Marcelo Bielsa raves about Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips.
Bielsa has raved about the 24-year-old Englishman, and was pleased with how the midfielder played for Leeds in their recent FA Cup tie against Arsenal.
Bielsa told Leeds Live: ”Kalvin’s playing excellent. He’s regular. He always plays, he always plays well. He make a lot of effort for the team.
“He’s a character player, good personality. He takes risks. The responsibility doesn’t inhibit him.
“In the last match he played against [Mesut] Ozil and [Joseph] Willock – I think he approved very well with this exam against them.”
Stats
Phillips is one of the best midfielders in the Championship and is a key figure in Bielsa’s team.
According to WhoScored, the 24-year-old has scored one goal and provided two assists in 25 Championship games for the Whites so far this season.
During the 2018-19 campaign, the midfielder scored one goal and provided three assists in 44 league games for the West Yorkshire outfit, according to WhoScored.
Promotion challenge
Leeds, who finished in the playoffs last season, are aiming to clinch automatic promotion from the Championship to the Premier League at the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
The Whites are at the top of the league table at the moment with 52 points from 26 matches, level on points with second-placed West Bromwich Albion.
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