Joleon Lescott is full of praise for John Stones and his unique role at Manchester City. In Sunday's 3-0 win over Manchester United, Stones, alongside Ruben Dias, played the full 90 minutes at the heart of Pep Guardiola's defence.
What makes Stones stand out is his versatility in defence. He often moves forward into midfield, a role that suits him well. According to Lescott, Stones' performances are so outstanding that he can't imagine any other defender matching his abilities.
Lescott said via Mancity.com: "That style of play is only unique to John Stones. There’s not another centre-back who can play like that in the world."
"Players can play forward when you can see the game in front of you – there are players and defenders who are comfortable, but the worst thing for a defender to hear is man on."
"When you hear ‘man on’ you know you feel surrounded so it goes back to where it came from. John Stones is able to receive it on a half turn, play forward and drive forward."
"That is unique to him because we don’t ask any of our other centre-halves to do that because he’s the one with the attributes that allow him to do that."
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