‘Woefully out of his depth’, ‘Appalling’ – Some Leeds fans savage one player after 6-2 v Man Utd
Well, that didn’t go according to plan. Leeds United lost the game against Man United almost straight away with two Scott McTominay goals in the first three minutes sending Leeds fans into shock.
It was a really tough watch from then on, as the Bielsa system, normally so effective against the big teams, fell apart.
In all honesty, United ripped us apart and there were a lot of players who you could point to and blame for the first half.
Kalvin Phillips was not one you’d have picked out before the kick-off, but he was stranded in midfield and unable to do anything about the red wave.
He was hooked at half-time and plenty of Leeds fans thought that was the right thing to do, with one saying he was “woefully out of his depth.”
That’s not our view. He had a horrible afternoon but it was the system that let Leeds down on Sunday, not one of our best players.
He was on four yellows, which is why Bielsa maybe sacrificed him at half-time – we need him for the Burnley game and the United match was done at half-time.
However, there were plenty of Leeds fans who laid into Phillips. It’s understandable – Sunday hurt all of us and Phillips didn’t have a good game.
It’s important to remember how important he is, though, amid all this criticism…
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