It's hard to tell with philipps, lots of injuries but has tge type of injuries kept him away from tge training ground picking up Peps style of play? I don't know, but the lack of trust pep has must be a longer term worry for him. Game time will be very limited.Maybe he wants more game time or the the club don’t feel he can do what they thought he could mate? When Rodri needed resting it was Gundo who stepped in rather than Phillips? Not entirely sure Pep trusts him
It's hard to tell with philipps, lots of injuries but has tge type of injuries kept him away from tge training ground picking up Peps style of play? I don't know, but the lack of trust pep has must be a longer term worry for him. Game time will be very limited.
If pep is going to stick with this 'double pivot' with a CB stepping in and out of midfield then I'm not sure philipps will be a solution. Would city buy philipps this summer to complement this new style, I don't think so
I know that quite a few players have had first season struggles at City, but Phillips would be the biggest turnaround of the lot if he came good next season. Kalvin Phillips and Sergio Gomez have a lot to do in season 2 if they stay. Phillips obviously cost a lot more though.Maybe he wants more game time or the the club don’t feel he can do what they thought he could mate? When Rodri needed resting it was Gundo who stepped in rather than Phillips? Not entirely sure Pep trusts him
Phillips may well want to stay to prove himself but so far he’s had 2 premier league starts in dead rubbers and barely featured otherwise. He was signed to cover Rodri but Pep played Gundogan rather than Phillips.
For me he’s been the most disappointing player we have signed since Pep arrived. When he’s played he looks uncertain, doesn’t know where to be and he seems to lack defensive awareness.
There’s a good player in there but he’s not suitable as a DM for us so it’s hard to see where he fits. I think he’d be better off moving on to the likes of West Ham and get 30+ league starts as Rice’s replacement.
Good question. First of all, any player that ends up signing for an elite club will be used to having been the best player for every team they ever played for from being a youngster. This brings with it a certain amount of belief and self confidence which are absolutely essential to perform at your best in any sport. Then you rock up at an elite club and you turn up at training and the level is far beyond anything you've ever experienced. The lad said himself that he asked himself the question 'what am I doing here?' This has got to affect your belief in your own ability to reach these levels, which in turn is a self-fulfilling prophecy as this lack of belief affects your performance.Why would Phillips leave?
Phillips plus cash for Rice was the obvious choice but if they can offload him they should look at Zubimendi, Lavia or Palhinha to replace Kalvin. Never happening though. But i agree that Phillips probably wont work out. Rodri is just too good.Kalvin Phillips’ one decent attribute is the long diagonal pass. We don’t ever use that (Except Walker from time to time). It was a terrible transfer by us. It was lazy.
Im convinced the Pep/Bielsa relationship got Phillips the move. He will never be good enough for us in that Rodri role.
I think you’re right, not playing will hamper England chances too. I rate Philips as a player but just don’t think he’s suitable for what we needGood post mate that. It’s obvious Pep doesn’t feel confident with him starting and maybe with a premier league (and hopefully more!) then he and the club may agree it’s best he moves on
With previous targets not kicking off right away (ie Cancelo, Jack or even Mahrez) you could see the level of quality on and off when playing... I just cannot see how Phillips can fill the gap Rodri leaves behind when resting... I do think it's time to move on and try again.Good post mate that. It’s obvious Pep doesn’t feel confident with him starting and maybe with a premier league (and hopefully more!) then he and the club may agree it’s best he moves on
Who was the last player we sold within a year of signing? Angelino maybe, and he was bought back as much to cash in on the buy-back.
People were saying similar for Rodri after his first season, not good enough, pep doesn't trust him, will want to play more, used gundogan more, he has to sit and watch dinho etc. And Grealish. And Bernardo. And Mahrez. And Ake.
A player would have to be either really bad, or disruptive, to be sold after their first season. 42m is not a fee the club would just forsake, he'll het another season at least I think.