Premier League: eternal doubt about Calvin Phillips after Guardiola accusations: “all clubs were talking about my weight”

There are the usual suspects in football. Players know that a magnifying glass is always put on every preseason, and when a football player is given a label, it is very difficult to remove it. This is what happened to Calvin Phillips, the former at Manchester City, about whose physical fitness there were always speculations.

This summer he left the team managed by Guardiola and admitted that he was upset by rumors about his weight, as he said on my colleague’s podcast?A football player. “All the teams I talked to, like the coach, the nutritionist and things like that, always asked me about my weight before saying anything else”, He got a midfielder.

It’s something that comes from behind , but everything exploded when Pep referred to him publicly after the World Cup in Qatar. At the National Team Championship he started in the center with Declan Rice, but upon his return the Catalan coach said that he was overweight. “This novel grew and grew on social media”, Philips shares. The coach apologized to the citizen for the comment, which It ended up affecting Calvin’s confidence and performance.

In the same conversation he was forward Patrick Bamford, With whom he played at Leeds and recalled his time with him Marcelo Bielsa Saying she was forcing him to spend nights alone with Protein shakes to regain your ideal weight.

Getting back to his best in Ipswich

At Manchester City he fell into complete ostracism. From the start with England to the lack of any involvement in his team. The footballer who starred for Leeds United disappeared , but He joined Ipswich Town this summer., He was recently promoted to the Premier League, trying to regain his level.

He shows that he can be an important player for us

Kieran McKenna on K. Philips

Phillips says Kieran McKenna, his team’s new coach, gave him a lot of confidence: “He just told me that I attach great importance to body composition And that he just wanted me to go back to where I was when I left Leeds, saying that that would be A good starting point for moving forward“.

At the moment He has started in four games and McKenna admits that the football player is improving game by game. After the draw against Aston Villa, the manager positively assessed the midfielder’s game: “His confidence in the ball increased a little today. He enjoys being part of the team and daily work. He shows that he can be an important player for us“.

One of the best midfielders in the Premier League who is reviving after several dark years in his career. Confidence is everything in football and losing it is very easy and fast, but getting it back, no.