The Revival of John Stones

<div>There are some players in football that divide opinion. Players that are a lightning rod for attention. John Stones is one of those players and he always has been. </div> <div> </div> <div>This only intensified when he transferred from Everton to Manchester City for £47.5 million in 2016. At the time it was the second-highest fee for a defender.  Yet, as the years progressed he seemed to stagnate.</div> <div> </div> <div>But this season has been different. Both the perception and play of Stones has changed. In his last 6 Premier League games, City have kept 5 clean sheets, ascending to 5th in the table. </div> <div> </div> <div>Today we ask, what’s changed for John Stones?</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Guest:</strong></div> <div> <div>David Mooney (<a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidMooney">@DavidMooney</a>) is the host of the Blue Moon podcast and the ‘Why Always Us’ Podcast. He also contributes to BBC Radio 5 Live. </div> <div> </div> <div><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Support Us:</strong></div> <div> <div> <div> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday">https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Us:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FT_Podcast_">@FT_Podcast_</a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.FootballTodayPodcast.com">www.FootballTodayPodcast.com</a></p> <p><strong>Music:</strong></p> <p>The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Tapoco’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Plasticity’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Dialtone 11’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" ta