| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips 10:09 - Feb 4 with 3025 views | IPSWICHFANITFC |
Apologies if there is a thread on this already that I've missed, but I just want to make a point on our use of Phillips.
Since the sending off against Leicester (2nd November), he's only played 322 minutes of PL football. That's the equivalent of 3.5 games in 3 months. I know he had an injury along the line shortly after the Leicester game, but I can't remember how long it kept him out for.
If you include the FA Cup game, he featured in all the matches in January bar the Man City game he was ineligible for, and had 90mins against Arsenal in late December. It looked like we were starting to give him a run of games that he needed and go with him from the start of matches for the second half of the season.
So why is it, when it looks like we're starting to use him from the off over the past month, that he has no involvement in a must win home game against bottom of the league? I don't understand it.
He's a very experienced player, with international pedigree, a healthy number of appearances at PL level, but why is he not being used in these important matches? Why is he here if he's just going to be an expensive back up? Do the management team feel like he hasn't done enough in those games he's featured in? |  |
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| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 10:15 - Feb 4 with 2938 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
There's been a bit of chatter about this.
In general, it's either him or Morsy on the field, and Morsy has tended to be the first on the team sheet, and rarely substituted.
Many of us feel Morsy needs to be rested, and Philips given a run. Unless Morsy starts having less minutes, we're not going to see minutes from Philips. |  | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:43 - Feb 4 with 2701 views | RegencyBlue |
Good question, but until the local press boys start asking obvious questions like this we are never going to know! |  | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:49 - Feb 4 with 2640 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 10:15 - Feb 4 by SuffolkPunchFC |
There's been a bit of chatter about this.
In general, it's either him or Morsy on the field, and Morsy has tended to be the first on the team sheet, and rarely substituted.
Many of us feel Morsy needs to be rested, and Philips given a run. Unless Morsy starts having less minutes, we're not going to see minutes from Philips. |
It seems only Morsy is able to play 90+ minutes so it's a rotation of KP and JC. Why we didn't feel the need to really strengthen this are is astonishing to me. Bringing on Jack Taylor to see out games is really not the standard we need imo. |  | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:52 - Feb 4 with 2620 views | gsoly |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:49 - Feb 4 by FromReuserWithLove |
It seems only Morsy is able to play 90+ minutes so it's a rotation of KP and JC. Why we didn't feel the need to really strengthen this are is astonishing to me. Bringing on Jack Taylor to see out games is really not the standard we need imo. |
In a world in which we did land Downes yesterday, I wonder what would have happened. Surely would have forced KM into playing Cajuste-Downes and fully dropping Morsy. |  | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:57 - Feb 4 with 2532 views | Meadowlark |
I think most of the problems lately (in fact all season) have come from having an ever-changing line-up. It's all very well having a big squad, but I still think that we should have a settled first choice IX.
Injuries and suspensions permitting of course. |  | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:05 - Feb 4 with 2438 views | SE1blue |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:57 - Feb 4 by Meadowlark |
I think most of the problems lately (in fact all season) have come from having an ever-changing line-up. It's all very well having a big squad, but I still think that we should have a settled first choice IX.
Injuries and suspensions permitting of course. |
I’d say it’s been a combination of:
Injuries
The loss of our winning momentum
Some signings not working out
The PL being a massive step up (skill, sh*thousery, physicality)
Squad rotation (due to some factors above)
Some fine margins. |  |
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| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:06 - Feb 4 with 2418 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:52 - Feb 4 by gsoly |
In a world in which we did land Downes yesterday, I wonder what would have happened. Surely would have forced KM into playing Cajuste-Downes and fully dropping Morsy. |
This is what he should do now, with Philips for Morsy.
I don't see evidence that Philips can't play 90 if needed.
He played 84" against Brighton, and was only subbed when we were 2 down and KmK decided to go more attacking in midfield.
He played the full 90" against Bristol
He came on late against Fulham when KmK went defensive to defend a lead
He came on late against Chelsea when KmK went defensive to defend a lead
He played the full 90" against Arsenal
He's benched a lot due to a reluctance to bench / rest Morsy. I love Morsy, but he's struggling right now, and we can't afford that.
Prior to that he was being managed back from being injured. | | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:13 - Feb 4 with 2321 views | positivity |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 11:57 - Feb 4 by Meadowlark |
I think most of the problems lately (in fact all season) have come from having an ever-changing line-up. It's all very well having a big squad, but I still think that we should have a settled first choice IX.
Injuries and suspensions permitting of course. |
XI would be better, but otherwise fully agree! | |
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| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:59 - Feb 4 with 2097 views | IPSWICHFANITFC |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:06 - Feb 4 by SuffolkPunchFC |
This is what he should do now, with Philips for Morsy.
I don't see evidence that Philips can't play 90 if needed.
He played 84" against Brighton, and was only subbed when we were 2 down and KmK decided to go more attacking in midfield.
He played the full 90" against Bristol
He came on late against Fulham when KmK went defensive to defend a lead
He came on late against Chelsea when KmK went defensive to defend a lead
He played the full 90" against Arsenal
He's benched a lot due to a reluctance to bench / rest Morsy. I love Morsy, but he's struggling right now, and we can't afford that.
Prior to that he was being managed back from being injured. |
He also played the full 90 against Liverpool last week too.
It does beg the question regarding Downes, if we did sign him yesterday, was he coming in to start? Phillips does what Downes can do, and has done it to a higher level too.
Morsy still has an important role to play, but I don't think he should be starting every week. | |
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| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 13:05 - Feb 4 with 2051 views | StNeotsBlue |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:05 - Feb 4 by SE1blue |
I’d say it’s been a combination of:
Injuries
The loss of our winning momentum
Some signings not working out
The PL being a massive step up (skill, sh*thousery, physicality)
Squad rotation (due to some factors above)
Some fine margins. |
Regarding the squad rotation, on Radio 5 last night they were talking about how Man Utd can't settle on a regular starting XI since the new man came in and apparently only us and Chelsea have made more changes in that period. |  | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 13:11 - Feb 4 with 1993 views | Meadowlark |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:13 - Feb 4 by positivity |
XI would be better, but otherwise fully agree! |
Ha! Well spotted.....! 
I'll stick to Arabic in future. | | | |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 13:14 - Feb 4 with 1938 views | FrimleyBlue |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 12:59 - Feb 4 by IPSWICHFANITFC |
He also played the full 90 against Liverpool last week too.
It does beg the question regarding Downes, if we did sign him yesterday, was he coming in to start? Phillips does what Downes can do, and has done it to a higher level too.
Morsy still has an important role to play, but I don't think he should be starting every week. |
It's not just the starting of Morsy that's suprising, it's the seemingly non substituting of morsy that slightly puzzles me.
I think it's come to a time in the season where most town fans acknowledge what he's done, acknowledge he's still a key part of the dressing room, but at this level at least, he's potentially the only 'promotion' player who's yet to be replaced or regularly rotated, which is a bit disappointing as I feel his performances have drastically got worse as the season has progressed. [Post edited 4 Feb 13:44]
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| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 14:25 - Feb 4 with 1683 views | hype313 |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 13:14 - Feb 4 by FrimleyBlue |
It's not just the starting of Morsy that's suprising, it's the seemingly non substituting of morsy that slightly puzzles me.
I think it's come to a time in the season where most town fans acknowledge what he's done, acknowledge he's still a key part of the dressing room, but at this level at least, he's potentially the only 'promotion' player who's yet to be replaced or regularly rotated, which is a bit disappointing as I feel his performances have drastically got worse as the season has progressed. [Post edited 4 Feb 13:44]
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It just looks like a division to far at his age for Sam, that's not saying he hasn't been instrumental in our progression, but these Midfielders we're up against are another level and Sam looks like he's struggling and no able to enforce his game on many teams.
The players themselves have said it takes double the recovery time compared to the championship, and I feel Morsy's struggling to keep his head above water in the business end of the season. |  |
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| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 15:25 - Feb 4 with 1459 views | Bellevue_Blue |
| The mystery behind Kalvin Phillips on 13:14 - Feb 4 by FrimleyBlue |
It's not just the starting of Morsy that's suprising, it's the seemingly non substituting of morsy that slightly puzzles me.
I think it's come to a time in the season where most town fans acknowledge what he's done, acknowledge he's still a key part of the dressing room, but at this level at least, he's potentially the only 'promotion' player who's yet to be replaced or regularly rotated, which is a bit disappointing as I feel his performances have drastically got worse as the season has progressed. [Post edited 4 Feb 13:44]
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It's a complete waste of a substitute. They both do exactly the same defensive job for the team and more often than not, we need attacking changes.
Let's be honest though, there isn't much mystery. Phillips has just done nowhere near enough to be playing regularly.
Of the three games we have won, he has played 13 minutes against Chelsea. For whatever reason he doesn't improve us and he doesn't get us going forward. Morsy has struggled as well but if you're going to get in ahead of the captain who has continually proved his worth, you're going to have to take your chances.
Let's also not forget that he was up against Cajuste initially for the other slot and he was largely ineffective in comparison.
For a bloke who has played in major Finals not long ago ago, his lack of ability to impact the game is very strange.
Let's hope he can turn it on for the last 14 + FA Cup. [Post edited 4 Feb 15:27]
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