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.
Tbh idk why Pep is not regularly playing Phil, Phil isn’t overrated and he always performs to a super high level, he’s done nothing to be deserved to be dropped, he performs in almost game he plays, maybe he’s lazy in training but I doubt it, idk why Pep isn’t playing him regularly but the talent is there to see, he has the talent to win a ballon d or and his performances are always consistent, I usually always trust Pep but I do think he’s making a mistake with Phil, he’s one of our best players and I’m really unsure what Peps deal is when it comes to Foden. I’m starting to wonder if Pep just doesn’t rate British attacking players that much and is benching Phil because he thinks he won’t maximise his potential because he doesn’t trust British midfielders idk. It’s weird man, Phil hasn’t done anything to deserve such little playing time. I don’t want him to leave City but he might have to for the good of his career.