Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[big gaz]

One thing i like about Phillips is that he was excellent under Bielsa. I think with Bielsa's influence on Pep, he will be used to the intensity and performance standards required.

One major factor being he will be playing with better players.

 

[DeBlueLou]

Just a perfect addition to the squad! Super excited!

 

[Tony - MCFC]

Think Phillips will be loved by us blues, puts a shift in, loves a tackle, seems a good lad.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Not read the whole thread but in all honesty I don't rate him. Not a patch on Sterling who has bucket loads of experience.

 

[Taylor]

Not read the whole thread but in all honesty I don't rate him. Not a patch on Sterling who has bucket loads of experience.

Didn't realise Phillips plays left wing

 

[Tevez City]

hopefully he will do better than Jack Rodwell.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Think Phillips will be loved by us blues, puts a shift in, loves a tackle, seems a good lad.

tbf he reminds me bit of Ndj lite.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

If he's playing the midfield enforcer role then hopefully the England caps will help refs ignore him sticking the odd hefty tackle in.

 

[PrezIke]

If you watch England mostly to get a sense of Phillips you seem more likely to come to the assessment that he's fairly good at best, but not worth all of our interest.

Watch Leeds regularly enough over the past few seasons and suspect you're more likely to be more excited and see him as an exceptionally strong fit.

I was dreaming about Phillips as an option for us last season and into this.

I thought he was a more realistic, yet exceptional option to replace Dinho or maybe even Rodri when we had major questions about if he could hack it here.

Sure, Bellingham is even "dreamier" but he would cost close to 100m it feels. Quite confident fans will change their minds as those with doubts did about Fernandinho.

Yes, anything can go wrong, but ask fans of other sides who watch a lot of PL games and I can tell you those I have have raved about him.

 

[PrezIke]

hopefully he will do better than Jack Rodwell.

haha...wow, is this a real comment or a joke?

Rodwell couldn't lace Phillips boots and has NO WHERE NEAR the level of commitment to the game or quality at a higher level.

Phillips is an England regular, easily, when fit.