The Revival of John Stones

There are some players in football that divide opinion. Players that are a lightning rod for attention. John Stones is one of those players and he always has been.    This only intensified when he transferred from Everton to Manchester City for £47.5 million in 2016. At the time it was the second-highest fee for a defender.  Yet, as the years progressed he seemed to stagnate.   But this season has been different. Both the perception and play of Stones has changed. In his last 6 Premier League games, City have kept 5 clean sheets, ascending to 5th in the table.    Today we ask, what’s changed for John Stones?   Guest: David Mooney (@DavidMooney) is the host of the Blue Moon podcast and the ‘Why Always Us’ Podcast. He also contributes to BBC Radio 5 Live.    Support Us:

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Music:

The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions.

‘Tapoco’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Plasticity’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Dialtone 11’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Lakeside Path’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Setting Pace’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Peacetime’ by Blue Dot Sessions

Clips Used: Sky Sports, Tifo Football