{"id":9717,"date":"2025-10-07T09:39:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/john-stones-the-manchester-city-defender-england-considered-retiring-after-an-injury-spell-it-was-a-very-difficult-place\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:39:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:39:47","slug":"john-stones-the-manchester-city-defender-england-considered-retiring-after-an-injury-spell-it-was-a-very-difficult-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/john-stones-the-manchester-city-defender-england-considered-retiring-after-an-injury-spell-it-was-a-very-difficult-place\/","title":{"rendered":"John Stones: The Manchester City defender, England, considered retiring after an injury spell: &#8220;It was a very difficult place.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body\">\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>The 31-year-old missed 33 games injured in the 2024\/25 season, with only six Premier League starts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>He missed the final three months of the campaign with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<div data-testid=\"atom-body-paragraph\" class=\"text-onLight-02 break-words body-2 md:body-1\">&#8220;Last season was difficult for me, to the point where I was thinking about quitting,&#8221; the Stones told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to do it. I was very professional and I was trying to do everything right on my own, so I kept breaking and didn&#8217;t have the answer. It was a very difficult place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>\u201cThere are some things you don&#8217;t know why that happens, and it can be even more difficult for you to put in so much effort and you are very professional and you can play and make it available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;When that time comes and something happens, it&#8217;s easier to say, &#8216;Well, I didn&#8217;t do x, y, z, so that&#8217;s why&#8217; &#8211; but when you do it, it&#8217;s mentally challenging. Hopefully I won&#8217;t go back to that place. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>The Stones have started five games this season at Manchester City and are being called to the England team for upcoming games against Wales and Latvia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;My feelings were high,&#8221; he added about his thoughts on retirement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t thinking straight. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever done it. 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I love England and I love playing in England,&#8221; Stones said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;I had the best moments of my career in the England (and AT) tournament. It was easy when he (Tuchel) said, &#8216;I&#8217;m coming out and staying with everyone and continuing to train.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to be there, but I was around guys. He saw it from so many perspectives. I wasn&#8217;t around the team (and he knew I was a lonely training myself and in a difficult place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;(But) it&#8217;s a presence, a vent for the people who speak, a young person. I think I know that someone (not healthy) is willing to be part of the team. This shows a lot of things to the young people who are on the team and the young people that England have created over the years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;To come, show me my face, give me advice and become a good teammate &#8212; it was a special moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"text-onLight-02 mt-10 mb-3 title-2 md:title-1\" data-testid=\"atom-body-h2\">Gordon &#8220;Delusion&#8221; in an English location<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>Anthony Gordon maintained his spot after being moved by a 5-0 victory in September against Serbia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>However, Newcastlewinger, who won 13 caps for the national team, says he doesn&#8217;t feel safe in his place with the team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 first:mt-0 lg:mt-4\">\n<p>&#8220;The moment you start thinking like that, you&#8217;re having problems. 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