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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20909949" data-attributes="member: 158020">Guardiola may not be right for Stones at Man City - Hoddle <img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/goal_uk/75/96/john-stones-premier-league-man-city-v-sunderland-130816_1fjbct616ovbx10lycfo5wazys.jpg?t=-2064034698&w=620&h=430" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Former England manager Glenn Hoddle is concerned by John Stones’ development at Manchester City and has suggested that Pep Guardiola ‘isn’t what he needs’. The 22-year-old has always been heralded as a ball-playing centre-half, with that skill set first spotted at Barnsley and fine tuned at Everton.A big-money transfer took him to City over the summer, with his footballing philosophy seemingly tailor-made for incoming boss Guardiola. There have been occasions in which he has been accused of over-playing, with an apparent reluctance to stray from his principles getting him into trouble. Hoddle believes these are the issues which should be addressed at club level, with it important for coaches to focus on negatives as well as positives.He is not convinced that Guardiola is pulling Stones up enough, or nudging him in the right direction. Instead, he sees the England international stagnating and struggling to fully unlock potential which has been championed since a young age. He wrote in his column for the Daily Mail: “John Stones is at a crossroads in his career. He may only be 22 but he now has to decide whether he wants to be something really special or end up being a defender with whom managers eventually lose patience.“I know that seems unlikely at Manchester City, where he has a manager for whom passing the ball out form the back is sacrosanct. And some will say that he a great environment in which to thrive. “But I'm beginning to fear Stones isn't learning. Maybe Pep Guardiola isn't what he needs; it's almost like the over-indulgent father who never reprimands his son, who consequently never learns appropriate boundaries of behaviour.  “Stones looks like a player who feels he has to play out of defence on principle, on every occasion, no matter what. And that's just not the case.”While seeing his attributes questioned by Hoddle, Stones has been a regular for club and country this season. His outing in England’s 3-0 victory over Scotland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Friday was his 22nd appearance of the campaign, with those whose opinions matter most to him still of the opinion that he has plenty to offer.</blockquote>

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