the first year without him, has exploded. The English youngster has served like a solution in the midfield and in attack thanks to his polivalencia, speed in the pass and capacity of association. His 1.71 metres do not limit it to be competitive in the most competitive league of the world.

"In the quarry, was smaller that the rest and had to use more my brain. I began to grow and when I went up to the first team had to adapt me to the physical requirement. I go more to the gymnasium to be stronger", aimed Foden. "When it plays by the half sometimes has difficulties, but in the band moves better. His mentality is good and will follow progressing. It is 20 years old and a lot of quality. Mark, took, runs a lot of kilometres and in the area has big instinct", affirmed Guardiola, that was witness of his growth since it arrived to the Etihad: "When I arrived, Txiki Begiristain said me that it had to know to a player of 16 years. In the first training, came with us and said him to Txiki. 'Wow, yes that it is good!' It is necessary to have calm, but is special. A gift".

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— Phil Foden (@PhilFoden) February 7, 2021

Foden Was, beside Sancho, Brewster, Hudson-Odoi, among others, champion of the world sub 17 in 2017 in the Indian. In that final, England won to Spain with a doublet of the Balloon of Gold of the tournament. It was the anteroom to his official debut. Already it had received his first called in 2016 in front of the Celtic and shining in turns it of summer in front of the United. It premièred in front of the Feyenoord with 17 years and 177 days in November of 2017. "It saw in the field as it inflates to these footballers and now am playing with them", confessed.

The wait of Foden

The City had in his breast a diamond, but the competition was appalling. "It is impossible that go out yielded. It goes to be important the next decade", ensured Pep: "it Is the player with more talent that have seen. It has it everything. The problem is that his trainer, sometimes, does not put him". And it was as well as Foden was won terrero and titles –eight with 20 years-. It contested 10 parties in his first campaign, 26 in the second, 38 in the past and already accumulates 28 in the present, where great 10 goals, two more than in the 2019-20. The small boy already grew and joined to the celestial constellation that leads now the Premier.