{"id":531787,"date":"2023-10-18T08:16:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T07:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=531787"},"modified":"2023-10-18T08:16:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T07:16:58","slug":"dont-take-him-back-leeds-united-felt-sorry-for-him-england-fans-react-to-phillips-display-v-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/dont-take-him-back-leeds-united-felt-sorry-for-him-england-fans-react-to-phillips-display-v-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Don&#8217;t take him back Leeds United,&#8217; &#8216;Felt sorry for him&#8217; &#8211; England fans react to Phillips&#8217; display v Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>England fans have been flocking to social media to give their opinion about Kalvin Phillips&#8217; latest performance for England.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phillips was in the starting lineup for Tuesday&#8217;s 3-1 win over Italy and helped them seal a win that secures their place in the Euros next summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Man City midfielder took a booking inside the first ten minutes for a late challenge, evident of a player who has been lacking minutes at club level, and was lucky to avoid a red card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gareth Southgate continues to persist with the 27-year-old in his England set up, despite criticism from fans and a lack of minutes for his club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/kalvin-phillips\/profil\/spieler\/351749\">Phillips<\/a> has made three Premier League appearances for a total of 70 minutes and has not started a single game for the Sky Blues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the 2022-23 campaign, Phillips made 21 appearances across all competitions with less than 600 minutes of competitive, first team football under his belt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night&#8217;s performance for the Three Lions angered fans about Southgate&#8217;s choice but also turned some in Phillips&#8217; favour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One supporter made their feelings about watching Phillips play for England again very clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I NEVER wanna see Kalvin Phillips in an England shirt again <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tfdSAaMLrG\">https:\/\/t.co\/tfdSAaMLrG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; T \u2122 (@K11RICHARDSON) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K11RICHARDSON\/status\/1714382843235664055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another had a rather odd suggestion for a potential alternative to the midfielder at Man City after what he witnessed last night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kalvinphillips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kalvinphillips<\/a> go play for any other club but mine, a cow would be a better signing than you \ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hriBfpaEHj\">https:\/\/t.co\/hriBfpaEHj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Craig Theron (@dammit_creg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dammit_creg\/status\/1714511320312160669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another supporters suggested that Phillips won&#8217;t be playing the Premier League again after his display:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bellingham wow! Has the potential to be Best box to box midfielder I\u2019ve ever seen! Kalvin Phillips wow he will be back in the championship before the next World Cup starts!<\/p>&mdash; john mordey (@mordey_cat04) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mordey_cat04\/status\/1714416771648676039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One Leeds United fan is hopeful that if that is the case, he won&#8217;t be back at Elland Road:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LUFC<\/a> after his dismal out of touch display last night can we all please now dismiss all this ridiculous online discussion about the merits of taking Kalvin Phillips back in the January. No way he made his choice and it wasn\u2019t LUFC.<\/p>&mdash; StephenMurrell (@srmurrell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/srmurrell\/status\/1714488866831278224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But some were impressed with Phillips, one fan suggesting he is unlucky to be playing beside someone as talented as Jude Bellingham:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Felt a bit sorry for Kalvin Phillips. Being in a midfield that also contains Jude Bellingham is a bit like me standing next to David Beckham in the team photo. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ENGITA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ENGITA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ian Ridley \ud83d\udc99 (@IanRidley1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanRidley1\/status\/1714384718760677743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Others appreciated Phillips&#8217; ability but insisted he must get more game time at club level if Southgate wants to continue to use him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think Kalvin Phillips could do really well in a different premier league side but tonight\u2019s performance for England just epitomises exactly why you\u2019ve go to be fit and playing regularly for club before country<br><br>70 minutes of football for city all season <br><br>Roll on Euro 2024<\/p>&mdash; Stevie Wright (@Steve_Wright81) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steve_Wright81\/status\/1714388621657002028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kalvin Phillips did play well tonight, as he did against Scotland, but he should have been sent off. He was off the pace several times and that&#39;s because he&#39;s not playing, let&#39;s not pretend otherwise.<\/p>&mdash; Ryan Sidle (@Sidler28) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sidler28\/status\/1714389144254738786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-man-city-blocked-kalvin-phillips-move-after-two-big-developments\/\">Man City blocked midfielder move after two big developments<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England fans have been flocking to social media to give their opinion about Kalvin Phillips&#8217; latest performance for England. Phillips was in the starting lineup for Tuesday&#8217;s 3-1 win over Italy and helped them seal a win that secures their place in the Euros next summer. 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