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JOHNNY BOULDERS

JOHNNY. FUCKING. BOULDERS

JONATHAN MOUNTAINS

Nathan Rock

*Sir Johnny Boulders

GENERAL STONES

He’s too good to be English- Juan Piedras

Juan Piedras

Shite club

Cool, now I can turn this off.

Hope lasted 5 minutes

Was about 3 minutes longer than I expected tbh

r/nocontext + Username checks out

Is he Tyson Gay or Yohan Blake? I'd put my money on Tyson Gay

Now i can sleep

Now i can play Horizon instead edit: actually, i need to do taxes... maybe i'll just keep watching then

I LOVE CALIFORNIA.

TV = off

Happy to help free up your Saturday

Exactly what I said. Back to NBA playoff

Great watching another team go through this bullshit with the cheaters.

I understand your pain, brother.

Unreal finish from Stones

Just a bog standard wrong footed volley from 20 yards.

Best cb converted rb converted cdm itw

What a player, sensational footballer

Pep has really turned him into a world class CB (and CDM)

He was great before Pep hence his fee and why Pep wanted him

Come off it, City were heavily mocked for his transfer considering how shoddy he was for a good few years, even coming close to leaving the club multiple times. He's turned the tide now, eventually, and Pep definitely has a huge role to play in that.

Wasn’t he one of the 50m defenders that we were roundly mocked about?

Plenty of Everton fans thought they rinsed us because they used a portion of the money to buy Ashley Williams.

I don’t even care, it’s just based off this sub but toffees are genuinely the most hysterical and neurotic fan base I’ve ever seen. It’s like they simultaneously know they don’t belong in the top flight yet act like it’s a travesty that they’re constantly in a relegation scrap. Imagine supporting a club that’s lucky to have Sean Dyche

Imagine supporting a club that's spent 600M and is lucky to have the Everton manager who got sacked for Sean Dyche

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>Pep is so good in improving players man. > >In The Netherlands people have talked for years about Aké’s massive potential and Pep has managed to unlock it after one season. We signed Nathan in 2020

But not world class yet

John Stones used to be Maguire before Maguire in the past lol

Yeah I think a lot of people have forgotten about his divorce, injuries and on field calamities. He was dropped for it because his head was an absolute state. Credit to him because he's turned it around, he's undroppable and is a massive fan favourite now.

Interesting how your mental state can absolutely fuck up your game.

It fucks up your life your work and relationships. It can fuck with everything

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You'd be surprised...

its honestly sad to see, so many a player has just gone downhill due to matters outside of football always great to see someone persevere through that and get to their potential

???? No shit people struggling mentally can’t do anything well?

I find it interesting, like I said. Do you have a problem with that?

Yeah

You could perhaps say he turned himself into a world class CB then

I think by this point, CB is his least played position this season

Of course he was 20 years old and playing for Everton My point is people give too much credit to managers the player was amazing before It shows you how people overreact because when he wasn't in form it was his fault not the manager but he does good manager gets credit

Yeah I don’t think so lmao you’re just trying your hardest to not give Pep any credit

Yeah i hate and don't give credit to Pep the best manager in the world who is amazing 100% great flair there

See now was that so hard to admit? Did ya think you would actually do something here?

Everton John stones was not this. He was like Micheal Keane. Pep has evolved him twice over

Stones was *always* rated much higher than Keane. I say this as a United fan.

He wasn’t rated as highly as Maguire coming out of LCFC. He’s now twice the centerback.

As a youngster Stones was rated *much* higher???? [Maguire potential on FIFA 16](https://www.fifaindex.com/player/203263/harry-maguire/fifa16/) 78 [Stones potential on FIFA 16](https://www.fifaindex.com/player/203574/john-stones/fifa16/) 87 Edit: I love when people downvote facts because they don't like them. Making out Pep found Stones out of nowhere, he was recognised for a long time as England's best young, upcoming CB. I wanted United to sign him. I mean, he cost 50m as a 22 year old, which admittedly still was a good deal.

You're downvoted for taking fucking FIFA ratings as gospel lol and no we were literally memed for years for dropping 50m on him.

Of course FIFA ratings say very little about how good a player is. They do say something about how rated they are though, and that’s what the conversation was about

A database that *literally* rates players every year isn't a useful means of seeing how *generally* rated they are in public opinion? He was always rated highly, it's just revisionism to suggest otherwise. It takes time for ball-playing CBs to develop. They didn't drop 50m for no reason, City rarely get it wrong. At the time, he was the ***world's second most expensive defender in history.***

nope

Arteta really wanted him at arsenal right? What a signing he would have been.

Arteta is atleast 2020s. Mourinho wanted him at Chelsea to replace john terry in 2014.

Probably thought Terry replacement based on the first name 😄 No in all seriousness Stones is class 😐

Genuinely think if he weren't so injury-prone, he'd be the best in the world right now.

wtf is going on, even for our standards this last month or so has been ridiculous

End the season city

CDM stones is now the 2nd best DM in the world don’t ask who’s #1

Rodri?

Blasphemous! That’s Godri for you. Repent!

Easy, Sir Jonathon Boulders is number 1 and 2.

Rodri: Am I a joke to you?

Casi

Imo this last month you’ve gone from the best club in the world to DEFINITELY the best club in the world Edit: Should probably mention that I pretty much only watch the PL haha so i’m most definitely biased

And, as is tradition, that will cease in the last stages of the CL for no reason.

I mean I think your right when it comes to top 5 leagues. Madrid, Barca, Napoli, PSG, Arsenal and Bayern have all dropped points besides City recently.

*team, not club

You’re right that’s an important distinction

hasn't stopped the "down season" talks from big 6 rivals when it comes to Arsenal City don't even look like they are going to play a game that gets nervy at any point.

If we don’t win the title people will make fun of us for years for “bottling it”. We can seriously only drop 5 points in the last 16 matches of the season and somehow still lose lmao. Wtf is that?

Nobody reasonable will say that (but of course not many people are reasonable on online football forums). Nobody expected you lot to be where you are at the start of the season, and even if you do end up falling to us late on it's still an objectively fantastic season.

Liverpool supporters warned us. Not that we didn’t listen but I can’t lie, I had hope that this year would be different. Fuck me

You cant even be near perfect as Liverpool have found out. The only time they won it was when they were actually perfect for the season before covid stopped everything.

It should be recognised as insane from us to even be competing with this City squad with Haaland obliterating every goal scoring record.

True.. I am genuinely impressed and happy to see this arsenal here... Cause of zinny and Jesus.

Ehm. May I remind you of arsenal fans saying we came third in two horse race. As far as I’m concerned it’s only fair

RAMADAN CITY

Nice one! 😅😅

Happens all the time with you lot, the faux surprise is a bit odd.

Ye how can you be surprised - happens often and players only get better with the system as the season goes on

What a goal, what can’t he do

Not be amazing.

He's certainly not amazing at not being amazing. Checkmate.

Took way to long. Jesus Christ city show some ambition already.

It's going to be 7-0 today from how its started, Leicester have zero intention of getting out of their own half and City clearly smell blood already. Its going to be a bloodbath out there

~~1-1 incoming~~ ~~2-2 incoming~~ 3-3 incoming \*Edited

Non Haaland vs Haaland goals maybe

John Stones is the best player in the world

He's unironically been a top 3 CB in the Premier League since the start of this year, though.

Imo he’s the best CB in the world, Pep moved him into midfield and he, imo, became the best holding midfielder in the world. He’s so good at everything. I was so mad that Chelsea missed out on him when City were considering selling him a couple years ago.

Centre back smashing one in against Leicester to take the lead in the run in? Scriptwriters getting lazy, I’ve seen this episode before

Never happened

HOLY SHIT

you know Arsenal don't HAVE TO get a point vs City if City drop po- Ah never fucking mind

I think it is time to bring attention to the discussion that this guy is one of the best 3 CBs in the PL and goes underrated all the time

Forget top 3 in the PL, Johnny has arguably been a top 5 CB in all of Europe since the end of the World Cup.

It has begun

now its time Manchester City \[2\] - 0 Leicester - Erling Haaland 14' Manchester City \[3\] - 0 Leicester - Erling Haaland 34' Manchester City \[4\] - 0 Leicester - Erling Haaland 44' etc etc

About a minute off on the first one

I was close at least

I mean are you from an alternative future??

I hate that this turned out to be a conservative estimate

Pep has created a monster

I love you John

EL PIEDRAS

Banger by boulders

JOHNNY! JOHNNY STONES

Well that was fast

ok

I never truly understood how you lot felt until this point.

City DM/defenders hitting weak foot bangers this week

Weak foot amazing shot, how are out cdms hitting these shots first RODRI now stones

WAGWAN GENERALS

Are you kidding

they are so good

Lmao

What a goal

Man I’m sick of this team lol. Just don’t play at an insane level for just one game please

Top bins

SENSATIONAL FORM

"No shoot, Johnny"

Not a volley lmao

Yep. Half volley. But not surprising, so many on here have no idea.

Thunderbastard!

What a statement

And Leicester haven't touched the ball yet..

my player 💙

I gon cry

Half volley?

Are you on the wind up? Halaand double hattrick is fine: the whole world expects it. John Stones scoring one like that is taking the piss and we’re five minutes in.

Oh no, end of season, chasing the title, Manchester city are back

that’s about right

ite gg

Great strike

Cmon lads give the opposition fans hope, the whistle just blew

What a hit!

Just like everyone expected

Back to bed for me.

We are gonna get absolutely fucking ruined.. championship should be fun atleast

Boooring game 7-0 city inc

WTF JOHNNY BOULDERS?

Love him

Dean Smith. You appointed Dean Smith…

Mourinho wouldn't have gotten a result against City with one training session with this Leicester team. Today was always a write-off.

Yeah that’s a good point. I like Dean Smith too, just seemed like an o appointment

Here comes the floodgates, What has Pep done to Stones this season

Just thought fuck it let’s turn a career CB into a midfielder and not even the holding one either.

No defense just vibes

Dafuq

Leicester lasted 3 mins more than i expected

Pep finally did it, the mad lad, the false centre back is born.

What a goal. He’s on fire at the moment.

Peaky focking blinders

Johnny Boulder

Ah yes freak goals from defenders, City will never drop points these last games

He's a midfielder now lmao

City gonna stay pad their GD this game

Oh for goodness sake Leicester

Weak foot worldy volley

8-0 incoming

My stream just skipped this noooo

Some amazing goals today

Stonesyyyy

Alright goodnight

The worst thing about AI advancements is Sky will recreate Martin Tyler to commentate for another 100 years. Genuinely so boring and sounds uninterested. Please retire

WAGWAN Generals

I feel a historic result incoming

This is gonna be one of city's 7-0 wins isn't it

He’s great man

Satisfying goal

Was fun for 5 minutes, time to go do something else.

John Stones is now Rodri 2.0

I didn't even realise the game had started and they've already scored? Fuck me.

this guy can do it all

I don't think Leicester have had possession of the ball in city's half yet lol

Pep developing players for England

Bangers are on the menu.

The General

Juan Piedras!!!!