Leeds fans have taken to Twitter to react after noticing something interesting about a five-second video involving Kalvin Phillips.
Speaking to Ian Wright, Phillips uttered the phrase ‘with the ball, without the ball’ during a feature for the BBC.
What’s the significance of that, you might be wondering?
Well, a number of Leeds fans on Twitter thought it was a notable talking point, mainly because that’s something Paul Heckingbottom always used to say.
One fan said that the current Sheffield United interim manager’s influence on Phillips hasn’t worn off, despite years passing since the pair worked together.
The days of Heckingbottom roaming the Elland Road dugout seem like a lifetime ago, now that Marcelo Bielsa is holding the reins.
The 43-year-old lasted just four months in Yorkshire before being replaced by the Argentine, and what a replacement it was.
It was like trading in an old Ford Fiesta for a Ferrari, with all due respect to Heckingbottom – Bielsa has worked absolute wonders, to say the least.
Hopefully for Heckingbottom, he can impress with Sheffield United and put his name in contention to replace Chris Wilder on a full-time basis.
For now, let’s see what the Leeds fans on Twitter have been saying about the five-second footage of Phillips…
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