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Kalvin gets England call up.

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posted on 25/8/20

should have been in it last season or the season before, farcical that he has to wait to be in the Premier league to be chosen.

posted on 25/8/20

Well deserved too

comment by RobLUFC (U5692)

posted on 25/8/20

Fantastic news.

comment by Batty (U4664)

posted on 25/8/20

Brilliant. Well done Kalvin.

posted on 25/8/20

Well earned.

How long until Jamie Shack gets his callup?

comment by Batty (U4664)

posted on 25/8/20

England boss Gareth Southgate on Kalvin Philips being involved:

"He is a player we have watched a lot in the last 12 months with Leeds.

"The position he plays is one where we need competition for places. It's an exciting moment for him.

"I spoke to him this morning, which was a nice reminder of what it means for somebody to be in their first England squad. It's a proud moment for him, his family and his club."

^^^^^

As a kid I always imagined I'd get that call. Didn't we all?
Can't imagine what that reality must feel like. Massively happy for him.

posted on 25/8/20

KP is well on the way to legendary status at Leeds.
He could have made a big money move to premiership with massive increase in wages. If I remember correctly A.Villa offered £25,000,000 for him.

Mr Radz is quoted as asking him to stay at Leeds for another season to try and make it to the premiership with Leeds.

He stayed and its all worked out rather well for him.

And well done to the owners for refusing Villa's offer.

posted on 25/8/20

Great news for him.

But how bad is that England central midfield in this squad 🙈🙈🙈

posted on 25/8/20

Amazing news, really happy for him.

In 2 weeks, we'll be watching an England game involving a current Leeds Utd player...this club has come a long way

comment by Jonty (U4614)

posted on 25/8/20

The stick Philips used to get on here......what a transformation.

comment by Mattyp (U8926)

posted on 25/8/20

Bielsa has turned him around amazingly.

cant believe the difference between what he was and what he is now.

Delighted for the lad

posted on 25/8/20

comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 11 minutes ago
The stick Philips used to get on here......what a transformation.
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I was one of those. He was so inconsistent and gave the ball away so much.

Bielsa has transformed him from day 1. I remember the first Bielsa game against Stoke - I really was in disbelief that MB had picked Phillips for that opening game.

I'm delighted to have had to eat humble pie for the entirety of the last two seasons. He has barely put a foot wrong in that whole time.

posted on 25/8/20

PS - congrats to Kalvin on his well-deserved England call up!

posted on 25/8/20

Delighted for Kalvin, he has completely transformed his career in the last 2 seasons.

On another note, it seems villla fans can't get their head around the fact that KP and Grealish play completely different positions and roles

posted on 25/8/20

brilliant

posted on 25/8/20

comment by side_before_self - BRING BACK THE GOODTIMES (U6888)
posted 1 minute ago
Delighted for Kalvin, he has completely transformed his career in the last 2 seasons.

On another note, it seems villla fans can't get their head around the fact that KP and Grealish play completely different positions and roles

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Or the fact grealish is a complete Kant and Southgate picks players he can trust

posted on 25/8/20

Grealish missed out as he is leading the British Diving team the same week.

posted on 25/8/20

comment by Earl * * Klich and Collect (U9333)
posted 1 minute ago
Grealish missed out as he is leading the British Diving team the same week.
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posted on 25/8/20

Honestly who would have thought it a few years ago when he was a skinny shy lad struggling to fit into a midfield in a more advanced position, with many of us questioning him.

Deserves a lot a credit. Done himself and the club proud

From a player perspective, Marcelo’s best achievement at Leeds United

posted on 25/8/20

Can see him been a regular

posted on 25/8/20

Deserved

comment by Batty (U4664)

posted on 25/8/20

I always go back to Redders & Lucy. They pegged
him as being a star back then. Said it just needed
the right coach. Take a bow Messiah.

posted on 25/8/20

Fair play to him, he's been different class for a couple of seasons.

I have only ever seen him look good under Bielsa however (sorry, but he was average at best 3 years ago) so I hope he does himself justice in what will be a totally different environment. He not really been out of form for two whole seasons now and it's a position that we are really lacking depth in, so it's a great opportunity for him with the Euros about 9 months or so away. Good luck to him.

comment by Jonty (U4614)

posted on 25/8/20

Numerous coaches have picked him, he's clearly been doing something right for longer than just Bielsa's tenure.

comment by Batty (U4664)

posted on 25/8/20

He has Jonty.
But MB unlocked his true potential.
No one else has got close.

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