{"id":3780,"date":"2021-12-24T15:04:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T20:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/24\/kalvin-phillips-to-commit-future-to-leeds-united\/"},"modified":"2021-12-24T15:04:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T20:04:47","slug":"kalvin-phillips-to-commit-future-to-leeds-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/24\/kalvin-phillips-to-commit-future-to-leeds-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalvin Phillips to commit future to Leeds United"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Phillips \u2018very happy\u2019 to remain at Leeds<\/h2>\n<p>Kalvin Phillips; born and bred in Leeds and already quite possibly a club legend after his meteoric rise through the ranks at Elland Road looks set to remain at the club amid speculation surrounding his future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kalvin Phillips &lsquo;very happy&rsquo; at Leeds United and is eyeing a new Elland Road deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lufc<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WGABDUfYaY\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/WGABDUfYaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Urquhart (@JoeUrquhart_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeUrquhart_\/status\/1474306481029894170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk\/sport\/football\/leeds-united\/kalvin-phillips-makes-fresh-leeds-united-contract-claim-amid-assessment-of-season-so-far-3506477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yorkshire Evening Post<\/a>, Phillips is \u2018very happy\u2019 at the club under Marcelo Bielsa despite the difficult start to the 2021-22 Premier League campaign that has the Whites sitting in 16th and just five points clear of the drop zone.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI just want to focus on getting back fit. But I speak to the owner [Andrea Radrizzani] regularly. I want a new contract. I\u2019m very happy here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The news comes on the back of Manchester United logging interest in the England international whose profile has exploded while starring in the heart of the Leeds midfield since last season. Phillips was also a key catalyst for England\u2019s recent international success under Gareth Southgate, and should he remain at the club, it stands as a testament to the fact that club loyalty is not completely dead in the modern game.<\/p>\n<h2>Early struggles in 2021-22 for Bielsa\u2019s men<\/h2>\n<p>The current 2021-22 Premier League campaign is hardly a season to remember at the minute for Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s men, who have failed to improve on their credible position last season after finally climbing back into the top flight of English football.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1577192\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1577192\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1577192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kalvin Phillips speaks out over Leeds future amid Man United links\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1344452539-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1577192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LEEDS, ENGLAND \u2013 OCTOBER 02: Danny Rose of Watford FC is challenged by Raphinha of Leeds United during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Watford at Elland Road on October 02, 2021 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But for Phillips, the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/giving-up-on-junior-firpo-already-leeds-united-ready-to-sanction-23-million-euro-left-back-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leeds<\/a> are no longer newcomers in the league is a disadvantage for the club; one that they must learn to cope with moving forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cOne of the main things is that we\u2019ve now played every team before. We are not new any more. A lot of teams are coming to us and knowing how to play against us. They are changing their formation two or three times every game, and it does cause us disruption in the way we play. There is a bit of confusion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019ve played like this for four years and I can honestly say we\u2019re not doing as well as last year, but I also think we\u2019ve been quite unlucky. Some games we\u2019ve lost in the dying minutes, we maybe could have dealt with them better.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m not a person to blame people or blame the manager. I\u2019m more a person who blames myself. I want to do as best as I possibly can for the team. But when I\u2019m sat here injured I can\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Whether or not that adaptation will come in time this season remains to be seen, but it would certainly be heartbreaking for a devoted Leeds fanbase if they managed to get relegated just one year after a return to the promised land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phillips \u2018very happy\u2019 to remain at Leeds Kalvin Phillips; born and bred in Leeds and already quite possibly a club legend after his meteoric rise through the ranks at Elland Road looks set to remain at the club amid speculation surrounding his future. 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