In the early morning of December 23, Beijing time, the Club World Cup final was played between Manchester City and Fluminense. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Manchester City finally won 4-0 and won the Club World Cup for the first time in team history. In this game, Manchester City's academy prince Foden started the game, he first created an own goal for the opponent, and then scored in the second half, making a great contribution to the team's championship.
In the previous Club World Cup semi-finals, Manchester City beat AFC Champions League champions Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0, and Foden started and played 65 minutes, although he did not score or assist, but delivered a game-high four key passes, which was still quite good. Facing Fluminense, the winner of the Copa Libertadores, Foden appeared in the middle of the midfield and took on the responsibility of attacking core. Just 40 seconds into the game, Alvarez scored a lightning strike to give City a dream start. In the 27th minute, Foden took the ball on the left side of the penalty area and sent a cross, Fluminense captain Nino stretched his leg to clear the ball but accidentally blocked the ball into his own goal, Manchester City led 2-0 to end the first half.
In the second half, Manchester City continued to dominate the field. In the 48th minute, Foden's powerful volley in the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper, and the header of seat B was also confiscated. Four minutes later, Foden's volley from a tight angle from the left side of the box was again saved by the goalkeeper. And in the 72nd minute, Foden's goal moment came. Alvarez's cross from the left was a huge hole in Flumine's defence, and the unmarked Foden easily poked the ball into the back of the net. The score was rewritten to 3-0. With Alvarez netting a brace in the 88th minute, Manchester City won 4-0 to win the trophy.
Foden played 81 minutes, contributing a game-high six shots and three on target, scoring one goal and creating one own goal for the opposition. In addition, he had 1 key pass, 2 breakaways, 1 tackle and 1 clearance, with a 90% pass completion rate. After the game, he got a 7A tie of 8 points is the second highest score, behind Alvarez with 2 shots and 1 pass.
It is worth mentioning that this is the 16th club title of the 23-year-old's career. Since his promotion to Manchester City's first team in the summer of 2017, Foden has made 244 appearances in all competitions for the Blues, scoring 68 goals and providing 47 assists, winning five Premier Leagues, four League Cups, two FA Cups, two Community Shields, one Champions League, one UEFA Super Cup and one Club World Cup. In other words, Manchester City's Prince is 15 per yearcan win a championship in 3 games, such an efficiency overshadows Pep Guardiola, who has an average of 23 games and 1 championship, and even makes the empty-handed British star Harry Kane cry and faint in the bathroom.
However, Foden still has a long way to go before he can truly become a Manchester City legend or even a superstar. His biggest problem right now is that he still hasn't found his true place in the game. Under Pep Guardiola, Foden has played in almost every position up front, and although he has played well, he has always given people the feeling that it is difficult to play at full strength. Of course, Pep Guardiola's players generally have the attributes of a panacea and can play in multiple positions on the field, but it is still very rare for a player like Foden to move and fill vacancies everywhere. His immediate priority is to find his exact position as soon as possible.