Is Manchester City’s John Stones the best English center back in the Premier League?

A big shout out to John Stones for taking the title as the best English center back in the Premier League after a massive resurgence in form for both him and the club.

Manchester City have quietly and quickly struggled to get back into the mix at the top of the table after a long period lingering in the midsection. A string of good performances and positive results put them in third place, three points behind top-ranked Leicester City.

The Foxes took all the points when they hosted Chelsea at King Power Stadium on Monday night. They gave Chelsea the blues in a convincing 2-0 victory.

They [Man City] They still have a game in hand, but they have already risen above their closest rivals, Liverpool. This has been thanks to a solid baseline and the number of great performances from the men guarding the goal.

Pep Guardiola’s attacking force was struggling to find consistency in the early part of the season as he tried to find the back of the net. Last season, after 17 EPL games, the Manchester team has already scored 47 goals.

This season they have managed just over half that amount with 29 goals scored after 17 played. They did their best on the upper end of the cord that was missing at the beginning.

Also, Guardiola has been shaking things up at the rear with the inclusion of Ruben Dias, putting all his planning on the defensive side of the game.

Following their transfer from Benfica in the summer, Man City have now recorded the best defense in the Premier League this season. They have conceded the fewest goals with 13 innings.

The closest to them after the same number of games played is Tottenham with 17 goals conceded and Arsenal with 19 goals conceded.

Comparing this to last year, at this point the Cityzens have already conceded 19 goals. And this is not only due to the inclusion of Dias, but also the resurgence of John Stones’ career.

Before this season, his Manchester career seemed dead in the water and an Etihad exit was just a question of when and not if. Adding fuel to the departure rumors, the arrival of Nathan Ake and Dias. But it’s back now!

John Stones returns to the discussion as the best English defender in the game.

In the Premier League, he has made nine appearances and has already scored two goals, both of which came in his last exhibition in which he scored a double against Crystal Palace, which aided in their 4-0 win to bring them back to all four. first.

In all competitions, he has taken the field 16 times, starting 12 of the 16 games. Of these features, the City has only yielded twice. Adding to this already impressive numbers, they have yet to lose to him on the side.

Man City’s record with John Stones on the field this season:

⬢ 16 games
⬢ 15 wins
⬢ 2 goals conceded
⬢ 0 losses

And he himself has scored three goals to cancel the ones he let in 😉 pic.twitter.com/FXFZ3d39gk

– Squawka Soccer (@Squawka) January 18, 2021

Who competes with him for the right to boast of being the best?

Joe Gomez has been and will be out for a large part of the current season. He has been automatically removed from this discussion, but was easily rated the best center-back of the Three Lions when Liverpool were unstoppable and he was fit.

Other English CBs in comparison

Micheal Keane – Everton
Tyrone Mings – Aston Villa – 7 Clean Sheets
Eric Dyer – Tottenham
Harry Maguire – Manchester United
Joe Gomez – Liverpool (long-term injury)

So this really only leaves Man United’s Maguire, Villa’s Mings and Everton’s Keane in the running with the Stones, Mings and Maguire being his closest rivals for bragging rights.

Captain Harry has improved his game at Old Trafford, but is he better than the Stones? Mings, we have to wait and see if this brilliant streak for Aston Villa and yours is going to last until the final matchday. A good season might not be enough to put you in the same group.

One thing is for sure … The England team is not lacking in talent and the future looks very bright for English fans.

From the list of English centers and others not mentioned here, who do you think is the best English center in the top English category or even in Europe?