We did need him. To keep Rodri fresh. Luckily for us Rodri survived what can only be described as a murderously difficult trek. Do we want to tempt fate again? Unfortunately, KP got hurt, needed surgery and never got untracked after the World Cup. We'll see what happens this year. That said, Phillips was half the money that Rice would be. Pep is not whiffing on a 100 mil player...We didn't really need Kalvin Phillips and that hasn't really turned out a good investment.