Kalvin Phillips

[CWMCFC]

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the midfield suffers injuries, and you'd rather have an England international step in, than have to play an academy player or someone out of position, to cover. Kalvin Phillips could be the player that steady's the ship, keeps the team ticking over during a bad spate of injuries.

The problem with this situation is, I think Pep will player an academy player or someone out of position to cover - it's what he did last season.

 

[Keeper!]

I agree, we handled the whole situation badly.
The problem with this signing was, it cost us £40+m and we lost Lavia.
We should've told Lavia what he wanted to hear, that he would get more playing time etc and i think that wouldn't be a stretch, as we all noticed very early on that the lad could play!

We're stuck with Phillips now though, so hopefully the light goes on and he steps his game and helps this team on the pitch.

Lavia for far too many on here has become some sort of footballing god for some reason.

He was allowed to leave without much of a fight to Southampton, did well but he was relegated in one of the poorest teams seen in the PL.

Time will tell if he makes it to elite level, but let's get his present ability into some sort of prospective and reality.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Football's a funny old game, he's chosen to coast through the season picking up his cash/fight to get in the team* who knows what the end game will be?

We could be singing his name from the rooftops next May.

*Delete as appropriate

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Lavia for far too many on here has become some sort of footballing god for some reason.

He was allowed to leave without much of a fight to Southampton, did well but he was relegated in one of the poorest teams seen in the PL.

Time will tell if he makes it to elite level, but let's get his present ability into some sort of prospective and reality.

He was also held up as having had an amazing season next to Ward Prowse who looked completely shot.

Fast forward to this season and suddenly Ward Prowse looks as good as Rice did in West Ham’s set up.

So perhaps Ward Prowse wasn’t as poor as many thought and if that’s the case Lavia couldn’t have been as good as many think.

It can’t be both.

 

[melrose40yarder]

20s version of Steve Daley.

 

[kenbelly]

Football's a funny old game, he's chosen to coast through the season picking up his cash/fight to get in the team* who knows what the end game will be?

We could be singing his name from the rooftops next May.

*Delete as appropriate

You just never know so I can get on board with this view ( I’m an eternal optimist haha) I’ll support him now he’s staying with us.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Gone on loan by the end of the January window after a maximum of 10 minutes playing time by then.

He won't be getting any opportunities as the signings of Kovacic and Nunes have seen to that.

Carabao cup will be his limit again

 

[Keeper!]

He was also held up as having had an amazing season next to Ward Prowse who looked completely shot.

Fast forward to this season and suddenly Ward Prowse looks as good as Rice did in West Ham’s set up.

So perhaps Ward Prowse wasn’t as poor as many thought and if that’s the case Lavia couldn’t have been as good as many think.

It can’t be both.

Lavia is a very decent player, but that's it, decent is not good enough for us.

 

[richards30]

Time to get behind Kalvin and hope when he plays he can impress enough and help the team be successful when we need him.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

Carabao cup will be his limit again

Unless we choose to throw the Carabao Cup I can't see him featuring against Newcastle.