Romey 1878 Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 https://sportslens.com/leeds-united-must-keep-hold-of-kalvin-phillips-amid-everton-interest/246632/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Had to look twice, thought it said Kevin Phillips Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Every game he's a yellow card waiting to happen. Has some good games but also some pretty awful ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 https://www.footballfancast.com/everton-declan-rice-sean-dyche-transfer-live-updates-deadline-day-premier-league/ I will beleive it when I see it. But a loan move from City to Everton would not be a massive disruption for him and he's not going to get game time at City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Gnonto and Phillips (loan) would be the perfect day (well throw in the next Lillian Thuram too) - don’t expect it but we can dream. Imagine the Leeds fan’s reaction!!! Matt and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, c1982 said: Gnonto and Phillips (loan) would be the perfect day (well throw in the next Lillian Thuram too) - don’t expect it but we can dream. Imagine the Leeds fan’s reaction!!! It'd be worth it for that alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patto Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 We need a proper playmaker in the centre of the park we have nobody who gets the ball and carry’s it forward we need to stop this hoofing the ball upfront. doncaster looked a better team than us. also we need some variation in our corners and free kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 minute ago, patto said: We need a proper playmaker in the centre of the park In the 4-5-1/ 4-3-3 system I agree but if we signed Phillips, we would control more games and focus more on creating from wide - a tactic Dyche teams are renowned for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Be a class signing. He's stalled at City due to lack of games but was brill at Leeds, and for England during whatever tournament it was a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWooney Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Seems unlikely just because too good to be true. Would be an excellent upgrade on Gueye improving our passing out of the back massively supporting and linking our defence and midfield in a much better way. This kind of player would help the defence but also enable Onana and Doucoure to perform better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 I've always assumed his Kalvin-Philips was his surname I can't see us signing him permanently but a loan would be brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodison Glory Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Hope this comes off. I said at the time he made the move that it reeked of "Danny drinkwater" - not comparing the players but the situations - the hero at a smaller club, move to a so called giant club and barely plays.  Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Matt said: I've always assumed his Kalvin-Philips was his surname I can't see us signing him permanently but a loan would be brilliant. We might have an option for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 That would be the replacement for Gana that were crying out for. Please let it be a goer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post patto Posted September 1, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, Shukes said: That would be the replacement for Gana that were crying out for. Please let it be a goer. Gana saved us the other night the rest of midfield were awful StevO, duncanmckenzieismagic, Shukes and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Hasn't he struggled with injury a lot at City? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 Gana plays well when he shields the back 4 and brings the ball into midfield, short 5 - 10 yard passes. We had no confidence first half and our midfield was woeful. After the goal we found confidence and Onana and Garner started trying to play passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 44 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: Hasn't he struggled with injury a lot at City? https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalvin-phillips/verletzungen/spieler/351749 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, dunlopp9987 said: Hasn't he struggled with injury a lot at City? I don’t know how he gets injured he never plays Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 3 hours ago, patto said: Gana saved us the other night the rest of midfield were awful 100% agree mate. I’m probably his biggest fan. But I do worry that he is in his last year for us and I cannot see another player on the squad that replace him. RuffRob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Shukes said: 100% agree mate. I’m probably his biggest fan. I thought he was your husband the way you swoon about him Matt and Shukes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, Palfy said: I thought he was your husband the way you swoon about him Just worry we can’t replace him mate. Look at the shit show the other night. None of them can pass a short ball.  Any footballer knows that you can ping balls across to the other side of pitch while warming up to each other, but put two players ten yards apart and ask them to pass the ball between them and you WILL see it bounce all over the place, even with premier league players. Thats why the players that can do it are worth so much. Barca in the 2000’s we’re so good because they had a midfield that we’re all capable of doing it. Man City do it for fun now. Watched Newcastle v Liverpool and saw the midfield struggle to put five passes together.  Phillips is a very capable player and would step into that slot perfectly for me. Gana is in his last year of contract and surely his legs are going to slow down next year. We need a player like Phillips to step into his shoes. Then he can be my new focus Fosse Captain and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 22 minutes ago, Shukes said: Just worry we can’t replace him mate. Look at the shit show the other night. None of them can pass a short ball.  Any footballer knows that you can ping balls across to the other side of pitch while warming up to each other, but put two players ten yards apart and ask them to pass the ball between them and you WILL see it bounce all over the place, even with premier league players. Thats why the players that can do it are worth so much. Barca in the 2000’s we’re so good because they had a midfield that we’re all capable of doing it. Man City do it for fun now. Watched Newcastle v Liverpool and saw the midfield struggle to put five passes together.  Phillips is a very capable player and would step into that slot perfectly for me. Gana is in his last year of contract and surely his legs are going to slow down next year. We need a player like Phillips to step into his shoes. Then he can be my new focus Whilst I agree with all this, Gana will get a 2yr extension at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, Shukes said: Just worry we can’t replace him mate. Look at the shit show the other night. None of them can pass a short ball.  Any footballer knows that you can ping balls across to the other side of pitch while warming up to each other, but put two players ten yards apart and ask them to pass the ball between them and you WILL see it bounce all over the place, even with premier league players. Thats why the players that can do it are worth so much. Barca in the 2000’s we’re so good because they had a midfield that we’re all capable of doing it. Man City do it for fun now. Watched Newcastle v Liverpool and saw the midfield struggle to put five passes together.  Phillips is a very capable player and would step into that slot perfectly for me. Gana is in his last year of contract and surely his legs are going to slow down next year. We need a player like Phillips to step into his shoes. Then he can be my new focus I’d love to have MF full of players with the ability of a City or Barca, the onus isn’t just on the player with the ball he needs the players around him to move and make space and angles to receive the ball, we don’t get that in our midfield we can be very static most of the games so tend to use the long ball as our regular way forward. As others have mentioned before games we warm up with one and two touches passing with movement then when the game starts we don’t use movement to create space we go with the standard ball down the channels. We lack any consistency with our MFs and that includes Gana, Onana, Doucoure, all of them really as individuals will have a decent game followed up by a shocking game and Gana is guilty of that just as much as anyone else. Players working as a team and playing consistently is the only way we will improve, and that should start on the training pitch and transfer to the pitch. Shukes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 31 minutes ago, Matt said: Whilst I agree with all this, Gana will get a 2yr extension at some point. I expect he will. But I do expect he will also slow down rapidly. His main strength is his energy, and once this goes we may see him decline fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 I agree Palf. But we don’t have the resources to replace everyone. What we can do is replace the mainstay first and work on progressing the rest in the future.  Garner may become better as he plays more in the middle. Onana has the potential of becoming a player capable of that position. But I think both of them need another year at least. Doucoure is at his level I’m afraid. Love the lad, but his ceiling has been reached. Happy with him, but not expecting him to improve much. Phillips will be an astute signing if we can get realistically get him. But that’s a big if. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 44 minutes ago, Shukes said: I expect he will. But I do expect he will also slow down rapidly. His main strength is his energy, and once this goes we may see him decline fast. I don't see that happening. I think his body will keep him going to 38-40. It's his brain that's the only concern   Shukes and Palfy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 36 minutes ago, Shukes said: I expect he will. But I do expect he will also slow down rapidly. His main strength is his energy, and once this goes we may see him decline fast. I think we’ve witnessed that now too a degree which has improved his positioning and awareness in my eyes, he still puts in short bursts of pressing and recycling the ball, but he’s not making those 40-50 yard ball magnet runs up and a cross the pitch which use to leave us exposed with gaping holes in the middle of the park, I’m assuming that because he knows the legs and energy levels are deserting him, and not because Dyche has reined him in Gana is a player who’s going to do his own thing and not be shackled by any manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, Matt said: I don't see that happening. I think his body will keep him going to 38-40. It's his brain that's the only concern   If he joins TT then we will know he’s lost it Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, Palfy said: I’m assuming that because he knows the legs and energy levels are deserting him, and not because Dyche has reined him in Gana is a player who’s going to do his own thing and not be shackled by any manager. Don’t bite. Don’t bite. Don’t bite.  Players who don’t do what they are told don’t get picked every week. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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