4 | Kalvin Phillips - 2022/23 Performances

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MichaelBBack said:
Did his job. 95% pass completion. Won most duels. Only lost the ball five times (lowest of the whole team).

Funny how some people sprint immediately to the Kalvin thread to have a pop cause we lost. Almost like they didn't actually watch the game. The defeat was absolutely sod all to do with Phillips. Played perfectly fine.
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Despite the fact he slows us down and makes us pedestrian and easy to play against ?
 
Suggest a few on here go have a read of the Rodri 20/21 performance thread to see how shit he was. Turned out OK though.
 
ganganvince said:
Suggest a few on here go have a read of the Rodri 20/21 performance thread to see how shit he was. Turned out OK though.
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Get what you're saying, but Rodri was playing Champions League football at Atletico, and had been part of the squad that won the Super Cup.

If anything, it just took him a year to find his feet here.
 
You have to be a bit of a twat to go digging out a player in a game where theres widespread changes and the sole aim is to not get injured, and an even bigger one when the player in question did his role perfectly adequately. One of the better performers in a game that was expected to be played like an exhibition game and indeed was.
 
chris85mcfc said:
Get what you're saying, but Rodri was playing Champions League football at Atletico, and had been part of the squad that won the Super Cup.

If anything, it just took him a year to find his feet here.
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Think you read it the wrong way or I wasn't clear I was saying he was getting pelters
 
ganganvince said:
Think you read it the wrong way or I wasn't clear I was saying he was getting pelters
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Sorry mate, you're right!

Just seen a lot of people use the cliche of Rodri needing a year, but it was obvious he was a top player and had played at the highest level.

The jury is out on whether Phillips can even be good enough to be a squad player here.
 
ninjamonkey said:
You have to be a bit of a twat to go digging out a player in a game where theres widespread changes and the sole aim is to not get injured, and an even bigger one when the player in question did his role perfectly adequately. One of the better performers in a game that was expected to be played like an exhibition game and indeed was.
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Exhibition game ?
 
ninjamonkey said:
You have to be a bit of a twat to go digging out a player in a game where theres widespread changes and the sole aim is to not get injured, and an even bigger one when the player in question did his role perfectly adequately. One of the better performers in a game that was expected to be played like an exhibition game and indeed was.
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I’m a massive twat but thought he played well.
 
I am not totally against giving Phillips a clean slate for next season. It is finding that level that convinced us that he would be a good fit that is the catch.
 
Solid game. Still looks a little pedestrian, but it’s that languid style that looks lazy that makes him look that way. Felt he moved the ball well, but does walk when a slightly quicker or sharper movement might open up the angle for him or the passer to create an extra option.

Think he is a solid lad with a good future in the game if he stays fit. Next season will determine if that is with City or not, unless as €50M+ offer comes in for him this off season.
 
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