4 | Kalvin Phillips - 2022/23 Performances

[The slaughtered lamb]

I’m probably imagining it, does he still look a bit heavy?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I’m probably imagining it, does he still look a bit heavy?

They don’t call him the Yorkshire Pudding for nothing.

 

[Withnail]

Looked ok, but needs more games, Assuming he will start against Bristol City in mid week, let's see how he gets on.

 

[Don Karleone]

56 mins in the league this season. Not writing him off just yet

 

[Saddleworth2]

He either committed a foul or let them stroll past him. Was another poor cameo.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

He kept things ticking over for the last twenty minutes and nothing more , he was always going to be cover for Rodri when we signed him so he has to start in the F.A. Cup , Rodri needs a rest , really cant see how we can judge him with so little game time , but i dont see any reason why he becomes a bad player overnight because he has been unlucky with injuries, lets give the lad a chance.

 

[skillman]

He got 10 minutes against Bolton at home in 2009. It was the final game of the season.

Sure that was Glauber and not Pigeoninho?

 

[Brewster's millions]

Just seems to be strolling round the pitch fouling people, have a feeling he knows his time is up, he should be starting on Tuesday if he isnt then he will be sold.

You would expect him to put a shift in when he comes on, expend a bit of energy and get himself on the ball, even if that isn’t his natural game.

But everything is slow and laboured, half-hearted in fact.

I don’t think he’ll start in the week.

 

[Postman Pep]

Feel a bit sorry for him in a way. Gets a start in front of that weird set up at Southampton where every full back option started and only 1 of our 5 centre backs and then for most of his time today he's in a midfield with Gomez and a kid making his debut.

I'd rather reserve judgement until I see him in that role in a more familiar line up but, as far as this season is concerned, I'm struggling to see too many opportunities beyond Tuesday where that can happen...... unless everything goes to shit. He will get plenty of minutes from the bench either in scenarios like tonight or when we are trying to close down a tight game.

 

[daztrueblue91]

He's not a lone cdm, so to expect him to come in and be as good as Rodri, you're going to be disappointed. Many clearly going in with confirmation bias anyway. Lad can't win.

He doesn’t have the positional awareness to replace Rodri. When you watch Rodri play he wants the ball all of the time, he makes angles to receive the ball and is more than happy to keep it under pressure.

On the other hand, Phillips goes missing in the middle. He’s happy for the ball to bypass him and is far too slow on the ball to do what Rodri does.

That said, I do think there is a role for him alongside Rodri where he can hassle the opposition like he did at Leeds.

 

[Tevez City]

I hope Pep will trust him to start against the Championship side Bristol and let Rodri rest.

 

[lunebleu]

I thought he'd come on buzzing, showing what he could. But he was strolling about, playing safe passes and not closing down players. I did'nt seen any sign of of pace or committment. Odd

 

[Manc in London]

I thought he'd come on buzzing, showing what he could. But he was strolling about, playing safe passes and not closing down players. I did'nt seen any sign of of pace or committment. Odd

It was very odd. He honestly looked like he couldn't be arsed

 

[madloaf]

Pep saying he was out of shape was a terrible bit of man management. The implication was that he doesn't work hard and now every move is analysed through that prism. Saying that, today he looked like a right fat lazy ****.

 

[ninjamonkey]

He was fine. If you're expecting him to go flying around like a headless chicken when we're 4-0 up and the rest of the side are strolling as a way of impressing, you clearly have a very limited understanding of the game. that's not how it works, doing that would have just left him constantly out of position as the entire team were in run the clock down mode.

He adjusted to the way the game was being played at that point. Kept it moving and did his job, he also was practically in midfield alone for the last 10 minutes when we went to a fuck it just play wherever formation that saw rico Lewis and perrone as our two 8's.

Hes just really unfortunate right now, being injured for the first half of the season meant he wasn't able to settle and now we're at the stage where every game is vital and we cannot afford him time needed to learn the position. I expect him to start against Bristol.

 

[Akira]

Actually didn't think he looked that bad. He did try to make a couple of interceptions but seem to lack the sharpness that comes from playing regularly. Also have to bear in mind he was playing alongside Lewis, Perrone and Gomez in midfield.

 

[MarsLlama]

Hear me out… we all got told he was great at Leeds, but was he? Did anyone actually watch him and think ‘this is a City quality player’?

Right now he’s giving me the same feeling as Cucurella - that we’ve got a fairly average PL player who got overhyped by virtue of being one of the best players on his midtable team.

 

[oldius]

He was fine. If you're expecting him to go flying around like a headless chicken when we're 4-0 up and the rest of the side are strolling as a way of impressing, you clearly have a very limited understanding of the game. that's not how it works, doing that would have just left him constantly out of position as the entire team were in run the clock down mode.

He adjusted to the way the game was being played at that point. Kept it moving and did his job, he also was practically in midfield alone for the last 10 minutes when we went to a fuck it just play wherever formation that saw rico Lewis and perrone as our two 8's.

Hes just really unfortunate right now, being injured for the first half of the season meant he wasn't able to settle and now we're at the stage where every game is vital and we cannot afford him time needed to learn the position. I expect him to start against Bristol.

Great post.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I can't take to him. He looks a **** prancing about the pitch with that silly poodle tail flapping about on his head.

 

[John Wayne]

He was fine. If you're expecting him to go flying around like a headless chicken when we're 4-0 up and the rest of the side are strolling as a way of impressing, you clearly have a very limited understanding of the game. that's not how it works, doing that would have just left him constantly out of position as the entire team were in run the clock down mode.

He adjusted to the way the game was being played at that point. Kept it moving and did his job, he also was practically in midfield alone for the last 10 minutes when we went to a fuck it just play wherever formation that saw rico Lewis and perrone as our two 8's.

Hes just really unfortunate right now, being injured for the first half of the season meant he wasn't able to settle and now we're at the stage where every game is vital and we cannot afford him time needed to learn the position. I expect him to start against Bristol.

I don't think it's a binary choice - stroll around or headless chicken mode. But I expect him to apply himself better than he did. His positional awareness was poor, he let players ghost past him, and committed too many fouls. Even for someone with superior knowledge of the game such as yourself, you must surely have seen that he failed to sense danger and protect the defence.