Leeds United midfielder Calvin Phillips has said. He doesn’t understand why manager Marcelo Bielsa asked him to play at centre-back in the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.

The England midfielder said: “To be honest, I don’t know why he (Marcelo Bielsa) did that (playing at the back), we wanted to play more defensively with the football game. Their attack, me and Liam Cooper, play one-on-one.

“It worked really well in the first half. But in the second half it was just the lack of concentration that hurt us.”

“We had to organize the game better, we were 1-0 up in the second half trying to score the second goal. Those moments you may have to endure for a long time. and deal with pressure.”

“We lacked a very good player in our squad. Some very important players It’s not an excuse Even if we come here and play well at times.”

“I’m not a panic person. with our way of playing We will definitely get more points.”

Calvin Mark Phillip Island ( English : Kalvin by Mark a Phillips ; Born December 2, 1995) is an English footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Leeds United and the England national team.

Phillips comes from Leeds United’s youth team. He made his first-team appearance for Leeds in 2015, following the 2019–20 season he became a key player under Marcelo Bielsa. Who led winning team The EFL Championship was successful after the season. Phillips made his first appearance for England national team and in 2021 Gareth Southgate called him in the national team at the tournament. European Football Championship 2020.

According to report by ufabet