“I can’t bench him for you no matter how bad he plays, he will always start all matches for Manchester City even when he is injured I will use an Academy player”- Pep Guardiola says he has an untouchable player he can never sub off after snubbing a player who was already on the touch line against Everton
Pundit thinks that Rodri, the £63 million Manchester City player, may be hurting his partner Kalvin Phillips. This comes after Jamie O’Hara said that Rodri may be hurting Phillips.
These words were made by the 37-year-old on talkSPORT.
In that case, what did people say about Rodri and Kalvin Phillips there? Let’s look…
What Jamie O’Hara said about Rodri and Kalvin Phillips
Well, the talkSPORT commentator says the England player ‘looks completely out of sorts’ when he does come out on the pitch because he knows he can’t push the £62.8m Spain player down the list of priorities.
“He should get another chance,” O’Hara said. Man City has had a rough time. Leeds paid a lot of money for him because he was so good there. It makes him look crazy when he plays now that he knows he will never get in the team ahead of Rodri. These days, John Stones and Rico Lewis are even played before him.
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Phillips must be having a hard time mentally. Even though football is a team sport, there will always be pressure to fight for spots at any club.
In Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Everton, Pep Guardiola again didn’t pay attention to the Manchester City No.4 player.
So, Phillips hasn’t played in the Premier League since the 6-1 win over Bournemouth at the beginning of November, when he came off the bench and played for 19 minutes.
Manchester City is ready to either loan or sell Kalvin Phillips.
It looks like Manchester City is just waiting for the January transfer window to open so they can get rid of Phillips.
News from Sky Sports already said that Txiki Begiristain wants to find a young player from Spain to replace the Yorkshireman, who has reportedly agreed to move to Juventus.
The 90-minute story even showed how much Manchester City is willing to pay; the Citizens are willing to lose £5 million on their original £45 million investment.
When January comes around, keep an eye on Phillips’ position. The 28-year-old player probably won’t stay at the Etihad Stadium.
