A lot of Leeds United fans were delighted with the performance of Kalvin Phillips in the Whites’ 1-1 draw with Brentford.
Phillips returned from his suspension to turn in a superb performance that earned him a 6.8 rating from WhoScored and a 8/10 rating from the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Was Phillips the best player on the pitch?
Yes, he was a class above
No, he was good but others were better
Certainly, his dominance is reflected in statistics collected by LUFCDATA, which suggest Phillips had 94 touches completed 66/76 passes, which was the most on the pitch, and also made a fantastic 14 ball recoveries.
Phillips’ display has gone down brilliantly on Twitter with these Leeds fans.
https://twitter.com/LUFCDATA/status/1227349849198252033
Different class tonight. But still just missing that finishing touch ????
— DEAN GUY (@deanmguy) February 11, 2020
Think well of him lads n lasses. We don’t go up he is off. He was by far the best player on pitch tonight
— Nala’s Duddy?? (@Stephen_2610) February 11, 2020
Absolute masterclass today from Kalv.
— Richie lyons. (@richieleelyons) February 11, 2020
Leeds legend!
— L.S.I. (@INGtweetING) February 11, 2020
Man of the match by a mile. The oil in the machine.
— adamski_lufc (@adamski75_) February 11, 2020
The rest done him good. Let’s go boys on to the next. #lufc
— Jonathan Robinson (@JonathanRobinso) February 11, 2020
What do we think?
Leeds have badly missed the 24-year-old as they lost to both Wigan Athletic and Nottingham Forest during his absence.
Still, on Tuesday night, Phillips dominated the midfield battle as he won two tackles and completed 13/15 of his long passes that he attempted.
The Whites were arguably the better side against the Bees, and if it wasn’t for a howler from Kiko Casilla, (0:46) then Leeds could have left Griffin Park with all three points.
Instead, they must take this point and look to get the win on Saturday against Bristol City.