22 points behind Liverpool, eliminated in the Champions League and in Carabao Cup… Manchester City saw a nightmare. Phil Foden, used to triumphs (6 first league titles, 1 C1), assumes:
“It is not normal compared to our standards. »» In a shock interview in PA Media, the English environment even admits having
“Taken success for granted”. A rare admission in a superhuman wardrobe.
For the first time since 2016, City risks ending up outside the Top 4. An unbearable perspective for Foden, which puts everything on the FA Cup and qualification in C1: “If we win the Cup and validate the Champions League, it will save the season. »» The message is clear: “It's in our hands. »»
A rehearsal mantra as a prayer, faced with the emergency.
The rescue plan for Man City
Despite downward personal statistics (8 goals in the Premier League against 19 in 2022/23), Foden believes in the rebound: “We can end up in force. The rival teams are progressing, but we remain City. »» The key? Find the thirst for the beginnings: “If I return to a trophy, I will savor it doubly. What we did before was not normal. A call for humility, in a club used to crushing England.
Physical and mental wear and tear is pointed out. After 4 years of unemployed domination, the collective vacillates. Erling Haaland, invisible since January. Kevin de Bruyne, repeatedly injured. Foden alternates between genius and anonymity. “Football has ups and downs, that's how it is”, he relativizes, refusing panic.
The last chance
With 10 remaining premier games and a FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea, City can still write its legend. “It shows how hard it is to stay at the top”, Foden slides, determined to “Prove that we are still there”.
One certainty: even in hell, the Citizens did not say their last word.
