Kalvin Phillips

I thought he had a shaky start today for sure, but difficult circumstances to come on, and even Pep hadn't really sorted out how we were going to play at that point, hence the Ake change shortly afterwards, but he sorted himself out after about 10 minutes, then did his job well for me, some need to just get off his back for me.
 
Gabriel said:
I think there’s a case for going with Kovacic, Nunes, and Phillips against Newcastle, where Phillips would have been earmarked to play anyway, and if that combination proves stable enough, deploying it again at the Wolves.
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Alvarez will be in the 10 v. Wolves leaving 2 spots in behind him. Most likely Kova and Nunes...
 
FatedBlue77 said:
Bruno G release clause £100M. Get him in next summer and sell Philips to lessen the blow. This guy is just uninspiring and so positionally erratic. For a pep 6 he looks nothing like one.
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Putting Phillips aside your remark on Bruno G. qualifies you as an absolute no nowt in more ways than one, simple as...
 
youngbob said:
The thing is, Phillips is either going to turn out fine and stay here for years, or he's not going to improve much and be gone next summer. Either way, City won't lose out. The best we can do is support him until it turns out whether he's any good or not. He did alright today and helped us out of a tough spot when he came on, and the fans in the ground appreciated it.

You could tell he was increasing in confidence as the game went on because those driving runs towards the corner flag won us a couple of throw-ins and free-kicks that helped run the clock down. That's what he was sent on to do so Pep will probably be pleased with him. He gave the ball away a couple of times but so did everyone today, especially when we went down to 10 and surrendered the midfield to Forest.

All we can do as a fanbase watching Phillips is take things one game at a time until he either turns things around or goes to another club. So far he's kept a smile on his face, he's kept his head down, and he's been as involved as he possibly can be. He's probably not good enough for City but so what? We can't expect him to take that perspective because otherwise he'd be getting harangued for lacking belief.

I don't think he's the player he was at Leeds (or the 2021 Euros) and I think his shoulder injury sadly has a lot to do with it, but he's doing the best he can and the other lads in the squad seem to like him. He'll be used sparingly I'm sure, barring a disaster in terms of us losing midfield personnel, but if all he does is make cameos between now and his exit then that's fair enough. Not every transfer can be a roaring success.
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Spot on!
 
Nunes and Kovacic have shown what Phillips is, ie complexly out of his depth.

He is simply not good enough, is always chasing the ball, his reading of the game is not good, shame because his passing ability is top quality.
 
Keeper! said:
Nunes and Kovacic have shown what Phillips is, ie complexly out of his depth.

He is simply not good enough, is always chasing the ball, his reading of the game is not good, shame because his passing ability is top quality.
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I just don't think he's got the footballing IQ to play at the level we do, especially in his position.

As you say, he doesn't read the game too well. He doesn't seem to really know what positions to take up unlike Rodri, so he doesn't always give you an option to pass to him and often finds himself behind the opponent, leaving no way to pass to him. That's absolutely no good for the way we play and approach the game and what Is required in that position for our style.

I don't think he's a bad player at all and he has a nice range of passing. I think in another team who play a different style he would do well.

I just think he's not suited to us and basically I don't think he's really at the level to be playing for a team who are winning champions leagues etc. But there's no shame in that. I just feel he's a bit out of his depth.

He has my support though and I hope I'm proven wrong.
 
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