Kalvin Phillips posted a very professional display for Leeds United today.
Marcelo Bielsa has claimed that he witnessed strong evidence of Kalvin Phillips’s increasing maturity for Leeds United today.
Bielsa’s side were held to a 1-1 draw by Nottingham Forest at Elland Road in their second Championship game of the season.
But the Leeds utility player spent most of the game walking a tightrope after being booked on the 28-minute mark.
Given how combative his role is, Phillips had to ensure that every tackle was measured from there on in, which he did and Bielsa told Leeds Live afterwards that it was something which impressed him.
“It’s one sign of maturity of Kalvin that he played so long on a yellow card. He never took any risks to leave the pitch.”
Leeds missed the chance to move top of the Championship after being held to the point.
Pablo Hernandez fired the Whites ahead on the hour mark and it seemed like it might be enough to take Bielsa’s side to the summit, having won 3-1 at Bristol City last week.
But Lewis Grabban equalised for Forest in the final quarter after a sloppy attempt to defend a corner on Leeds’ part.
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