Kalvin Phillips

I have a strong feeling that these next 3 games without Rodri will determine whether he has a future with us or not.

Hopefully he is extremely hungry, motivated and ready to step up.
 
He did ok yesterday.

According to a Leeds season ticketholder I know well he is one of those players who needs games to get up to speed. Whether he will get them now or Kova and Nunes will be paired as a double pivot is yet to be seen.
 
flook said:
I want KP to do well, I really do, but he wasn't good yesterday. There were plus points I'll grant you, he made some good runs and has the ability to pick a pass through or over the lines too, but as a defensive midfielder in the Rodri role he was poor. He lost pretty much every physical battle, he was usually in the wrong place to receive the short pass (you don't really notice how Rodders is always there until he or his replacement isn't) and generally looked confused about his role.
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He was good and is good. Is he good enough maybe not but comparing him to Rodri is daft. Nobody in the world is Rodri level
 
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OB1 said:
He did ok yesterday.

According to a Leeds season ticketholder I know well he is one of those players who needs games to get up to speed. Whether he will get them now or Kova and Nunes will be paired as a double pivot is yet to be seen.
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Pep has seen enough of him he know what he can do or not in training what we haven't seen is Philips getting 3/4 games on the bounce! Like I've said think he Will get the cup game then back on the bench for wolves
 
waspish said:
What was said as in the criticism? Because all I've read is people keep posting "can't believe the criticism he is getting"
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You must be doing some very selective reading. I’d say it’s probably 50/50 on this thread praise and criticism. I’m in the he did OK camp, not sure what some people would expect if him coming on in the situation as it was but if he was as bad as some say he was we would possibly have lost or drawn that game
 
journolud said:
You must be doing some very selective reading. I’d say it’s probably 50/50 on this thread praise and criticism. I’m in the he did OK camp, not sure what some people would expect if him coming on in the situation as it was but if he was as bad as some say he was we would possibly have lost or drawn that game
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What do you class as Criticism? I class he is shite as criticism and not good enough as constructive! By the way I Back Pep decision Everytime
 
Have a feelling he is in for a surprise, maybe expecting bit of playing time now with Rodri off and Kovacic not fully fit, but expect Pep to put Lewis, Stones or even Akanji to midfield before starting Phillips. and then Rodri will be back, and Kovacic too.

based on his interview after the game he views this next few weeks a huge chance, lets see how Pep decides.

4 away games coming up in a row, not even easy ones. Castle, Wolves, Leipzig, Arsenal.
Wolves the weakest of these, but I saw them using their midfielders really well vs United and Pool too.they lost both but deffo created some good chances and should have won at Old Toilet if they finish their sitters and get the pen.
 
Damanino said:
Have a feelling he is in for a surprise, maybe expecting bit of playing time now with Rodri off and Kovacic not fully fit, but expect Pep to put Lewis, Stones or even Akanji to midfield before starting Phillips. and then Rodri will be back, and Kovacic too.

based on his interview after the game he views this next few weeks a huge chance, lets see how Pep decides.

4 away games coming up in a row, not even easy ones. Castle, Wolves, Leipzig, Arsenal.
Wolves the weakest of these, but I saw them using their midfielders really well vs United and Pool too.they lost both but deffo created some good chances and should have won at Old Toilet if they finish their sitters and get the pen.
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I said the same pretty much in the Rodri thread.

I think he starts against Newcastle and maybe Wolves, but for Leipzig and Arsenal away I think Stones gets the nod if fit.

A lot depends on how well he does perform this week.
 
I don't see him starting 4 games on the bounce. Not with his injury record. Newcastle and champs league. The wolves arsenal games I'm expecting nunes, kovacic and bernardo as the midfield 3 if all fit.
 
Looked at his stats not good but we were down to 10 men! The hope he has and he keeps repeating is that Rodri and Grealish give him hope?! What he isn't looking at is that those players got loads of playing time first season they were here! He hasn't!
 
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