Phillips has been injury free for 6 months
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eastlandsblue
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Yes and Rodri recently said, he can't play another 60 games this season. So do you think, that might be down to the fact, Pep over played him last season, and wasn't 100% ready to trust Kalvin. Pep needs to show a little faith in the lad. Because if God forbid we lose Rodri for a fair amount of time, who do we have to replace him
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Wtf is a DMF
Cobwebcat
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Defensive Midfielder?
He has shown Pep nothing to suggest he could give Rodri a rest, Kovacic has done more in 3 games than Phillips has done in 12 months, and that's just fact.
Rodri has totally been overplayed but that's simply because we have not has a suitable backup.
eastlandsblue
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Or trust. Pep is fast becoming a manager who lacks trust in our backup players. Hence KDB playing the last two months with a hamstring problem. Hopefully Foden has given him a little more faith in having trust in them
Let's be honest if Lilo/Pep left out Rodri at Sheffield this weekend and put in Phillips would any of us trust a positive result?
I would have worries, even against Sheffield.
The drop odd from Rodri to Phillips is huge, too big and hopefully Nunes/Kovacic would address this.
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Phillips has been fully fit since the New Year.
It's desperate that there are still some on here that think he's good enough and moreover that the club are incapable of making the odd mistake.
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It'd be like trusting a fireplace with a chocolate fireguard. I'm willing to bet he won't start another Prem match as long as he's here.
Also the narrative that he is a figure of hate.
He has never been hated, we all want him to succeed, he wears our shirt , why would we not want him to be successful?
He simply has not performed and it looks more and more like he never will to an acceptable level.
eastlandsblue
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I'd like to see him do it tbh. Because maybe Phillips and Kovatic could do the same job
eastlandsblue
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If he's here after the window closes, I'll take that bet
Not so sure, Kovacic no worries at all, superb, classy player.
Kalvin just looks lost in our shirt and to be honest it's sad to see.
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He gets hated for simply smiling. Constantly called a cheerleader. Constantly being told to “get out my club, to fuck off, get rid”. Constantly being called fat. That is hate and has gone way too far imo.
I hope your right, because the only way he starts is if we don't acquire our transfer targets or we have an injury crisis.
For who? ;)
"get out of my club", "fuck off"
Sorry I have not hear that once, he has had no serious abuse.
The gurning/ grinning is weird for someone in his position, but maybe that just his way of a coping mechanism.
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Seriously lmao? Either you’re being disingenuous or living in a bubble. It’s been said on this very thread. On his other thread. Seen it in match day threads when he’s played about 5 minutes. And its all over social media.
No, not from our fan base.
Social media? Do me a favour, EVERYONE gets abuse on that shit, even snow white.