It looks like he's enjoying his football, causing them problems. Potter said of Lamptey after the game: "He's done really well, coming back into fitness, building up slowly but he's getting there. He created five chances for Brighton in the first half - the most he's ever created in a Premier League game - and despite being quieter after the break, did more than enough to warrant the man of the match award. It was a surprise to some to see Lamptey deployed as a winger rather than wing-back, but Leeds were clearly unprepared as the 21-year-old consistently beat any opposition player that came up again him. He will not be happy with that at all." Man of the match - Tariq LampteyĬareer high 5 chances created (all in 1st half) - most by a Brighton player in a PL game this season /AXPlx3pJu8- Sky Sports Statto November 27, 2021 "No big player wants to come off at half-time - if you're coming off at half-time, you're fuming. I've been a big fan of Bielsa's, but when I see his body language and the way they're playing, they're not playing to the level we expect, and falling out with big players is not the move you should be making right now. This might be the start of something that isn't quite right at Leeds. "If I was Bielsa, falling out with players isn't the right thing to do when results are bad. It feels like there's definitely a clash with him and Bielsa right now. "He'll know right now, after the Euros, people are talking about him, big clubs are courting him, people want him, he doesn't want to be playing centre-back for Leeds. "He wants to be doing the job he's doing for England - that comes with frustration and comes, to a certain extent, with ego as well. "Needs must sometimes, where you have to do whatever is best for the team, but right now Leeds have other defenders that can do the job. Image: Kalvin Phillips was taken off at half-time of Leeds' 0-0 draw with Brighton He's an England midfielder, he doesn't want to play as a defender.
"I listened to the interview he did after the Tottenham game, where he had to hold back a few times. He was definitely detailed to play in defence, but I saw him drift into midfield. Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp added: "I think there's something not quite right. But I insist it wasn't a question of the names, it was a question of the function collectively." After, Phillips moved into midfield and it's very likely that the adaptation didn't help Kalvin as he was playing well as a centre-back. "We started the game like that, but it wasn't the correct decision. "The game position he had, had a lot in common with Tottenham and I thought that forming the back four with Llorente, Phillips, Cooper and Firpo would help us to neutralise them. There were some reports that Phillips had been injured, but Bielsa explained his reasoning to Sky Sports, saying: "It was a change because I thought the characteristics of Pascal were better suited to the game. He had once again begun the game at centre-back - as he did against Tottenham last weekend - before moving further forward into his usual midfield position. Marcelo Bielsa made two half-time substitutions, taking off England midfield Kalvin Phillips. Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa discusses their goalless draw at Brighton and why he took Kalvin Phillips off at half-time