Kalvin Phillips does not raise his head. Signed in the summer of 2022 by Manchester City after paying 50 million euros, he only started six games with Pep Guardiola in a year and a half until last January when he was loaned to West Ham.
But in London he continues to fight to recover the level that took him to the Premier League elite and the English team. So much so that David Moyes, West Ham coach, yesterday launched an SOS to all levels of the club to help him get back to what he was.
Phillips, who has four years left on his contract with City, was caught on camera on Saturday directing, upon boarding the team bus, a comb over at a fan who was criticizing him for his performance during West Ham’s incredible defeat against the Newcastle after winning 1-3
It led to Newcastle’s incredible comeback
Phillips conceded a controversial penalty in the 77th minute, shortly after coming on as a substitute, and spurred Newcastle to a surprising comeback at St James’ Park (4-3). In the decisive goal, the work of Harvey Barneswas surpassed by speed.
“Kalvin is a human being and, like all of us, he can do certain things in difficult times. “What he needs is support and people to help him, we are going to defend him and help him as much as possible,” Moyes said at the press conference prior to the Premier League match that the Hammers will play this Tuesday at home against Tottenham.
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“We need all our fans to give all our players, whoever they are, the support they need,” Moyes insisted in an appeal also addressed to the ‘supporters’. “Kalvin is a really good player, he’s international and I think we can still take advantage of the time we have with him here.”
The Euro Cup, ever further away
Phillips, 28, arrived at West Ham in search of minutes to go to Euro 2024, but since then he has had a string of poor performances. He was involved in the goals conceded by the Hammers in their first two games and was sent off in the fourth.
Total He has played seven Premier games, of them three as starters, and two from the Europa League. both as substitute. In these conditions Gareth Southgate, English coach, did not call him up for the recent March friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.
West Ham are seventh in the Premier with eight games left and fighting for a place in Europe next season. Current champion of the Conference League, they are still in contention in the Europa League, being the rival of Bayer Leverkusen in the quarterfinals.
2024-04-02 06:16:08
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