Leeds star Phillips says 'stubborn' Bielsa won't change

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24 Dec 2021 • 6:57 AM MYT
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Kalvin Phillips says Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa won't change his tactics.

The Whites have won one game in eight and are two places above the relegation zone.

"One of the main things is that we've now played every team before. We are not new any more. A lot of teams are coming to us and knowing how to play against us," Phillips tells Sportsmail.

"They are changing their formation two or three times every game, and it does cause us disruption in the way we play. There is a bit of confusion.

"We've played like this for four years and I can honestly say we're not doing as well as last year, but I also think we've been quite unlucky. Some games we've lost in the dying minutes, we maybe could have dealt with them better.

"I'm not a person to blame people or blame the manager. I'm more a person who blames myself. I want to do as best as I possibly can for the team. But when I'm sat here injured I can't do that."

He added: "The manager is very stubborn in the way that he plays. He knows what he wants to do.

"To be honest, I don't know how we'd do if we tried to change because we've played in a certain way for so long. I don't know how well we'd take it on board.

"We'll just stick to what we know and work as hard as we can and play the way we do. It's exciting football, not just for us, but the fans. We don't want to defend for 90 minutes and try to nick a late winner. That's not how we play."


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