GibbosEmpire
Well-known member
In a spot of bother for swearing at fans.
Was that the shoulder injury?He wasn’t the same player in his last few months at Leeds, that last injury he got there before his City move was the start of the decline.
I was definitely exaggerating. Shouldn’t have posted it tbh.Wouldn't like to be in the vicinity when you drop yer guts viv
No the hamstring tear the year before, the shoulder was after he moved to City, I have a few mates who are Leeds fans and they were saying he just wasn’t the same player once he came back, a lot wanted him dropped at the time as he was really struggling. Seems to of lost a fair chunk of his mobility.Was that the shoulder injury?
I think Guardiola didn’t help by bringing his weight into it. Phillips has spoken really openly about how it affected it him to the point where he received an apology from Guardiola. He was around 1kg overweight when Guardiola went public apparently. That feels harsh to me. You could weight yourself, get off the scales, fart and then weigh yourself again and be 1kg lighter tbh.
I also think there’s an element with some of those Leeds players who flourished under Bielsa just not being able to replicate or recapture that form once that period has finished. We had it with Aitor and players like Gibson and Clayton. They absolutely excelled and overachieved in one set-up, under one manager, and then never scaled those heights again.
It’s a shame for Phillips. He’s a good player imo. He needs a fresh start. I’d like to see him move abroad. It’s interesting Southgate told him he’d be better off joining West Ham than Juventus though. I thought that was bizarre.
But not until he had spunnked Gawd knows how many mill on buying and paying him, not that visionary really.Pep saw it early.
Doesn't give them the right to hurl abuse at him without response.I think it’s tough for players who get abused by all kinds of low life fans but Phillips does need to remember that football and the idiot fans have made him a very rich man.
Players get abused all the time in a stadium, he should have risen above it, he has lowered his standards to that of the loud mouthed idiot who abused him.Doesn't give them the right to hurl abuse at him without response.
But not until he had spunnked Gawd knows how many mill on buying and paying him, not that visionary really.