He absolutely hates United.
Kalvin Phillips
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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So did Rio and Alex Smith.
Always injured and English tax big no thanks.
Reminds me of Aaron Wan Bisacka transfer serach… 800 options or whatever that was to come up with an obvius choice
Agree. Is he any better than Kamara who is going for nothing and is 4 years younger? Philips was playing in the championship at Kamara's age.
He would certainly give the back 4 some much needed cover but not enough quality on the ball for me, avoid.
That's surprising, have the Athletic quoted Alan Smith saying so? He was on the UTD podcast a few years ago, talking about being a Leeds fan as a kid, and about how upset he was when Cantona left.
This is a myth that appears to be gathering momentum
I watched Leeds a lot because i'm a fan of Bielsa. They have two or three good players, he is not one of them. They try to play with the highest tempo in the history of the universe, but majority of players dont have the hability to do it and end just embarrassing themselves. This supposed interest is beyond absurd. Maybe there is a brexit quota that any United manager is forced to accept.
How much has he been injured this season and is the type of injury one that can be foreseen to be reoccuring?
That's Kevin Phillips.
Says he grew up a Liverpool fan according to school friends of his. First time I’ve heard that too.
Rafinha is the only Leeds player I would hope is on our radar
That's a valid concern. But to claim he's 'always' injured, when this is his first major injury is lazy and not true
I've said before but there are videos of this guy referring to Man Utd as "the scum". Not happening.
£50 million for a guy who’s played 1.5 seasons in the premier league at 26 years old, in a very specific system that got the most out of a lot of average players 
So nothing has changed with the recruitment then?
So nothing has changed with the recruitment then?
Declan Rice was posting “Up the Ra” on Twitter and now he’s as British as overcooked beef.
There where a ton of tweets from Graelish hating on Man City. Look what happened there.
There is a quota but it’s not just for United and is commonly known as the homegrown player rule.
He missed 7 games through injury in his entire career before this season
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalvin-phillips/verletzungen/spieler/351749
I quite like him. Good passer, good energy, not too bad in the tackle. If he had a more exotic name and nationality I think more people would be all over him based on highlight vids alone.
Cons:
- £50m feels steep
- Leeds/United relationship not ideal
- No idea of knowing how a long injury layoff will impact him
Cons:
- £50m feels steep
- Leeds/United relationship not ideal
- No idea of knowing how a long injury layoff will impact him
He was a huge Leeds fan, he hated United and all.
Apparently Kalvin ticks all boxes in terms of pressure, tackles and all that jazz but he's not good on the ball.
Give them a chance to change things, nothing is instant.£50 million for a guy who’s played 1.5 seasons in the premier league at 26 years old, in a very specific system that got the most out of a lot of average players
So nothing has changed with the recruitment then?
Love how a lot of posters on this forum were like, "lets trust ETH" and the second they get an 'uninspiring' player (According to the CAF) it's all doom and gloom.
One of the stipulations for lack of a better term of ETH coming in would be a significant say in transfers, if ETH wants Kalvin, then you got to tryst the manager. Surely you think getting Kalvin in, would allude to the way that ETH wants to play no?
He missed the run in when they got promoted through injury so there's some missing on there before they were in the Prem, still though yeah he's hardly injury prone, just one major one that fecked him and Leeds a bit this year. The difference he makes to them when fit is night and day.
Well Bielsa made it a condition of him signing a new contract that Phillips not be sold so he obviously disagrees with you.
To be honest the fact that most of you don’t want him means he’ll probably be an excellent signing.
Says this
There are differences between Smith and Phillips, though. Smith, according to school friends of his, grew up as a Liverpoo fan. Phillips is a life-long Leeds supporter, with countless family members who also follow the club. He lives in the centre of the city and has done since he was young, closely tied to the Wortley area. As one source told The Athletic, if the day arrives where Phillips leaves Elland Road “he would want to come back through the front door rather than the back door”.
Sure its incomplete. However given he has no sustained sample to show hes over the injury there are huge risks that remain.
Hammys are annoying often reoccuring injuries especially in positions that rely on being an engine from flanks or centrally.
Literally means F all. Wayne Rooney’s son supports Manchester United. People need to understand tribalism is dying.
I don't think Rio was a purely Leeds kind of guy. Smith came into the club to play for a domineering Man Utd managed by Alex Ferguson, and Leeds had just been relegated.
I can think of a few other clubs Phillips would rather join than us. Not convinced this will happen.
Rio himself said he used to hate United:
https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2008/12/03/994492/rio-ferdinand-i-hated-manchester-united
As for Phillips, not sure what other clubs would be in for him, as far as I recall we're the only club linked. And at 27, this might be his one and only chance to secure a big move and significant pay bump.
Not saying we should go for him, but I seriously doubt he'd stick to his childhood convictions if an offer came his way, just like a couple of his Leeds predecessors that have played for us.
No one is ever convinced anything good happens at United. Even if it does.
Rice isn't the brightest, to be fair.
If Figo joined Madrid from Barca, anything is possible.
We arnt getting Rice or Tchouaméni. Who else as a DM could we get better than him? Not that I think we could even get him but for 50 mill I cant see a better option.
We aren't? Oh that's news to me!
Can I see the confirmed transfer press release. Would love to know what team they've gone to! What a coup for that team!
The truth is we need really solid experienced players around the players who will truly move the needle for us, ie the attackers and maybe a crossing full back. Get Antony Darwin and Phillips in and we are almost a totally different team. So much more craft work rate and aggression from them will let us tighten up and really squeeze teams from the front. It should in turn shore up the midfield and defence. It shouldn’t take a fortune to improve us markedly
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Are you telling me we can't find a better midfielder that would fit Ten Hag's system than Kalvin Phillips?
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