John Stones' success at Man City is a remarkable turnaround from three years ago, when he struggled to get into the starting line-up
. Experts and supporters have been perplexed as to how a player who will turn 30 next year can still excel in a new role and somehow make the near perfect City that bit more imperious.Stones poses for a photo with his team-mate Kyle Walker with the Premier League trophy between them
“From a young age people have said to me that they can see me playing in midfield,” Stones adds. “I always have and still do love playing as a centre-half and I’ve absolutely loved this role as well. “I have showed myself that I’m able to do it. Maybe showing some attributes that I didn’t know that I had, but the manager has seen [something] in me and ultimately I’m just trying to show what I can do, prove the manager right and be able to help the team win.”
And there is no bigger stage for Stones to complete his full circle journey from City outcast to being nicknamed Barnsley Beckenbauer than the Ataturk Stadium tomorrow, where a winner’s medal will cap“I don’t really think about where I have come from to be here,” Stones concludes. “I hopefully look back after Saturday, with a winner’s medal. Yeah, it will be super-sweet, I suppose.
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