Interview courtesy of the Football Writers' Association - @fwaofficial
Manchester City star Phil Foden was delighted to be named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and reflected on a magnificent season, while looking ahead to Sunday's decider, the FA Cup final and England's Euro 2024 campaign.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:01 Really special to be amongst such a company who've won this award. My game has come on loads this season. It's a real honour.
0:36 I've moved more centrally this season where I think I'll end up later in my career. I've been delighted.
1:00 Being an attacking player at Man City you want that responsibility to try and score goals and assist team mates. I put that pressure on myself and I like that pressure.
1:29 It was tough to lose Kevin and Erling for large parts of the season. But we have so many special players. I knew I had to step up and help the team.
2:06 We're such a professional group and when we're not performing well, we'll have a group meeting and get things back on track. Kyle has been a good leader this year and a great captain. We still have great hunger for trophies.
2:38 I couldn't ask for anyone better than Pep to be my coach. He's improved me so much since I first started training with the first team. I'm still only 23 and want to keep taking his advice.
2:58 You have dreams when you're growing up but it was so challenging with the players we had in the first team but I knew it was possible and I always believed in myself and I'm delighted now to be getting my rewards.
3:21 Being a local lad I feel like it means a little bit more. It's a dream come true to be playing in this special team and I feel like it's a little bit extra special for me.
3:49 It's been such a challenge for us on the last day so many times. Sunday will not be straightforward, the job is not done. We have to remain calm and try and play our football.
4:22 The belief is always there because we've done it before in these title races. We've shown again that we can do this season. We have to remain focused on the last game.
4:46 Cup final is still a while away. Focus will shift after West Ham to the United game. A derby at Wembley it will be a special occasion. These are the games you want to play in.
5:15 When it's a derby it means more for the fans and for the players. I'm really looking forward to it.
5:34 Euros? We have full belief and confidence. We've shown in previous tournaments where we've been so close. We've got so much quality around the pitch so it's possible, we just have to go now and prove it.
5:57 It's so nice to see so many young players doing well. Especially Cole having been at City with him, to see him have an unbelievable season is special. Hopefully we can all connect really well going into the Euros and perform well.
6:20 It's great to see Harry Kane scoring goals going into the tournament, it's what we're going to need if we're going to win anything.
6:37 Dream this summer is to win the Euros and
By HaytersTV
May 17, 2024
