The footballing world has reacted to Kalvin Phillips’ excellent midfield display in England’s 1-0 win over Croatia at Euro 2020. The Three Lions entertained a quarter-full Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon, spurred on by a dynamic and energetic Kalvin Phillips performance.
World Cup finalist Nigel de Jong tweeted: “Sterling at the end of that goal, but can we talk about the performance of Kalvin Phillips so far? Absolute beast on that midfield. Breaking plays up and linking between the lines. Baller.”
Meanwhile, former Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil said: “What a player Kalvin Phillips… hope to see also the magician Grealish soon on the pitch.”
Gareth Southgate said: “Kalvin is a player who is so understated. He’s had a fantastic start to his international career. I thought he was immense throughout the game.”
It serves as an enormous vote of confidence for the Leeds midfielder, to receive praise of this calibre from his international manager.
Now, the question will be posed to Jordan Henderson to see if he can regain his place in the England side, over Phillips and West Ham United’s Declan Rice.
