Andrea Pirlo full of praise for Leeds United ‘rock’ Kalvin Phillips
Andrea Pirlo has been speaking about the key battles in the Italy and England match in the final of Euro 2020 and is full of praise for Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips.
The Italian legend heaped praise on both Phillips and Jorginho ahead of a huge night for both England and Italy.
‘The Yorkshire Pirlo’, as many Whites fans affectionately know him, has played in every game for the Three Lions and has established a brilliant partnership with Declan Rice.
Pirlo was full of praise for both Jorginho and Phillips [Daily Mirror].
He said: “Both players do such a good job protecting the defence and being that rock in midfield. Often this job can go unnoticed – but I think they have both been recognised this tournament and rightly so.”
Phillips getting the recognition he deserves?
It is fair to say that Leeds fans have been trying to tell the wider football world just how good Phillips is, and it seems as if he is now being recognised.
For a legend like Pirlo to praise the 25-year-old and pick him out as a key player ahead of a major international tournament final shows just how important Phillips has been for England.
If you look at the statistics and his WhoScored rating, you can see that Phillips ranks inside the top 11 England players with an average rating of 6.88.
He is also right up there for passing success rate per game as well as overall minutes played.
So, it is no wonder that Pirlo has described him as a “rock” in his piece for the Daily Mirror, and it is brilliant to see the Leeds man gain the praise that he has probably deserved for a long time.
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