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    Why Kalvin Phillips was England’s best player



    Why Kalvin Phillips was England’s best player
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    Kalvin Phillips earned himself high praise for his performance against Croatia in England’s opening game of Euro2020.

    The watching public saw Phillips play in a way we hadn’t seen from him before. So, what was he doing? And why was it so effective?

    Alex Stewart explains. Illustrated by Henry Cooke.

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    43 Comments

    11. Gaurav Dutta on

      Such a well made video. Tifo IRL on the other hand is way too long, not well written or edited. Makes the viewing experience absolutely tedious.

    12. WL21 on

      Amazes me how every tournament, whichever manager we have, they always overlook players like Kalvin Phillips and don't get a sniff in the team. I hope his performance is the start of seeing players from teams out of the top 5 + Tottenham get more play time. Still baffled by the fact Max Aarons didn't even get a mention in the provisional squad. Second best right back behind Trent

    15. Luigi Mario on

      En Argentina, Phillips es el 8 y Rice, el 5…Mas fácil de explicar….Es el mismo tándem que hacían Vieira/Petit. En la selección juega mas de Petit y en el Leeds, de Vieira.

    19. Ravenala on

      That's interesting. I'm used to GK as the third man for the deep buildup triangle. Is this because Pickford isn't as comfortable under pressure?

    27. Tom Lowe on

      It was a slightly competent performance against an out form and aged Croatian team. The formation was found immediately against Scotland.

    28. MafiousBJ on

      Bielsa has this habit of turning unknowns into stars, the guy has a great eye for talent!

      He made Javier Mascherano debut in the Argentina National Team before he had even played one game with his own club first team! Talk about spotting!

    33. Kushagra Tiwari on

      He's very good at winning the ball back as well as playing short and long passes. He can also make runs towards the box and play in the forwards. All of this is capped off by his surprising free kick ability. Top player and top lad.

    34. MAIRY HUFF on

      Berbatov reckons man utd should sign him because he is too good for a club like leeds if Bielsa hangs around for a few years leeds will be wiping the floor with clubs like man utd and Phillips has got until 24' on his contract

    39. RJ Flores on

      Kalvin Phillips got schooled by Verratti and Jorginho at the euros final. Bellingham sgould be starting ahead of him at the 2022 world cup.

    40. Bart on

      Phillips is coming home to Carrington. This whole De Jong saga is a cover up by Haag as Kalvin is his true target with kalvin a center-piece for Haag-Ball.

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